In the early 90s, college basketball changed forever when the Michigan Wolverines introduced a freshmen class that would become known as the Fab Five. They were young, talented, confident, brash, and unafraid of the spotlight or criticism. While they failed to win a national championship, the Fab Five’s influence was long-lasting. But more than 20 years later, with their careers as players over, what has happened to the Fab Five? Let’s catch up with where the Fab Five is more than two decades after first leaving their mark on the basketball world.
Chris Webber
Webber is still very much involved in basketball, working for TNT as an analyst during NBA games. Keep in mind that he played 15 years in the league after being the top overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft and was a five-time all-star.
He has also tried his hand as a movie and music producer and even appeared in the movie Uncle Drew. Webber has also worked as a professor at multiple universities. In 2021, he began teaching a class on athlete activism at Morehouse College.
Jalen Rose
After his career as a player ended, Rose also went into broadcasting. He became an NBA analyst and commentator and also produced a documentary about the Fab Five.
Starting in 2021, Rose began hosting a national sports radio show with David Jacoby called Jalen & Jacoby. Rose has also become an influential figure in other ways, becoming a New York Times bestselling author with his memoir Got to Give the People What They Want and writing a weekly column for the New York Post.
Juwan Howard
Howard had the longest basketball career of anybody in the Fab Five. He played 20 seasons in the NBA for eight different teams. It took him until his last two seasons to finally win an NBA championship, doing so with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013. He retired in 2013 and immediately became an assistant coach for the Heat.
After six seasons as an assistant in Miami, Howard returned to Michigan as the head basketball coach. In his second season with the Wolverines, he led Michigan to a Big Ten regular-season title and the Elite Eight.
Jimmy King
King had a brief NBA career after being a second-round pick in 1995. But he continued to play professionally until 2005, playing overseas, as well as in the G-League and the CBA, even winning CBA MVP honors in 1998.
After his basketball career, King worked on Wall Street as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. He also spent a year working as the radio color commentator for Michigan basketball. King then embarked on a coaching career in 2016, coaching at Ecorse Community High School in Ecorse, Michigan.
Ray Jackson
Unfortunately for Jackson, he is the most forgotten member of the Fab Five because he’s the only member of the group who didn’t play in the NBA. However, he did win Rookie of the Year honors in the CBA in 1996.
He then played in France, Argentina, and Venezuela before ending his pro career in 2001. Jackson then moved back to his home state of Texas and now runs a moving company in Austin, as well as a children’s charity called Rise Up.