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Charley Rosen

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Charles Elliot "Charley" Rosen is an American author and former basketball coach. From 1983–1986, he was an assistant to Phil Jackson with the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association .

He also served as head coach of the Patroons, as well as the CBA's Rockford Lightning, Oklahoma City Cavalry and Savannah Spirits.

The 6-foot-8 Rosen played college basketball at Hunter College in New York City for three seasons , setting school records for both scoring and rebounding, and earning most valuable player honors each season. After college, he played for Scranton and Camden in the old Eastern Basketball League and taught English at Hofstra University on Long Island.

He also served as head coach of the women's basketball team at the State University of New York at New Paltz, a four-year college located between Albany and New York City, and was men's head coach at Bard College during the 1979–80 season, which he chronicled in the book Players and Pretenders.

A native of The Bronx, N.Y., Rosen is the author of 16 books about basketball, including The First Tip Off, The House of Moses All-Stars, Barney Polan's Game, No Blood, No Foul, More Than a Game, The Pivotal Season, and The Wizard of Odds.

He is known for his in-depth analysis and caustic views.

Charley Rosen

3.6/5 ( ratings)
Twitter
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See Charles Rosen

Charles Elliot "Charley" Rosen is an American author and former basketball coach. From 1983–1986, he was an assistant to Phil Jackson with the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association .

He also served as head coach of the Patroons, as well as the CBA's Rockford Lightning, Oklahoma City Cavalry and Savannah Spirits.

The 6-foot-8 Rosen played college basketball at Hunter College in New York City for three seasons , setting school records for both scoring and rebounding, and earning most valuable player honors each season. After college, he played for Scranton and Camden in the old Eastern Basketball League and taught English at Hofstra University on Long Island.

He also served as head coach of the women's basketball team at the State University of New York at New Paltz, a four-year college located between Albany and New York City, and was men's head coach at Bard College during the 1979–80 season, which he chronicled in the book Players and Pretenders.

A native of The Bronx, N.Y., Rosen is the author of 16 books about basketball, including The First Tip Off, The House of Moses All-Stars, Barney Polan's Game, No Blood, No Foul, More Than a Game, The Pivotal Season, and The Wizard of Odds.

He is known for his in-depth analysis and caustic views.

Books from Charley Rosen

Players and Pretenders: The Basketball Team That Couldn't Shoot Straight

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Bullpen Diaries: Mariano Rivera, Bronx Dreams, Pinstripe Legends, and the Future of the New York Yankees

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Crazy Basketball: A Life In and Out of Bounds

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The First Tip-Off: The Incredible Story of the Birth of the NBA

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Perfectly Awful: The Philadelphia 76ers' Horrendous and Hilarious 1972-1973 Season

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The Emerald Diamond: How the Irish Transformed America's Greatest Pastime

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Sammy Wong, All-American

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More Than a Game

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The Chosen Game: A Jewish Basketball History

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Scout's Honor (Codhill Press)

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The Emerald Diamond: How the Irish Transformed America's Favorite Pastime

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Scandals of '51

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No Blood, No Foul

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The Cockroach Basketball League

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Players and Pretenders: The Basketball Team That Couldn't Shoot Straight

3.6/5 ( ratings)
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