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Throwback Thursday - Chris Webber

5 times NBA All-Star and Rookie of the Year  
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Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber III, born March 1, 1973. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team member, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee. As a collegiate athlete, he was an NCAA Men's Basketball first team All-American and led the Michigan Wolverines' 1991 incoming freshman class known as the Fab Five that reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as freshmen and sophomores. However, Webber was indicted by a federal grand jury and stripped of his All-American honors by the NCAA as a result of his direct involvement in the Ed Martin scandal. He is also a former National High School Basketball Player of the Year who led his high school Detroit Country Day to three Michigan State High School Basketball Championships.

Career history

1993–1994 Golden State Warriors
19941998 Washington Bullets / Wizards
19982005 Sacramento Kings
20052007 Philadelphia 76ers
2007 Detroit Pistons
2008 Golden State Warriors

Career highlights and awards

  •     5× NBA All-Star (1997, 2000–2003)
  •     All-NBA First Team (2001)
  •     3× All-NBA Second Team (1999, 2002–2003)
  •     All-NBA Third Team (2000)
  •     NBA Rookie of the Year (1994)
  •     NBA All-Rookie First Team (1994)
  •     NBA rebounding leader (1999)
  •     No. 4 retired by Sacramento Kings
  •     Consensus first-team All-American (1993)
  •     USBWA National Freshman of the Year (1992)
  •     McDonald's All-American MVP (1991)
  •     Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1991)
  •     Mr. Basketball of Michigan (1991)

 

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