As the NBA and the cradle of American basketball geniuses, the NCAA produces a number of talented young people every year. And what we want to talk about today is the "Michigan Five Tigers" that shocked the NCAA that year, since 1991, five young people entered the University of Michigan together, although they failed to win the championship, but they have reached the finals consecutively, and have always maintained a strong dominance in the NCAA, which is enough to prove the strength of these five-person combinations.
So, how did these five young people develop after graduating from college? Do you prove yourself in the NBA?
Chris Webb
Weber has shown NBA-level strength in college, and although the controversial suspension against North Carolina in '92 indirectly led to the team's loss, his personal ability is absolutely unquestionable. In the 1993 NBA draft, he was selected with the first overall pick, and although he and Anfine Hardaway exchanged clubs, the comprehensive statistics of 17.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game in the rookie season still made him the best rookie in the rookie season. In his career, he has played 20+ points in 11 seasons, and double-doubles are a common occurrence for him. And Webb really reached the top after joining the Kings.
In Sacramento, he and Adelman's "Princeton" system coincided, and with Divac, Christie, Jason Williams and others, the Kings at the time played the most gorgeous offense in recent years, as intoxicating as a work of art. In the 00-01 season, Webb even played the top numbers of 27.1 points and 11.1 rebounds. In the eyes of fans and media at the time, Webb was the third big forward who could compete with Duncan and Garnett. However, the tragedy of the college years still played out in the NBA, Weber led the Kings to a regrettable defeat in the playoffs several times, and eventually the team was dissolved because it could not win the championship. Since then, Webb has left a footprint in the 76ers and Pistons, and in the 07-08 season, he returned to the Warriors, but after only playing 9 games, the 34-year-old decided to retire.
Although he didn't win the championship, Webb was definitely the most accomplished of the five, five All-Stars, one first, three seconds and one third, and those honors eventually helped him enter the Hall of Fame last year.
Juwan Howard
Old Rockets fans are definitely not unfamiliar with Juwan Howard, in the 2004 deal in Maddy, Uncle Huo came to Houston together, although he was over thirty years old at the time, Howard still worked hard to assist Yao Ming on the inside line, and it was not easy to support the rocket's weak fourth position at that time. However, the young Uncle Huo is also a fairly good interior line, and he entered the NBA a year later, and was selected by the Bullets with the fifth pick, and his rookie season also had 17 points and 8.4 rebounds.
In the 95-96 season, he played a career masterpiece of 22.1 points and 8.1 rebounds, and it was such an excellent performance that made Uncle Huo the first player in NBA history to get a contract of 100 million yuan. After that, he contributed about 18+8 statistics for 7 consecutive seasons, which was definitely a pretty good center at the time. Although in the Rockets, Mavericks and Heat, he has been reduced to a substitute in the bench, but after all, he has a lot of experience in the game, which allows him to get a basic salary offer even if he is close to the age of 40. And winning two championships in the Heat is also the best reward for Uncle Huo.
In addition to 2 championships, Uncle Huo has also entered the All-Star once, in addition to 1 three-team and 1-month best player, although the honor is not much, but it also proves the success of his career.
Jalen Ross
Now when it comes to Jaron Rose, perhaps the first impression of many fans is kobe bryant's background board for the night of the 81st quarter, although Rose has been generous to himself on different occasions many times after retiring, but in the 13 seasons of the NBA, Rose's performance is still good. In 1994, he graduated from the University of Michigan with Uncle Huo and participated in the draft together, and the Nuggets selected him with the 13th pick. However, unlike the scenery of Webb and Howard, Rose's early career, whether in the Nuggets or later to the Pacers, has always been only a rotation player for the team.
It wasn't until the 99-00 season, when the then 26-year-old Rose was promoted to starters, showing quite a good personal ability, and the ability to shoot was characterized by one of the key factors for the Pacers to reach the Finals that year. Averaging 18.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and four assists per game also made him the fastest improving player. Since then, whether in the Pacers, Bulls or Raptors, he has been able to stabilize his points per game at 18+, including three 20+ seasons. However, in the 06-07 season, due to serious injuries, he announced his retirement at the end of the season after playing 29 games for the Suns, when he was only 34 years old.
Jimmy King
Unlike his previous three teammates, Jimmy King has been the team's fourth choice during the NCAA era, but he can still help the team in breakthroughs and long-range shots, and often has a brilliant performance. After graduating from school in 1995, he also tried to join the NBA and was selected with the 6th pick in the second round.
However, he was completely abandoned after only 64 games in the NBA, and whether at the Raptors or nuggets, he could not adapt to the intensity of the NBA and made little contribution on the court. After leaving 279 points and 112 rebounds, he traveled to Europe, the NBDL and various lower leagues to look for opportunities until his retirement in 2006. After retiring from the military, he worked as a financial adviser on Wall Street and returned to the NCAA's commentary seat in 2009 to play his remaining strength.
Ray Jackson
Ray Jackson was the only player in the Tigers who did not go to the NBA because he could not adapt to the intensity of the NBA because of his physical talent and personal ability, and in a later interview, he also said that he was very depressed at one point, but soon found that he should devote himself to other causes.
Today, he owns a moving company in his hometown of Austin and is also quietly dedicated to education, basketball and public welfare.