ESPN looks back on Fab Five

[MayportRob]

I like how the guys changed the game from the uniforms to attitude and because they were young black men in america they were the outkast of college basketball.

[fabfive8]

5 Freshmen almost won the Title.............name 5 Freshmen that did that? Why doesnt that Duke fan checkout the ass whoopin UNLV put on his boys before UNLV was cheated

[ratedEG]

the real question is how the hell is there a jew running the NBA.

[GarIicjr]

pure caving in due to pure prudence/bigitry, Michigan was tired of being seen as a school that was most famous for producing 5 basketball players who would have fame and fortune. They most likely were embaressed at what was allowed to go on, on the court. Trash talking/unsportsman like conduct, having control of ones self.  They were winnin basketball games, but, uptight old people shook their heads. So 10 years later they erase thier past. Like it really matters now with mass media...M=dumb

[bigkhardy]

Michigan & Miami hurricanes

[TheMAGOKAY]

Fab 5 or running rebs 1990. neither Duke. Period.

[spurs01ful]

Oh what a great team that Michigan had. What a shame that they gave everything away from the scandal.

SPURS01FUL

[PackerBronco]

Fab Five (?)

NCAA Championships: 0

Big Ten Championships: 0

NBA Championships: 0

But definitely stylish.

[84ratpoison]

are baggy shorts and pants really more comfortable?

[jmonroe64]

College basketball, except in the minds of hypocrites, is a development league for the NBA and a pot of gold for the university system, construction companies, and assorted other people who never have to justify their income to a grand jury. It gives me pleasure to see Coach Fischer put a finger on the moral cowardice of university leaders and the hypocrisy of the system as a whole. A shame that so few who haven't been kicked out of the university system are too compromised to speak honestly.

[MrTommygun3571]

UNLV all the way. Most dominate team in 20 years. UNLV's

defense was suffocating. Michigan didn't even win a National

Championship. UNLV did.

[burt64nyg]

How many championships did this team win?

[zcatera074]

Time out!!! Oh, no!

[finight9]

whatever they still DID it so ....

[ohiopigeon]

Fuck the fuck 4..i mean 5. thugs. And Rose, you are jealous of Duke because they play the game the way it should be played. You racist punk.

[HipHop226]

@ohiopigeon They had uncle Toms. Thats just the way it was

[ohiopigeon]

@HipHop226 So was Chris Webber an Uncle Tom? Because Duke recruited him you know. Please, that is an insult to every person of color who has played for Duke. Jalen Rose is a classless punk and a racist, and a moron.  I suspect you take after him.

[HipHop226]

@ohiopigeon In those times they had uncle Toms. Name all the black players fom those times

[ohiopigeon]

@HipHop226 Good morning have you had your coffee? Well Sir, you are obviously an ignorant man. Do you even know what "Uncle Tom" means or where that phrase comes from? Probably not because you didn't pay attention in school. Do some research and get back to me.

[HipHop226]

@ohiopigeon We ave our own meanings for things and about paying attention i school. I don't just believe sll the bias shit they teach us in these school systems. If I did I'd believe Jesus was had blonde hair and blu eyes

[ohiopigeon]

@HipHop226 Your response is fairly incoherent, but I think I get where you are coming from. Is there anyway you can castrate yourself? Maybe go to the vet and asked to get neutered? If you did, it would be a step in the right direction for the gene pool. Keep on blazin'

[ph4455]

@ohiopigeon YES every black player to play for duke is a rich uncle tom. They recruited chris beacause he went to a private school you moron. The defenision of a uncle tom is a black person earning money for white people which is what they do at duke...but remember they have to be rich. No way would duke have recruited jalan rose even though he was the #10 recruite in the country.

[tommymarines1]

fix the ratio u fuckin idiots

[52griffin]

fab 5 or runnin rebs 1990?

[realtalk300]

i wish the nba had a fab 5

[parismccullough1]

SLAM!!!!

[parismccullough1]

Lakers lost to Golden State how old is this shit?!?

[goblue193]

whos watching the espn fab five documentary saturday?

[Anime4Life35]

Fab 5 the most revolutionary team of the NCAA

[kat123456711]

Think about this 5 jared sullingers starting pretty intimidating right

[lebronshaqfaction]

if it wasn't for them players in the nba would still be wearing tight short shorts

[Kellogs43able]

they had talent..they had black socks...they had swag....

[mulder1021]

This team was unbelievable...if you look back...every great team or player was getting something under the table...thats the only way you could of secured that player...bad decision to cut them out...they put Michigan BBall on the map.

[jtlion87]

I love Michigan!

[Gambino199]

You cant erase my memory, i will forever remember the fab five!

[Gambino199]

FAB FIVE FOR LIFE!!!! GO BLUE!!!!

[Germtrancsuperman]

Listen - Romantic Bothers "FLOWERS"! Great dance:)!

[lemond234]

Put the banners back up in Crysler Arena.

[rrrjjjmmm100]

@rrrjjjmmm100 F*CK C WEB,Y WOULD HE TAKE A LOUSY COUPLE OF $100,000 WHEN HE KNEW HE WOULD MAKE $100 MILLION IN THE NBA + ENDORSEMENTS + WHATEVER ELSE? HE RUINED IT 4 THE WHOLE TEAM,SCHOOL,REP OF MICHIGAN JUST LIKE HE DID IN '93 VS N.C.,F*CK HIM!!!!!!!!!

[itsabird]

university's only ashamed cause they got caught. there is no way that the school did not profit greatly before 2002 from having the fab 5, and they're gonna try to lay the blame on 18 year old kids. shameful.

[Jarek4]

And 1 of the 5 is still playing. Howard is playing 30+ min a game at 37 for the blazers. He's freaking amazing!

[koolanddagang12]

You could have a team with Lou Alcinder, Bill walton, Thabeet, D-wade, and Magic. Not  stoppin them

[Jeff2k9000]

Loyola Marymount teams with Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers was also great teams

[Heightz1734]

This was basically the 1st Street team in College Basketball

[iguillo]

Uh no............................­.....

1990 UNLV was qualify as a "street team" even moreso than this team.

1984 Georgetown could definitely be classified as such as well.

[injected145]

There will never be a team like this again.

[kinkeezie]

-04 -05 UCONN would not beat this team. I am not sure you realize how sick the Fab Five was.

[Bodambo]

Regardless of how people felt about them. Right or wrong, no one can deny the mark they left on college hoops! Even though they were "influenced" to go to U of M. Regardless you still have to get out there and play the game. Even though they didn't win either game, what they accomplished was remarkable!

[Taia890]

I have to say that somethings only happen

once and will not be repeated again.

And this is one of those moments no other college or university men's nor women's basketball will do what the fab

five did.

[MaxMulberry]

"Great shame"?! Screw the university and the NCAA! Webber should've taken millions! How much money did they make exploiting "The Fab Five"?! The NBA is full of shit too! It's okay for Ricky Rubio to enter the draft at 18 but not a kid from a low income US city who has the same talents. I say high school and college players should take every dime they can get because as soon as you get hurt, they're on to the next black stud anyway! Get yours!

[bs20sanders]

i dont know i think that 04-05 uconn team could eat this team

[UclaBruins22x]

georgia tech 90 unlv 90 UNc 2005/09

Ucla 95/2006 could all own them

[kikiski]

man what a bunch of BS

[kishcollageit]

Does this mean that Duke would have rejected the Fab Five players from playing there? Erase the records but they left us with memories and made stale college basketball FUN! Name me a better front five!

[larkey56]

FUCK Duke, and FUCK Coach K...Duke lost to Villanova 3/26/09.

[Croozer]

Fuck Coach K, a group of true freshman took his so called senior Duke squad to the wire.

[UncoolNegated]

wow did coach K ever hit the nail right on the head

[usothrowed]

They declined the inertview because they knew the shit they did was wrong..lol

[JDev82]

nice timeout btw

[LTL33]

I believe that there records should not have vacated.

[Cuchulainn131]

@LTL33

Michigan basketball players received over $600,000 in illegal benefits from Ed Martin. Chris Weber received more than $280,000 including a $40,000 payment the day he signed with Michigan.

[thecarrotdude]

they should allow them back in

[tml240]

Honestly, I hate the idea of vacating records.

Not just for Michigan, but for Florida State and other schools that had to go through the same process as well in football and basketball.

If it happened, it happened. Leave the numbers and facts. Everyone will know what transpired to get to the record.

I never really understood this action (self-imposed or else) in NCAA sports.

[baggytights1991]

its a shame they never won a national championship.

[gondeathmode]

fab 5 made some trend setting moves that is still evident in every basketball court. props to them.

[Nuttzareli]

The best college basketball team ever!!! Detroit,WHAT!!!

[olbigdik]

what a bunch of fucking scumbag thugs.

[usothrowed]

Millionaire's!!!!!!!!!! Not a old hating miserable fuck that sit on youtube all day making hateful comments.. lol THEY HAVE LIVES!

[unclesamandy]

the banners are still hanging as far as I'm concerned

[DjKingJoker]

fab 5 will alwayz b the best in eyes

[mandown1985]

wow lookin back a jalen rose he looks alot like derick rose fuck .....uncannon

[SFFOOL76]

i'll still take unlv anytime

[Boobie2010]

it would be a toss up for real, i feel bad for kids who never seen them in there hey day.

[agenttorpor]

LOL. They couldn't even get a national title out of the group. Just a couple of Final Fours and a crapload of rules violations.

[Boobie2010]

i see you never played any type of basketball at a high level so you wouldnt began to understand how hard it is to make it to not only one final four, but two. what college doesnt have violations, every team cheats, its just that michigan got caught. educate yourself on college sports before you open your mouth stupid

[jackfrickesays]

they are still an amzing team. a final four is awesome!, let alone five freshman making it to the final four. you dont always have to win a national championship to prove you are something great. barry sanders? charles barkeley? exactly shut the fuck up. who gives a shit if you have violations. there are alot of great players who were involved in scandals but are still some of the greatest all time, so shut the fuck up you bitch

[flbuddyok]

Just like 99% of all websites, some immature kid (or adult!) gets on here because they have nothing better to do than try and upset people. A bunch of hoops fans were having a good time, remembering the most exciting (or at least the most unforgettable) team in the history of college hoops, then......the loser hits the board. All of a sudden the convo changes and the idiot that started it all thinks it's a huge laugh. Whatever makes you happy? At 18 you should be out gettin laid. look who's not!

[Dre7Guevara]

the Fab Five was a GR8 team,I just hate that they could'nt win it all, especially after that time out Webber called, he should've came back 4 one more crack @ it.

[tghetto5]

I went to Michcan at the time and I called them "The Fag Five" right to their face after the loss

[joeypacks]

ur a fckin pusssyyy...

[tghetto5]

You are a fucking butt pirate......

[joeypacks]

suck my cock why u hate on fab 5 cuz u neva will be them niggaaa

[tghetto5]

that was the gayest reply ive ever saw...And what the fuck dose joey pack? oh I get it you are a shit packer....a butt pirate....a quief monster....okay and youre favorite team is the Fag Five

[LilMama2312]

That's a "bitch-move". Funny how things turn out though...Most of'em are millionaire's, NOW ballin' for the NBA, and all you can do is watch/comment on THEIR highlights? I'd say "The Fag Five" have ALL bitch-slapped you. So, who's the fag now?

[tghetto5]

The real funny part is that you believed me...Im only 18 so how would I got to school with them? and I have no Beef with the Fab Five as a matter of fact Jalen Rose was dope....I just came to this video talking head to find a pawn like you and "Joeypacks" to annoy and I succeded lmao so, whos the Lezbo now

[LilMama2312]

Ignorance is Bliss...

[tghetto5]

intelligence is overrated...

[LilMama2312]

Obviously...

[tghetto5]

Apparently...

[flbuddyok]

For those who did not think this team could really play, get a copy of OT game vs Kent. No BS, No talk, and some great D. Maybe they lost to lesser talent, but remember they were all 18, nobody was held back. I'm not sure the coach should have played them all together so much, as it did cause chemistry problems in the locker room,etc! The five lacked a good outside shooter. Other team members could shoot. Ray would have been a great 6th man with his energy and solid D. Great book-The Fab Five.

[flbuddyok]

Every hoops fan I ever knew loved to watch the Fab 5 play. Even if they didn't cheer for them to win. Most teams are lucky to have one guy throw it down like Jimmy, Ray, or Web could. They had fun and were certainly not the only trash talkers of their time. Candy ass Laitner(sp-?) talked all game as does his idiot coach K with the press. Had they all played even as Jr.'s, forget about it! Carolina got every call in the world that night thanks to refs hating U of M and Dean Smith owning the NCAA.

[Dre7Guevara]

The NCAA has always been "in bed" with either the ACC or SEC when it's tourney time

[chunk9791]

i agree coach k is a bitch, always acting like he's smarter than someone stfu

[Johnnywad89]

I didnt know they started the trend, i like the black socks. I always wear em, without ever realizing it came from them. THats cool to know.

[radio187]

Fab 5 were the heirs to Phi Slama Jama, a captivating team that changed the game but never quite got to that ultimate level. I've always been able to name every one of those guys and I'm not a Michigan fan. Totally unforgettable.

[eagles891]

jalen rose pummeled your sisters va jay jay

[Soloson21]

My sister graduated f/high school w/ Jalen Rose, we all went to Detroit Southwestern. Jalen & the fab five were great kids, they were just excited to play basketball & to play w/ each other. To lable those guys as trouble makers was absolutly wrong. They never got into trouble @ school, maybe they did take a little money, but that is the name of the game. Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, all of those elite programs give there kids money. Duke & Coach K are the biggest frauds.

[MHR95isback]

coach k is an idiot. nobody had more of a team. the only reason duke won was because they were all seniors. and what happened next year!!! you took all freshmans out and DIDN'T MAKE IT!! SO SHUT UP COACH K

[Domini478]

Aww shut up, Michigan never won a championship

[markmissestexas]

listen... I think they were great... I really do..

but why did ESPN celebrate them so much? they lost both championships they played in...

[stepbrown2000]

Because for the same reason that in 10-15 years from now they will celebrate The New England Patriots. These guys were awesome point blank--they played together and had fun. So what they didn't win a championship, but you can't deny the fact they existed. And yes they did lose championships, but for the first time they were remembered for being second and not number one--now that's game!

[flbuddyok]

Because nobody ever has or ever will change the game as they did. What they were often laughed at for is now common place all over the world as far as hoops fashion goes.Several white alumni at U of M threatened to stop donating if this was going to be the team representing Michigan. Shaved heads, tattoos, small black sox, long baggy shorts. Throw in the street ball style and trash talking and look out! No other team made of five 18 yr. old starters will ever make back to back title games again.

[bfdp68]

Amen Brotha!

[JTCAGUIAT]

MEMORIES!

[chuich23]

I would love to see what the fab five would do with todays college teams.

[billybassman21]

They were the cause of the black Nike socks worn with shorts trend that was big where I lived back in the mid 90s. Just about every kid and teen of all races wore them. First it was the long ones with Nike spelled out, then the long ones with the check only, then people started wearing the short ones. Hell people today still wear black socks with shorts, something that "cool" people just didn't do before the fab five.

[pgarrett4594]

im a dukie but man that really sucks.thats gay how they act like they were never there.that kinda crap pisses me off

[giotheflipking]

stupid duke eastern fans...... west owns u all

[heelfan85]

the sixth membor of the fab five: ed martin

[giotheflipking]

6 of 5? LMAO STUPID

[jrmoore99]

best team on all 5 positions trends setters, street ball to a boring college game. they lost them two years because duke and unc had betta coaches coach k and dean smith. if they had different coaches they will win all four years cause webber would had stayed all 4 years or at least 3.

[matrixman609]

that is so gay how they deny they were at michigan at all. that just pisses me off. taking away their banner totally makes their efforts in vain

[giotheflipking]

that may be gay how they dinied it but just stfu they were the best starters in 1993

[heelfan85]

Also, I bet C Webb wishes they called him for traveling. I think he panicked when they didn't.

[Etanimulc]

Jalen Rose should have ran to get the ball from Webber and set up the offense, that's a point quards job; that's what cost them the game. I know there are big men who can play point, but not in this case.

[heelfan85]

It wasn't about the championships. It was about the style. Check out the baggy shorts with the black socks around 2:09. That shit is still fresh. I can't believe it was 15years ago.

[TopDog381]

Yeah me either but I remember when the fab five brought that out. It was crazy because it bought the street style to college basketball. I mean think about it. Now teams where headbands and black socks and baggy shorts. Its like a regular part of the uniform now but people hated it when Michigan brought it out back then.

[nowayjose470]

Greatest team?

Zero conference championships.

Zero national titles.

And now the record shows no tournaments, no final fours, no wins AND NO FAB FIVE! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH­AHA!!!! Best timeout call EVER!

[yourbudjerry]

Greatest team of underachievers...no doubt. I enjoyed watching them play, but they weren't mentally tough and yeah, their coach sucked. They had the style and the walk, but at the end of each season, they walked off the court with nothing. They couldn't beat Duke period!!!

[giotheflipking]

no they greatest team of teamwork dumass...... wtf u talkin bout they did hella good stupid hater

[ghsftball23]

The Greatest NCAA team ever and there will never be a recruiting class like them.... they changed basketball

[jennjoose]

Met him at a bar in dallas and he acted as if he was Michael Jordan. Someone forgot to tell him that MJ kicked him off the wizards once he gained ownership. Ironic how he was hanging out with only white girls and no girl even knew who he was, they just saw a freakishly tall black guy and figured he was a bball player. i lost any respect i had left of this washed out benchwarmer. Its people like him that give earn sports players a conceited rep. Thank god the rockets sent his ass to dallas

[matrixman609]

who? howard?

[bwebbh]

GAH WEBBER'S SHIRT AT 4:40

MY EYES

[ddawg2324]

They changed the game of basketball. Quit hatin cause they would've beat any osu basketball team ever recruited.

[Zach547]

hey guy below me YOUR A FAG SCREW YOU

[brobrobro5]

HAHAHA "Your a fag" don't you mean "you'RE a fag"? If YOU'RE going to talk shit back, you might want to use correct English you idiot.

[brobrobro5]

Oh the "Fab Five" that NEVER WON A CHAMPIONSHIP. So what...they went to back-to-back title games...Get over it.

[georgebui101]

Eddie Jones!!! (2:43)

[im1dermike]

@ 4:32 = Eric Montross!

[timbeau0805]

best losers ever, go blue!!

[timbeau0805]

this never happened ;(

[skreez]

Ignorant idiots. They all came to the unversity without getting paid. Later on only chris webber recieved money from ed martin who just loved the basketball team and wanted to help the kid out. They were all going to go to michigan anyways, not just because they were paid.

[bootyraider]

Hundreds of thousands of dollars?? That's "wanting to help the kid out"? LOL!

[iowastate1234]

any team could be good if they paid the best highschool recruits to come to there school, hey michigan shouldve paid kevin durant and greg oden to go there  hahhahaha chris webber called a timeout lol

[MichiganRJRIII3rd]

The Thing Everyone Has To Remember Is When They Lost To UNC In 93....They Were Still Only Sophmores!! If They Had Stayed Togather All Four Years They Would Have Won 2 Titles....And Been To 4 Stright Title Games! They Would Have Beat Arkansas In 94 With Webber!

[DunkadelicCrazy]

The Michigan "Fab Five" were selected as one of the 25 Most Influential of The "Dunkadelic-Era" In America, 1984-Present the basketball and hip-hop culture fusion time-period of the past 23+ year's. C-Webb, Jalen, Juwon, Jimmy K., and Ray Ray defined basketball and hip-hop during the early 90's.

[WolverineUK95]

I was a freshman at Michigan when the Fab5 were Freshman and it was the most exciting basketball I have ever seen. Unfortunately their actions meant that we haven't had a strong team since 93.

[belle2882]

its all about money . when thay made the university money and winning games everything is good when thay leave thats when stuff come out everybody made money off the fab 5 and they get nothing thats why players skip collage

[NiceBrotha2]

Yeah I got to agree with belle2882 on this one. Its a damn shame that they took those banners down and wiped there record clen. Thats bullshit. College athletes should get paid. Every year universites all over the United States make millions of dollars of these guys and they don't get crap. But the minute the take a lil extra money to help themselves the schools try to screw them. Pay them and you won't have to worry about it. Hell those kids have to eat too.

[edingsteve]

agreed

[Hotflame1987]

Ok but they are the first b-ball team to combine that all, and act as if they were at home on the court. Like the TVs and cameras weren't there. They jus didn't care about nothing but winning.

[mistablackfolks]

"Flying Illini" had long shorts first and the Miami football team had black socks first...

[SFFOOL76]

Yeah the Flying Illini as far I remembered were the first team to wear baggy shorts. Also those UNLV teams right before the Fab 5 had baggy shorts also. I love ESPN's fabrication of things.

[TheOtherView]

It's crazy because they had a bigger influence on basketball and style and the culture than anyone ever.

But nobody ever mentions their anger-if you look at when people dunk now they give this angry face as if they are mad at the world; it's quite interesting.

[timbeau0805]

Greatest losers ever. Go Blue...

[JacShit4Pres]

4ever's NCAA's Finest, FAB 5.

[silverandblack68]

Thanks for posting this. The fab five brought NCAA hoops into the modern NBA. The street rim rocking the shorts the shaved heads the attitude. NCAA used the fab5 to sell the game & then burned them because they didn't like their ghetto image. Duke, NC, Kansas, Kentucky, were dirty then and still are. The NCAA knows it. Do they ever face sanctions, No. Just like hollywoods USC in football. The fab5 will be forever Michigan ball.

[SFFOOL76]

There is a serious double standard in college sports, well put.

[post173]

U cant blame C-Webb for all of this. This is Ed Martin's doing. He got pulled into it. Also its Steve Fisher's fault. So u cant blame C-Webb for destroying our program although most people do when he is the victim of an unfortunate tragedy. Same goes for the other players that got paid.

[wolverinejoe80]

at last, webber will get his ring this year. yes, we will beat the spurs in 6!

[magic5865]

ITS BECAUSE THEYTRE BLaCK

[ydrunner2]

too bad the florida guys arent freshman in 2007....

[jorver98]

you could take down banners and erase games and records but you cant take away from them the teams they beat and the excitment they brought to college basketball at that time. even to this day when you think about Michigan basketball, you dont think about glenn rice and the championship they won in 1989, you think about the fab 5

[mreyna1]

So you think the short shorts looked good? lol

[iven23Air]

this is 2007 version of fab 5

F-Corey Brewer

F-Al Horford

C-Joakim Noah

G-Taerean Green

G-Lee Humpfrey

[IceMan3two]

i played HS ball and keep in touch with a very well known D1 player WHO GETS MORE MONEY THAN HE's SUPPOSE TO...it happens ALL the time so lets not just judge them. they just got caught thats all

[Ltron9]

I loved the fab five but If you think about it... the John Stockton/Isaih Thomas shorts allowed you to run your fastest. Try running in baggy shorts, Then run in some speedos. You can time the difference. The big shorts have too much wing drag and its harder to dribble between the legs. Just a thought.

[metalgod1192]

****** AWESOME GO BLUE

[newhat07]

Not only is the NCAA a fascist entity committed to dictating an athlete's every action, but my alma mater, the University of Michigan revealed itself as the spineless, politically-correct, soulless sellout it is by taking down the banners and expunging the Fab Five from the record books. Just because you make a "mistake" or break a rule shouldn't mean you don't exist.

They were more than alley-oops or long shorts. They played great team defense and beat elite teams over and over--look it up.

[faleata22]

yo syntaxburn dont hate dat EVERYONE these days r stylin what the fab 5 did. becos look around its all happenin rite now. fab 5 REPRESENT baby

[syntaxburn]

Too bad the Fab 5 couldnt handle Indiana Univ...look it up, IU handled those paid players just like the ringers they were...dunks and flashy play doesnt beat good teams....see: Memphis '07...

[syntaxburn]

Chris Webber saying John Stockton looked like a ballerina is a sign of someone that has no respect for other great players...Webber couldnt hold Stockton's jock in the NBA...Ill say it again..Webber couldnt hold Stockton's jockstrap...Webber=bust=paid player=punk

[wolverinejoe80]

dude, we all thought stockton looked like a ballerina. don't blame them. blame the culture.

[kbtwo3]

Yessir! Let your nuts hang.