Chris Webber

Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III, better known as Chris Webber (born March 1, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan), is an NBA basketball player, currently with the Philadelphia 76ers.

College career

After graduating from Detroit Country Day School, he went to college at the University of Michigan for two years. While at Michigan, Webber led the group known as the Fab Five, which included himself, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson. This group, all of whom entered Michigan as freshmen in the fall of 1991, took the basketball team to the NCAA finals twice. The Fab Five, sporting long, baggy shorts and black shoes, became immensely popular as they were seen as bringing a hip hop flavor to the game. Four of the Fab Five (Webber, Rose, Howard, and King) made the NBA, and three of them (Webber, Rose and Howard) are still playing today.

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Detroit Country Day School - University of Michigan - Juwan Howard - Jalen Rose - Jimmy King - Ray Jackson - 1991 - NCAA - Hip hop

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On April 5, 1993, at Michigan's second consecutive championship game, Webber infamously called a time-out with 11 seconds left in the game when his team, only behind by one point, did not have any remaining, resulting in a technical foul that effectively clinched the game for North Carolina.

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April 5 - 1993 - Time-out - Technical foul - North Carolina

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