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 |
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1994–1998 | Washington Bullets / Wizards |
1998–2005 | Sacramento Kings |
2005–2007 | 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)