Webber in 2010
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Personal information | |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan |
March 1, 1973
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Michigan) |
College | Michigan (1991–1993) |
NBA draft | 1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall |
Selected by the Orlando Magic | |
Playing career | 1993–2008 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 4, 2, 84 |
Career history | |
1993–1994 | Golden State Warriors |
1994–1998 | Washington Bullets / Wizards |
1998–2005 | Sacramento Kings |
2005–2007 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2007 | Detroit Pistons |
2008 | Golden State Warriors |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 17,182 (20.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 8,124 (9.8 rpg) |
Assists | 3,526 (4.2 apg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber III (born March 1, 1973) is an American retired 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 number one overall NBA draftee. As a collegiate athlete, he was a first-team All-American and led the 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. He also played middle school basketball Riverside Middle School at Dearborn Heights, Michigan where he won a city championship there in 1986.
Webber attended Detroit Country Day School and at the time was the most recruited Michigan high school basketball player since Magic Johnson. Webber led Country Day to three MHSAA State championships. As a senior in high school Webber averaged 29.4 points and 13 rebounds per game. He was named Michigan's Mr. Basketball and the 1990–1991 National High School player of the year. He was named MVP in both the McDonald's and Dapper Dan All-Star games.