Fab Five (University of Michigan)
The Fab Five was the 1991 University of Michigan men's basketball team recruiting class that many consider one of the greatest recruiting classes of all time. The class consisted of Detroit natives Chris Webber (#4) and Jalen Rose (#5), Chicago native Juwan Howard (#25), and two recruits from Texas: Plano's Jimmy King (#24) and Austin's Ray Jackson (#21). The Fab Five were the first team in NCAA history to compete in the championship game with all-freshman starters.
The Fab Five photographed by the University of Michigan athletic department in 1992. From left to right: Ray Jackson, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King and Chris Webber.
The Fab Five during their sophomore year at Crisler Arena, March 1993. From left to right, Jimmy King, Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Ray Jackson, Juwan Howard.
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Wolverines play their home games at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan has won one NCAA Championship as well as two National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), 15 Big Ten Conference titles and two Big Ten tournament titles. In addition, it has won an NIT title and a Big Ten tournament that were vacated due to NCAA sanctions.
Michigan's Fab Five (left to right) Jimmy King, Jalen Rose, Webber, Ray Jackson and Juwan Howard
Stu Douglass, 2009
Juwan Howard during a game at Xfinity Center in 2020
The Fab Five during their sophomore year, Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan. From left to right, Jimmy King, Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Ray Jackson, Juwan Howard.