Chris Webber Fab Five (University of Michigan)
after graduating detroit country day school, led team 3 mhsaa basketball titles , won state , national high school gatorade player of year awards , mcdonald s all-american game mvp, webber attended university of michigan 2 years. chris webber had drawn attention colleges around country because of dunks in 7th grade aau basketball.
on april 5, 1993, @ michigan s second consecutive ncaa men s division basketball championship game, webber infamously called time-out 11 seconds left in game when team, down 73–71, did not have remaining, resulted in technical foul clinched game north carolina. season, webber first team all-american selection , finalist john r. wooden award , naismith college player of year. these awards , honors have been vacated due university of michigan , ncaa sanctions related university of michigan basketball scandal.
webber first of fab 5 leave school, doing after sophomore year. drafted #1 overall orlando magic in 1993 nba draft, traded on draft night golden state warriors anfernee hardaway. played 5 teams on fifteen-year career , had #4 retired sacramento kings, whom spent majority of years. analyst tnt. webber holds nba career averages of 20.7 points per game, 9.8 rebounds per game, 4.2 assists per game, , 1.4 blocks per game. selected nba all-star game 5 times during fifteen-year nba career.
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