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The Fab Five of Michigan Basketball

Posted August 19, 2009 @ 4:04 pm In Five,Numbers | No Comments


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“The scandal originated in the ‘Fab Five’ era, when [Chris] Webber and four other freshman made the program into a national sensation.  With their baggy shorts and black socks, Webber and future NBA players Juwan Howard and Jalen Rose led the Wolverines to consecutive NCAA finals in 1992 and 1993.”

—no author [Associated Press report], “Michigan Punishes Itself for Scandal Stemming from ‘Fab Five,’” The New York Times, November 7, 2002.


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[1] Juwan Howard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juwan_Howard

[2] Jimmy King: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_King

[3] Ray Jackson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Jackson

[4] Jalen Rose: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalen_Rose

[5] Chris Webber: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Webber

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