Michigan's 'Fab Five' getting back together for Final Four alternative broadcast
Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson will provide commentary as their alma mater faces Arizona in a national semifinal.
Michigan’s “Fab Five” made up one of the best college basketball recruiting classes, period. They transcended the game with their swagger and progressive on-court fashion. Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson — the first all-freshman starting lineup to reach the national title game — are woven into Wolverines lore, and, with their alma mater back in the Final Four, they’re reuniting.
The group, which took Michigan to consecutive national title games in 1992 and 1993, will be part of an alternative broadcast on Saturday, watching along as this year’s Wolverines face the fellow top-seeded Arizona Wildcats in an NCAA tournament semifinal. The alt-cast will air following the first game of the day, a showdown between No. 2 seeded UConn and No.
3 seeded Illinois that’s set for a 6 p. m. ET tip in Indianapolis.
The Fab Five’s reactions, analysis and storytelling will be broadcast on truTV and HBO during the Michigan-Arizona game, Warner Brothers Discovery announced in a statement that circulated Thursday . Fans looking for the traditional broadcast can turn to TBS, TNT and HBO Max. Juwan Howard (far left), Chris Webber (center left), Jalen Rose (center right) and Jimmy King (far right) all wound up playing in the NBA.