The suspense was there till his announcement but Derrick Rose did as many
expected tonight, he chose to head south to play his college ball at Memphis,
choosing the Tigers over Indiana and Illinois. Rivals.com was among the
media present at the press conference.

Rose along with Simeon teammates Tim Flowers and Kevin Johnson made their
college choices known at the Martinique's Boutique in the Chicago suburb of
Burbank. Both Flowers and Johnson made commitments to head north to play
for Wisconsin-Milwaukee.