Charley Rosen

Charles Elliot Rosen (January 18, 1941 – September 13, 2025) was an American sports journalist, author, basketball player, mentor and coach.

Background Rosen was born in The Bronx on January 18, 1941. He attended Theodore Roosevelt High School.

After college, he played for Scranton Miners in the old Eastern Professional Basketball League, and taught English at Hofstra University on Long Island, New York.

From 1983 to 1986, he was an assistant to Phil Jackson with the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). He also served as head coach of the Patroons, as well as the CBA's Rockford Lightning, Oklahoma City Cavalry and Savannah Spirits.

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.

Writing Rosen was the author of more than two dozen books about basketball, Barney Polan's Game and The House of Moses All-Stars were both recognized as New York Times Notable Books, and Barney Polan's Game was recognized on the New York Times Book Review Editor's 1998 Recommended Summer Reading List.

He was known for his in-depth analysis and caustic views. His last article at FOXSports.com was dated June 29, 2011. Afterward, his articles were published at HoopsHype.com.

Personal life and death Rosen was married three times and divorced twice. He had two children with Susan Weiss, and was later married to swimmer Barbara Chesneau.