CHICAGO BULLS

Posted on Saturday, May 7, 2011 by Sunday Pangalinan

Derrick Rose

Derrick Martell Rose (born October 4, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since being drafted first overall in 2008, Rose has led the Bulls to the NBA Playoffs every year, along the way garnering significant personal accolades. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year of his draft class, became an NBA All-Star by his second season, and at the age of 22, in 2011, was named the youngest recipient of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, joining Michael Jordan as the only Chicago Bulls players to win the honor.
Born in Chicago, Rose learned the game of basketball from his three older brothers. In high school, he won two state championships and was rated by scouts as the top point guard prospect in the country after graduation. He played for the University of Memphis Tigers and reached the NCAA national championship game in 2008. Shortly after, Rose declared for the 2008 NBA Draft and was selected by the Chicago Bulls.[1] In his first year of professional basketball, Rose was voted the Rookie of the Year[2] and was selected to the All-Rookie Team.[3] In only his second season, Rose was selected as an All-Star for the first time for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game;[4] he was also named a starter for the U.S. Team at the 2010 FIBA World Championships.[5]
In 2009, an NCAA investigation revealed that Rose's SAT scores had been invalidated, making him retroactively ineligible to play for Memphis. As a result, the NCAA vacated Memphis's entire 2007–08 season.[6][7]
No. 1    Chicago Bulls
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth October 4, 1988 (age 22)
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Simeon Career Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College Memphis
NBA Draft 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro career 2008–present
Career history
2008–present Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards

Luol Deng

Luol Michael Deng (born April 16, 1985 in Wau, Sudan) is a Sudanese-British[1] professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls and the Great Britain national basketball team. He plays the small forward position.

No. 9    Chicago Bulls
Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth April 16, 1985 (age 26)
Place of birth Wau, Sudan
Nationality British
High school Blair Academy
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College Duke (2003–2004)
NBA Draft 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career 2004–present
Career history
2004–present Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards

Joakim Noah

Joakim Simon Noah[1] (pronounced /ˈdʒoʊ.əkɪm/[2]) (born February 25, 1985) is a French-American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3][4] He played collegiate basketball for the University of Florida from 2004-2007. Noah was a member of the Gators' teams that won the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments. On June 28, 2007, Noah was selected 9th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.

No. 13    Chicago Bulls
Center
Personal information
Date of birth February 25, 1985 (age 26)
Place of birth New York City, New York
Nationality American / French
High school Poly Prep Country Day School (New York, NY)
Lawrenceville School (Lawrence Township, NJ)
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
College Florida (2004–2007)
NBA Draft 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro career 2007–present
League NBA
Career history
2007–present Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards


Carlos Boozer

Carlos Austin Boozer, Jr. (born November 20, 1981) is an American professional basketball player with the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. As a member of the Team USA, Boozer won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

No. 5    Chicago Bulls
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth November 20, 1981 (age 29)
Place of birth Aschaffenburg, West Germany
Nationality American
High school Juneau-Douglas HS (Juneau, Alaska)
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 266 lb (121 kg)
Career information
College Duke (1999–2002)
NBA Draft 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Pro career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2004 Cleveland Cavaliers
2004–2010 Utah Jazz
2010–present Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards

Kyle Korver

Kyle Elliot Korver[1][2] (born March 17, 1981) is an American basketball player, who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. He plays as a guard-forward.

No. 26    Chicago Bulls
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth March 17, 1981 (age 30)
Place of birth Lakewood, California
Nationality American
High school Pella (Iowa)
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
College Creighton (1999–2003)
NBA Draft 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51st overall
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Pro career 2003–present
League NBA
Career history
2003–2007 Philadelphia 76ers
2007–2010 Utah Jazz
2010–present Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards

Keith Bogans

Keith Ramon Bogans (born May 12, 1980 in Washington, D.C.) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls.

No. 6    Chicago Bulls
Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth May 12, 1980 (age 30)
Place of birth Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
High school DeMatha Catholic
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College Kentucky (1999–2003)
NBA Draft 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Pro career 2003–present
Career history
2003–2004 Orlando Magic
2004–2006 Charlotte Bobcats
2006 Houston Rockets
2006–2009 Orlando Magic
2009 Milwaukee Bucks
2009–2010 San Antonio Spurs
2010–present Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards


Taj Gibson

Taj Jami Gibson (born June 24, 1985) is a professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following the 2010 signing of Carlos Boozer, he played as the second string power forward. Gibson played three seasons of collegiate basketball for the USC Trojans and was selected 26th overall by the Bulls in the 2009 NBA Draft.

No. 22    Chicago Bulls
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth June 24, 1985 (age 25)
Place of birth Brooklyn, New York
Nationality American
High school Calvary Christian
(San Fernando, California)
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College USC (2006–2009)
NBA Draft 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro career 2009–present
League NBA
Career history
2009–present Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards

C. J. Watson

Charles Akeem Watson, Jr.[1] (born April 17, 1984,[2] in Las Vegas, Nevada[3]) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. He is 6' 2" (1.88 m) tall and plays the point guard position.[1]
No. 32    Chicago Bulls
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth April 17, 1984 (age 27)
Place of birth Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality American
High school Bishop Gorman[1]
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College University of Tennessee (2002–2006)
NBA Draft 2006 / Undrafted
Pro career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2007 Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia (Italy)
2006–2007 PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece)
2007–2008 →Rio Grande Valley Vipers
(D-League)
2008–2010 Golden State Warriors
2010–present Chicago Bulls

 

Ronnie Brewer

Ronnie Brewer (born March 20, 1985, in Portland, Oregon) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Chicago Bulls. The Utah Jazz selected him with the 14th pick of the 2006 NBA Draft. Brewer played collegiately at the University of Arkansas, where his father Ron Brewer was a star in the late 1970s. Brewer is known for having an unorthodox shooting technique, the result of a childhood water slide injury.[1]
No. 11    Chicago Bulls
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth March 20, 1985 (age 26)
Place of birth Portland, Oregon
Nationality American
High school Fayetteville (Arkansas)
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College Arkansas
NBA Draft 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Pro career 2006–present
Career history

Kurt Thomas

Kurt Vincent Thomas (born October 4, 1972) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Chicago Bulls. Thomas is a 6'9", 230 lb. power forward/center known for his hard-nosed playing style and tough defense. Drafted by the Miami Heat in 1995, Thomas played college basketball at Texas Christian University.

No. 40    Chicago Bulls
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Date of birth October 4, 1972 (age 38)
Place of birth Dallas, Texas
Nationality American
High school Hillcrest (Dallas)
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College Texas Christian University (TCU) (1990–1995)
NBA Draft 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the Miami Heat
Pro career 1995–present









 

RasualButler

Rasual Butler (born May 23, 1979) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the NBA's Chicago Bulls. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in the Point Breeze area of south Philadelphia. After a career at La Salle University, Butler was a second round draft choice of the Miami Heat in the 2002 NBA Draft. After three seasons, he was traded to the New Orleans Hornets as part of the largest trade in NBA history. The 4 team trade involved the Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, and Utah Jazz, and featured thirteen players, most notably Eddie Jones, Antoine Walker, Jason Williams and James Posey.[citation needed] Rasual starred in Trina's music video "Here We Go".[1]
His outside shooting is considered to be his greatest strength, achieving 36 percent over the course of his career and even 46 percent (50 total) during the 2003–04 season from behind the three-point line according to NBA.com. His career-high total were 134 made three-point shots (37 percent) during the 2006–07 NBA season.
During the 2007–08 regular season (still with the New Orleans Hornets) he averaged 17 minutes of action, 4.9 points and 2 rebounds per game while coming mostly from the bench.
On August 12, 2009, the Los Angeles Clippers acquired Butler by trading a conditional 2016 second round draft pick.[2] He was waived by the Clippers on February 28, 2011,[3] and signed with the Chicago Bulls on March 3, 2011.[4]
No. 45    Chicago Bulls
Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Date of birth May 23, 1979 (age 31)
Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
High school Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College La Salle (1998–2002)
NBA Draft 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53rd overall
Selected by the Miami Heat
Pro career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2005 Miami Heat
2005–2009 New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets
2009–2011 Los Angeles Clippers
2011–present Chicago Bulls

 

Ömer Aşık

Ömer Aşık (born July 4, 1986 in Bursa, Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball player, currently playing for the NBA's Chicago Bulls. Aşık (pronounced "ah sheek"), standing at 7'0", was a sought after player by many of the top Euroleague basketball teams at the age of 19. Aşık got his first chance playing professionally with the Turkish basketball league team Fenerbahçe in 2005–06. Aşık moved around the Turkish league and eventually ended his Turkish club career with Fenerbahçe in 2008–2009. He gained recognition playing for the Turkish National Team in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and as the starting center, he helped Turkey win the silver medal. In July 2010, Aşık signed a contract to become a Chicago Bull.[1] He has been nicknamed "The Turkish Hammer"[2] and "Asik and Destroy" by Bulls color commentator Stacey King.

No. 3    Chicago Bulls
Center
Personal information
Date of birth July 4, 1986 (age 24)
Place of birth Bursa, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Pro career 2005–present
Career history
2005–2006 Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
2006–2007 Alpella (Turkey)
2007–2010 Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey)
2010–present Chicago Bulls



Ramon Sessions

Ramon Sessions (born April 11, 1986 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He was drafted by Milwaukee with the 56th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. Sessions played collegiately at the University of Nevada for three years. Sessions ranks second in career assists at Nevada with 478. In Sessions' final season at Nevada he averaged 12.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 0.9 steals per game.[1]
No. 3    Cleveland Cavaliers
Point guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth April 11, 1986 (age 25)
Place of birth Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Nationality American
High school Myrtle Beach
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College Nevada (2004–2007)
NBA Draft 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Pro career 2007–present
Career history
2007 Milwaukee Bucks
2007–2008 →Tulsa 66ers (D-League)
2008–2009 Milwaukee Bucks
2009–2010 Minnesota Timberwolves
2010–present Cleveland Cavaliers   

 

Anderson Varejão

Anderson França Varejão (Portuguese pronunciation: [vaɾeˈʒɐ̃w̃]; born September 28, 1982, in Colatina [1]) is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games.

No. 17    Cleveland Cavaliers
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Date of birth September 28, 1982 (age 28)
Place of birth Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Pro career 1998–present
Career history
1998–2002 Franca Basquetebol Clube (Brazil)
2002–2004 FC Barcelona (Spain)
2004–present Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards