Chris Webber

Center, Basketball Player

1973 –

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Who is Chris Webber?

Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber III is a retired American professional basketball player. 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 University of 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.

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Born
Mar 1, 1973
Detroit
Also known as
  • C. Webb
  • Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III
  • Webb, C.
  • Chris Weber
  • C-Web
Siblings
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Michigan
  • Detroit Country Day School
Lived in
  • Detroit

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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