2009 NBA Rookie of the Year - Derek Rose

2009 NBA Rookie of the Year. Derek Rose won the NBA Rookie of the Year award today in a landslide vote. Rose picked up 111 first place votes and 574 points from the national panel of broadcasters and sports writers who vote on the award. Memphis Grizzlie, O.J. Mayo was second in the voting with five first-place votes and 127 points overall. Rose is given credit for leading the Chicago Bulls back to the NBA post-season and has earned a reputation as a self-less player in his first season in the NBA after playing one season for Coach Calipari at Memphis.

2009 NBA Rookie of the Year - Derek Rose's 2008-09 Stats

Derek Rose's rookie season was pretty impressive with ammassing a 16.8 points per game scoring average to go with 6.3 assists per game. He's drawn a number of comparisons to legend Michael Jordan's rookie year with the Bulls in 1984-85. The largest difference between Jordan and Rose's rookie years was that Jordan averaged 28.2 points per game compared to Rose's 16.8. Similar to Michael Jordan, Rose is credited with turning around the Bulls who were 33-49 last season without him into a playoff team going 41-41 this season. Rose also tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's rookie record for most points in their first playoff game with his 36 points in the Bulls 105-103 win over the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

Previous NBA Rookie of the Year Winners Since Michael Jordan

1984-85 Jordan, Michael Chicago Bulls
1985-86 Patrick Ewing New York Knicks
1986-87 Chuck Person Indiana Pacers
1987-88 Mark Jackson New York Knicks
1988-89 Mitch Richmond Golden State Warriors
1989-90 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs
1990-91 Derrick Coleman New Jersey Nets
1991-92 Larry Johnson Charlotte Hornets
1992-93 Shaquille O'Neal Orlando Magic
1993-94 Chris Webber Golden State Warriors
1994-95 Grant Hill Detroit Pistons
1994-95 Jason Kidd Dallas Mavericks
1995-96 Damon Stoudamire Toronto Raptors
1996-97 Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers
1997-98 Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs
1998-99 Vince Carter Toronto Raptors
1999-00 Elton Brand Chicago Bulls
1999-00 Steve Francis Houston Rockets
2000-01 Mike Miller Orlando Magic
2001-02 Pau Gasol Memphis Grizzlies
2002-03 Amare Stoudemire Phoenix Suns
2003-04 LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers
2004-05 Emeka Okafor Charlotte Bobcats
2005-06 Chris Paul New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
2006-07 Brandon Roy Portland Trail Blazers
2007-08 Kevin Durant Seattle SuperSonics

Refs:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4088433
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3456
http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/04/17/fanhouses-nba-rookie-of-the-year/
http://www.collegehoopsvideo.com
http://www.collegehoopsvideo.com/memphis-tigers-2/
http://dimemag.com/2009/04/dimes-08-09-nba-rookie-of-the-year/