Exclusive | Jalen Rose joining NBC Sports as network continues basketball growth

Jalen Rose is taking his talents back to the Big Ten.Rose will be a studio analyst for “Big Ten College Countdown” airing on NBC’s Peacock streaming service beginning this Friday, an NBC spokesperson confirmed to The Post.Rose starred at Michigan as a member of the famous “Fab Five” team in the early 1990s.Rose was a longtime NBA analyst at ESPN before he was laid off in a shocking round of cuts last year that also included stars like Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Todd McShay, Max Kellerman, Steve Young, Keyshawn Johnson, Suzy Kolber and Matt Hasselbeck.

Rose also previously hosted a podcast for The Post.On his first day at NBC this Friday, Peacock will have a men’s basketball quadruple-header where games include No.

2 Alabama hosting No.13 Purdue and No.

9 Arizona playing on the road at Wisconsin.Rose will be joined in the studio by former Notre Dame forward Jordan Cornette and former Georgia Tech and Memphis head coach Josh Pastner.NBC Sports is airing 150 college basketball games this year between the Big Ten, Big East and Atlantic 10, and 120 of those games will be streaming exclusive.The Post previously reported that rising play-by-play announcer John Fanta will be calling games for NBC and Peacock this season.He will also remain at Fox Sports.

After losing NBA television rights in 2003, NBC is re-entering a partnership with the league beginning next season.Mike Tirico and Noah Eagle are expected to be the top two NBA play-by-play broadcasters, and the network will also need to stock up on color commentators, a studio show and production workers....