Juwan Howard
Main article: Juwan Howard
Howard had a successful career at Chicago Vocational Career Academy and can be seen playing in the high school basketball documentary Hoop Dreams. He left Michigan after his junior year and was taken fifth overall in the 1994 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets, for whom he played until 2001. Although the Fab Five final four appearances were later forfeited,[19] he was not among the players called before the grand jury (Robert Traylor, Webber, Rose, Maurice Taylor, and Louis Bullock).
As previously noted, Howard is the only member of the Fab Five that is still playing in the NBA and has played for eight teams in sixteen seasons. He was a member of the Portland Trail Blazers in 2009--10 and is a member of the Miami Heat for the 2010--11 season and played in the 2011 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, which the Heat lost. Howard has played for eight different NBA franchises including the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Charlotte Bobcats, Trail Blazers, and Miami Heat. He holds NBA career averages of 13.8 points per game, 6.3 rebounds per game, and 2.3 assists per game.
[edit] Jimmy King
Main article: Jimmy King
King was a starter for teams that reached the tournament four times. Before this, he was a high school All-American basketball player at Plano East Senior High School in Plano, a city north of Dallas, Texas. Although the Fab Five final four appearances are forfeited,[19] he was not among the players called before the grand jury. King and Ray Jackson were the only two members of the Fab Five that did not leave school early for the draft, staying with Michigan for their entire four years of eligibility.
King was selected in the second round (35th overall) in the 1995 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors. He played in a total of 64 games in two seasons with the Raptors and Denver Nuggets, made one start for the Raptors in 1996. King played for the Quad City Thunder(a CBA team)for most of his career. King retired with a career average of 4.5 points after the 1996--97 season.
In a phone interview on The Jim Rome Show on November 30, 2006, Jimmy stated he was currently working as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch on Wall Street. During the 2008--09 Michigan Wolverines season, King served as a radio color commentator.
[edit] Ray Jackson
Main article: Ray Jackson
Ray Jackson was part of the famed Fab Five. Although the Fab Five Final Four appearances are forfeited,[19] he was not among the players called before the grand jury (Robert Traylor, Webber, Rose, Maurice Taylor, and Louis Bullock)[20] in the University of Michigan basketball scandal and was not found to have received large amounts of money.[21]
Perhaps the least known of the Fab Five, Jackson was not drafted into nor did he play in the NBA. He was cut in preseason by the New York Knicks before the 1995--96 season and cut by the Detroit Pistons before the 1996--97 season. He was drafted in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) by the Grand Rapids Hoops as 35th pick overall in the 3rd round in 1995.
While with the Hoops, he received the 1995--96 CBA Rookie of the Year Award.
In a February 10, 2007 article on Yahoo Sports, Jackson says that: "It took me a long time to get over the fact that I was the only one that didn't make it to the NBA from the Fab Five, but I'm over it because I'm back home and I'm happy with what I'm doing with my life."
Jackson now lives in Austin, Texas where he runs a moving company and Rise Up Inc., a not-for-profit organization that assists children socially, educationally and on the basketball court.
[edit] University of Michigan basketball scandal
Main article: University of Michigan basketball scandal
Today their legacy has been significantly tarnished in the wake of the University of Michigan basketball scandal, that involved a host of NCAA rule violations that occurred both during and after their time at the university. In the wake of the scandal the University of Michigan voluntarily vacated several wins and many of the Fab Five's achievements. Notably, Chris Webber was indicted on five charges, including obstruction of justice and lying to a federal grand jury, for having misrepresented his relationships with a booster heavily involved in the scandal.[22]
