Fab Five (University of Michigan) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The Fab Five during their sophomore year, Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI. From left to right, Jimmy King, Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Ray Jackson, Juwan Howard.Fab Five was the nickname for a 1991 University of Michigan men's basketball team recruitment class that is considered to by some to be "the greatest class ever recruited." They were: Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson.[1] As high school players all five members of the Fab Five were rated in the top 100 of high school prospects in 1991. Chris Webber was ranked #1, Juwan Howard was ranked #3, Jalen Rose was ranked #6, Jimmy King was ranked #9, and Ray Jackson was ranked #84. All but Jackson participated in the McDonald's All American game in 1991.[2] As collegians, they became pioneers in bringing "hip hop flavor" to the game with their trash talk, long baggy shorts, shaved heads, black shoes, and black socks. Their controversial antics on the court garnered much attention from the media.[3] In spite of their talent, they never won a championship. They reached the NCAA championship game as freshmen in 1992 and again as sophomores in 1993. They lost to Duke 71–51 in the 1992 title game and lost 77–71 to North Carolina in 1993, a game which is remembered mostly for Chris Webber's costly "timeout", which resulted in a technical foul because Michigan did not have any left. Today their legacy has been tarnished due to a University of Michigan basketball scandal that developed after they had left and forced the university to forfeit many of their achievements. Four of the five members went on to play in the NBA. Ray Jackson was the only player of the five to never suit up in the NBA. Jimmy King played two seasons. Juwan Howard was a one-time NBA All-Star and is the only member still active. Jalen Rose emerged as one of the top small forwards between 1999 and 2003, leading the Indiana Pacers in scoring the year they won the Eastern Conference (2000) and was a two-time all-star selection. Chris Webber was a five-time NBA All-Star and is the only one of the five expected to get nominated and possibly inducted into the Hall of Fame. No member of the Fab Five ever won an NBA Championship. Contents [hide] 1 Chris Webber 2 Jalen Rose 3 Juwan Howard 4 Jimmy King 5 Ray Jackson 6 References [edit] Chris Webber After graduating from Detroit Country Day School (where his number 44 is retired), Webber attended the University of Michigan for two years. On April 5, 1993, at Michigan's second consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game, Webber infamously called a time-out with 11 seconds left in the game when his team, down 73-71, did not have any remaining, resulting in a technical foul that effectively clinched the game for North Carolina. The game marked the end of Webber's acclaimed two year collegiate basketball career. In his second season, he was a first team All-American selection and a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award and Naismith College Player of the Year.[4] These awards and honors have been vacated due to University of Michigan and NCAA sanctions related to the University of Michigan basketball scandal. [edit] Jalen Rose As a star at Southwestern High School in Detroit, Rose obtained a high profile and can even be seen at a high school All-American camp in the documentary film, Hoop Dreams. Rose attended the University of Michigan where the Wolverines reached two NCAA Finals games in 1992 and 1993, finishing as national runners up both times. Rose was a part of Wolverines coach Steve Fisher's legendary 1991 recruiting class, dubbed the "Fab Five". He led the Fab Five in scoring his freshman year averaging 19 points per game and set the school freshman scoring record with 597 total points. Aside from being the most outspoken of the Fab Five, Rose was also their point guard and leader. During his career, he racked up over 1700 points, 400 rebounds, 400 assists, and 100 steals. Of the players called before the grand jury (Robert Traylor, Webber, Rose, Maurice Taylor, and Louis Bullock). Rose turned pro after his Junior year and was selected as the 13th pick overall in the 1994 NBA Draft. [edit] Juwan Howard Howard had a successful career at Chicago Vocational Career Academy and can be seen playing in the high school basketball documentary Hoop Dreams. He left Michigan after his junior year, and was taken by the Washington Bullets fifth overall in the 1994 NBA Draft. Although the Fab Five final four appearance have been forfeited,[5] he was not among the players called before the grand jury (Robert Traylor, Webber, Rose, Maurice Taylor, and Louis Bullock). [edit] Jimmy King King was a starter for teams that reached the tournament four times. Before this, he was a high school All-American basketball player at Plano East Senior High School in Plano, a city north of Dallas, Texas. Although the Fab Five final four appearance have been forfeited,[5] he was not among the players called before the grand jury. Jimmy King was selected in the second round (35th overall) in the 1995 NBA Draft. [edit] Ray Jackson Ray Jackson was part of the famed University of Michigan Wolverines Fab Five. Although the Fab Five final four appearance have been forfeited,[5] he was not among the players called before the grand jury

(Robert Traylor, Webber, Rose, Maurice Taylor, and Louis Bullock).[6] in the University of Michigan basketball scandal and was not found to have received large amounts of money.[7] Perhaps the least known of the Fab Five, Jackson was never drafted into nor played in the NBA. He was cut in preseason by the New York Knicks before the 1995-1996 season and cut by the Detroit Pistons before the 1996-1997 season. He was drafted in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) by the Grand Rapids Hoops #35 in the 3rd round in 1995. While with the Hoops, he received the 1995-96 CBA Rookie of the Year Award. In a February 10, 2007 article on Yahoo Sports, Jackson says that: "It took me a long time to get over the fact that I was the only one that didn't make it to the NBA from the Fab Five, but I'm over it because I'm back home and I'm happy with what I'm doing with my life." Jackson now lives in Austin, Texas where he runs a moving company and Rise Up Inc., a not-for-profit organization that assists children socially, educationally and on the basketball court. [edit] References ^ "Fab Five anniversary falls short of fondness", USA Today March 28, 2002 ^ "Fab Four", Sports Illustrated March 28, 2007 ^ "There's only one Fab Five", The Cavalier Daily November 12, 2002 ^ Jindrick, Mike. "The Under-Appreciated Scapegoat: Chris Webber". legalball.com. http://www.legalball.com/NBA_Chris_Webber_Mike_Jindrich. Retrieved on February 26. ^ a b c 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 8. ^ Larcom,Geoff (2000-10-19). "Former U-M assistant testifies in Martin case: Also, prosecutors issue two indictments of Martin's associates". Ann Arbor News. Michigan Live LLC. http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/basketball/index.ssf?/stories/wolverines/20001019amartin19.frm. Retrieved on 2008-08-21. ^ "Text of the indictment". Ann Arbor News. Michigan Live LLC. 2002-03-22. http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/basketball/index.ssf?/stories/wolverines/20020322martin_indictment_text.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-19. [hide]v • d • eNCAA Division I College basketball University of Michigan Wolverines Fab Five Fab Five • Scandal 1991–92 Chris Webber • Juwan Howard • Jalen Rose • Jimmy King • Ray Jackson 24–8 (11–7) 1 #6 seed, Finals – Coach: Steve Fisher, Notable teammates: Eric Riley, Rob Pelinka 1992–93 Chris Webber • Juwan Howard • Jalen Rose • Jimmy King • Ray Jackson 0–0 (0–0) 1 #1 seed, Finals – Coach: Steve Fisher, Notable teammates: Eric Riley, Rob Pelinka 1993–94 Juwan Howard • Jalen Rose • Jimmy King • Ray Jackson 24–8 (13–5) #3 seed, Regional Finals – Coach: Steve Fisher, Notable teammates: Olivier Saint-Jean 1994–95 Jimmy King • Ray Jackson 17–14 (11–7) #9 seed, First Round – Coach: Steve Fisher, Notable teammates: Olivier Saint-Jean, Maurice Taylor, Maceo Baston, Jerod Ward, Willie Mitchell 1 Michigan vacated its two Final Four games in 1992, as well as the entire 1992-93 season. Record for 1991-92 was previously 25-9 (11-7), record for 1992-93 was originally 31-5 (15-3).Associated Press (2002-11-02). "Michigan forfeits victories from five seasons". http://espn.go.com/ncb/news/2002/1107/1457316.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-15. This college basketball-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fab_Five_(University_of_Michigan)" Category: College basketball stubs