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Career NBA Stats: 14.3 PPG, 4 APG, 1995 All-Rookie Team, 2000 Most Improved Player.Career Stats at Michigan: 17.5 PPG, 4 APG, All-American.

Webber is still heavily involved in the NBA as he calls games for TNT with legendary announcer Marv Albert. While he had an amazing pro career, he is still thought of as somewhat of a disappointment as he had so much skill and potential. Webber’s pro career saw stops in Golden State, Washington, Sacramento, Philadelphia, and Detroit. That didn’t stop his momentum into the NBA where he was the number one pick by the Orlando Magic and was then quickly traded to the Golden State Warriors, and winning Rookie of the Year. Unfortunately, his most well-known moment came when he called a timeout at the end of the 1993 NCAA title game when they had none left resulting in a technical foul and the end of Michigan’s chance of winning the title. He led Michigan to the NCAA title game in consecutive years and averaged 18.5 points in those games. Webber dominated college basketball for the two years he played at Michigan, earning All-American honors both years. Probably the most talented player of the Fab 5, Chris Webber burst onto the college basketball landscape with a vengeance. Career NBA Stats: 20.7 PPG, 9 RPG, 5-time All-NBA, 5-time All-Star, 1993 Rookie of the Year.Career Stats at Michigan: 17.4 PPG, 10 RPG All-American, 1992 Big Ten Rookie of the Year.So much has been written about the Fab 5 including the amazing documentary that ESPN did about them, but needless to say that it was one of the most popular college basketball teams ever, and produced some great NBA talent too. Michigan would start all 5 freshmen during their first year and they lived up to expectations, reaching two consecutive NCAA Finals in 19. It consisted of 4 McDonald’s All-Americans and five players ranked in the top 100 recruits of the class. Historically Notable Michigan Players in the NBA The Fab 5Īs the most notorious recruiting class in college basketball history to this day, Michigan’s Fab 5 – Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson, and Chris Webber – burst on the scene in 1991. Historically Notable Michigan Players in the NBA.