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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Michigan's legendary Fab 5 team

The Fab Five Michigan team turned college basketball upside down with their athleticism, flashy play, swagger, and fashion sense.

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Few teams in any sport have made such a lasting impact as the "Fab Five" Michigan teams did on basketball on all levels.

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Comprised of some of the top recruits in the U.S., the group came together in the 1991-92 season and turned college basketball upside down with their athleticism, flashy play, swagger, and fashion sense.

While they never captured an elusive NCAA championship, they got to the final two years in a row.

Led by Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson, they've remained a classic team in college basketball, with an impact that can still be felt in some ways during this NCAA Tournament.

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Here's where the Fab Five are today....

Jalen Rose was the leading scorer for the Wolverines, and perhaps the embodiment of the swagger with which the team played.

Today, Rose is an analyst for ESPN after playing in the NBA for 13 years.

Chris Webber averaged 15 points per game for the Wolverines in the 1991-92 season.

Webber played 15 years in the NBA, making the All-Star team five times. He is now an analyst for TNT.

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Juwan Howard was the team's third-leading scorer, averaging 11 points per game.

Howard played 19 seasons in the NBA and is now an assistant coach with the Miami Heat.

Jimmy King was the team's shooting guard and shot a lethal 46.7% from three-point range.

King played just two years in the NBA. Today, he is an administrator in the Ecorse, Michigan, school district where he also coaches basketball.

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Ray Jackson rounded out the starting five and was the least-heralded member of the group.

Jackson never played in the NBA. He currently lives in Austin, Texas, and coaches basketball at his former high school.

Source: MLive

Steve Fisher was the head coach of the team.

Fisher finished with a 185-81 record in nine seasons with Michigan. Today, he's the head coach of San Diego State.

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BONUS: Rob Pelinka was a reserve guard for the Wolverines, playing in 29 games in 1991-92.

Pelinka would go on to become one of the most powerful agents in the NBA, and was hired as GM of the Los Angeles Lakers in February.

Now, read up on some of the top college players of this season...

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