Michigan Basketball: Top 10 all-time Wolverines point guards

Jalen Rose was one of the nastiest college basketball players to ever come through the University of Michigan. His trash-talking ability is only matched by his talents as a basketball player. Nothing of what Jalen said on the court can be played on television without the liberal use of bleeps.

Jalen and his teammates would say things that would make opponents cry in their locker room at halftime and later when they tried to sleep. It was horrible, and yes a successful tactic if the results are measured by wins and losses.

Only a few years after winning the 1989 National Championship, head coach Steve Fisher fell from grace with a 14-15 record in 1990-91. He and his staff knew they needed to recruit better than the rest and by the time the season rolled around, they assembled some of the best freshmen in the world, including the fourth-best point guard in U-M history.

Five freshman starters completed the 1991-92 season with a 24-9 record and a loss in the National Championship game. The trash-talking and on-court performance worked well and, like a good wine, it got better with age.

Following his junior year where he averaged 19.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 3.9 assists, Jalen went on to a historic NBA career with six teams between 1994 and 2007. His pro career was started when the Denver Nuggets selected him 13th overall in the 1994 draft.