{"id":99896,"date":"2026-04-07T00:50:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/at-final-four-michigan-fab-five-celebrates-a-great-night-for-the-wolverines-friendship\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:50:44","slug":"at-final-four-michigan-fab-five-celebrates-a-great-night-for-the-wolverines-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/at-final-four-michigan-fab-five-celebrates-a-great-night-for-the-wolverines-friendship\/","title":{"rendered":"At Final Four, Michigan Fab Five celebrates ‘a great night,’ for the Wolverines, friendship"},"content":{"rendered":"


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INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 As the Michigan players\u2019 celebration moved from the playing floor to the locker room following their dominating win over Arizona in Saturday\u2019s Final Four, a postgame gathering was picking up steam along the south baseline. <\/p>\n

Jalen Rose leaned over a railing to pose for selfies, Juwan Howard high-fived everyone who raised a hand, and Chris Webber obliged each handshake, photo op and autograph request.<\/p>\n

\u201cA great night,\u201d Webber said, beaming after the Wolverines\u2019 91-73 win that sent them to Monday\u2019s national championship game against UConn. \u201cAnd spending it with these guys has been special.\u201d<\/p>\n

The evening spent between the five \u2014 Webber, Howard, Rose, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson \u2014 was more than a normal gathering of one of the most storied starting fives in NCAA basketball history. At the Final Four supporting their school, the group united for the Fab Five altcast, the latest example of an alternative programming option accompanying traditional broadcasts of the biggest events in sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis really came out of nowhere; TNT brought this to us, and we jumped at the opportunity,\u201d said Webber, who for years served as a color commentator and analyst for the network on NBA and college basketball games. \u201cWe were hoping this would happen, and it\u2019s an honor to be back doing college for a company that allows us to do stuff like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

From left to right: Michigan\u2019s Jimmy King, Ray Jackson, Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, and Jalen Rose on the court against North Carolina in the NCAA men\u2019s basketball championship game on April 5, 1993, in New Orleans.<\/p>\n

John W. McDonough\/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Fab Five has long been considered one of the greatest college recruiting classes of all-time and was the subject of one of ESPN\u2019s most popular 30 for 30<\/em> documentaries. Four of the five recruits were McDonald\u2019s All-Americans (Jackson being the exception), and the group served as the first all-freshman starting lineup in a national championship game in NCAA tournament history.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve long been considered trendsetters: the black socks, the long shorts, the swagger they played with on the court. Back then, they dominated with a youthful exuberance.<\/p>\n

Today, in their 50s, they have a spot at the uncs\u2019 table at the cookout.<\/p>\n

Their goals as they took center stage on a Final Four broadcast more than 30 years after they were the featured attraction in college basketball?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew there was no way that we would be politically correct,\u201d Webber said, laughing. \u201cThis is a group of guys that, when we get together, we\u2019re joking and talking about each other and dogging each other. It\u2019s like we\u2019re 18 again.\u201d<\/p>\n