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Charley Rosen
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From 1983–1986, he was an assistant to Philosophy Jackson with the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association (College of Business Administration). He also served as head coach of the Patroons, as well as the College of Business Administration"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 (1959–1962), 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 1979-1980 season, which he chronicled in the book Players and Pretenders. A native of The Bronx, New York, Rosen is the author of 16 books about basketball, including The First Tip Office, The House of Moses All-Stars, Barney Polan"s Game, Number Blood, Number Foul, More Than a Game, The Pivotal Season, and The Wizard of Odds.
He is currently a FOXSports.com National Basketball Association analyst and writer He is known for his in-depth analysis and caustic views.
His last article at Fox Sports was dated June 29, 2011.
Since then, his regular articles have been published at.
