3 Michigan legends are headed to Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
Michigan announced on Tuesday that John Beilein, Chris Webber, and Jennie Ritter are heading to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.
Michigan announced on Tuesday that John Beilein, Chris Webber, and Jennie Ritter are heading to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.
29 years ago, today… April 5 is a day that does not sit well with a lot of Michigan fans worldwide as it was this day back in 1993 that will forever live in college basketball infamy. Former Michigan big man and famed ‘Fab Five’ member Chris Webber called a late-game timeout that his team … Read more
On Saturday evening, the No. 11 Michigan Wolverines rose to the occasion and defeated No. 3 Tennessee to march on to the Sweet 16. Following the game, former Fab Five members Chris Webber and Ray Jackson, who were in Indianapolis to watch the game, joined the players in the locker room to let them know … Read more
No. 11 seed Michigan is going to the Sweet 16 for the fifth-consecutive season and former Wolverines Fab Five members Chris Webber and Ray Jackson were in the house to see it. Following the Wolverines’ big win over No. 3 Tennessee, Michigan head coach Juwan Howard located Webber and Jackson and they all celebrated the … Read more
During a recent interview with ESPN, Chris Webber said the Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel apologized to him on behalf of the university, even though he was not there when Webber played for the Wolverines. “I was told by the athletic director at the University of Michigan that he was sorry,” Webber said to ESPN. … Read more
This coming weekend, Chris Webber will officially be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Webber, of course, was a member of the Fab Five at Michigan in the early 1990s along with Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Ray Jackson, and Jimmy King. Webber said that though the Fab Five have gone their separate ways, they have … Read more
When Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson burst onto the scene at Michigan in the early 90s, they were simply known as the Fab Five. The way the five played together for two seasons with the Wolverines was a sight to behold. In fact, it seemed like the Fab Five … Read more
If you are my age and from around the Metro Detroit area, you almost certainly were very aware of Chris Webber all the way back to when he absolutely dominated the competition for Country Day High School. Here is a flashback to when Webber jumped over an innocent defender for a slam dunk. Unfortunately for … Read more
Back in 2002, as a result of a scandal that involved Chris Webber taking money from Michigan booster Ed Martin, the university decided to take down the Fab Five banners from Crisler. Ever since that day, those banners, which were earned by Webber and his teammates, have been in storage. Well, times have changed and … Read more
Not only did Chris Webber and Jalen Rose grow up together as friends, but when it was time to head to college to do what they loved most, they both chose Michigan. Webber and Rose were both members of the Fab Five Michigan teams that went to the NCAA Championship Game in back-to-back seasons (1992 … Read more
It’s official – former Michigan Wolverine and NBA All-Star Chris Webber is headed to the Basketball Hall of Fame. And of course, you can bet that his former Fab Five teammate is thrilled. Juwan Howard, who played with Webber at Michigan and now coaches his alma matter, took to Twitter to offer his congratuations: “Not … Read more
Every since Juwan Howard took over as head coach at the University of Michigan, nothing but good things have happened. Not only is Howard winning basketball games but his recruiting has been top-notch. In fact, the Wolverines have the No. 1 recruiting class coming in for the 2021-22 season. But Howard may just be getting … Read more
For the fourth time since 2013, the Michigan Wolverines are heading to the Elite Eight. They put on an absolute clinic this afternoon against the Florida State Seminoles, dominating in the paint and forcing multiple turnovers en route to a 76-58 victory. Michigan fans certainly were in a celebratory mood afterwards: Those kids played an … Read more
The Detroit Pistons have featured some of the great all-time NBA players throughout their history, and now, two more former members of the team could soon be forever enshrined in basketball immortality. Both Ben Wallace and Chris Weber have been officially nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021: Congratulations to 4x @NBA … Read more
In case you missed it, Michigan is the 2020-21 Big Ten Champions following a 69-50 blowout win over Michigan State. The title is Juwan Howard’s first Big Ten title as coach of the Wolverines and Michigan’s first since 2014. Following the win, Howard’s former teammate and Michigan great Chris Webber took to Twitter to congratulate … Read more
The University of Michigan has never been known as a basketball school but that does not mean they have not had some success over the years. Sure, the Wolverines only have one NCAA Championship (1989) but they have been to the Championship game on six occasions and to the Final Four eight times. Throughout their … Read more