Editing Chris Webber (section)

{{Short description|American former basketball player (born 1973)}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{About other people|the American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Chris Webber
| image = Chris Webber NBA Asia Challenge 2010.jpg
| width = 
| caption = Webber in 2010
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 245
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|03|01}}
| birth_place = [[Detroit, Michigan]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Detroit Country Day School|Detroit Country Day]]<br/>([[Beverly Hills, Michigan]])
| college = [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan]] (1991–1993)
| draft_year = 1993
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 1
| draft_team = [[Orlando Magic]]
| career_number = 4, 2, 84
| career_position = [[Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|center]]
| career_start = 1993
| career_end = 2008
| years1 = {{nbay|1993|start}}–{{nbay|1994|start}}
| team1 = [[Golden State Warriors]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}}
| team2 = [[Washington Wizards|Washington Bullets / Wizards]]
| years3 = {{nbay|1998|start}}–{{nbay|2004|end}}
| team3 = [[Sacramento Kings]]
| years4 = {{nbay|2004|end}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}
| team4 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| years5 = {{nbay|2006|end}}
| team5 = [[Detroit Pistons]]
| years6 = {{nbay|2007|end}}
| team6 = Golden State Warriors
| highlights = 
* 5× [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1997}}, {{nasg|2000}}–{{nasg|2003}})
* [[All-NBA First Team]] ({{nbay|2000|end}})
* 3× [[All-NBA Second Team]] ({{nbay|1998|end}}, {{nbay|2001|end}}, {{nbay|2002|end}})
* [[All-NBA Third Team]] ({{nbay|1999|end}})
* [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]] ({{nbay|1993|end}})
* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|1993|end}})
* [[List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders|NBA rebounding leader]] ({{nbay|1998|end}})
* No. 4 [[Sacramento Kings#Retired numbers|retired by Sacramento Kings]]
* Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1993 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1993]])
* [[USBWA National Freshman of the Year]] (1992)
* [[Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year|Big Ten Freshman of the Year]] (1992)
* [[List of U.S. high school basketball national player of the year awards|National high school player of the year]] (1991)
* 2× First-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1990, 1991)
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American Co-MVP]] ([[1991 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|1991]])
* [[Mr. Basketball of Michigan]] (1991)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 17,182 (20.7 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 8,124 (9.8 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 3,526 (4.2 apg)
| HOF_player = Chris-Webber
}}
'''Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III''' (born March 1, 1973), nicknamed "'''C-Webb'''", is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. Webber played 15 seasons in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), with the largest portion of his career spent with the [[Sacramento Kings]]. Drafted number one overall in the [[1993 NBA draft]], Webber became a five-time [[NBA All-Star Game|NBA All-Star]], a five-time [[All-NBA]] Team member, and the [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]]. He also played for the Golden State Warriors, [[Washington Bullets]], [[Philadelphia 76ers]], and [[Detroit Pistons]] during his NBA career.

Webber was a former National High School Basketball Player of the Year who led his high school to three Michigan State High School Basketball Championships. As a collegiate athlete, he was a first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] and led the [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan Wolverines]]' 1991 incoming freshman class known as the [[Fab Five (University of Michigan)|Fab Five]] that reached the [[1992 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|1992]] and [[1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|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 a [[University of Michigan basketball scandal|scandal involving payments from boosters to players]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Peterson |first=Julie |url=http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/0102/Nov11_02/4.shtml |title=U-M announces conclusion of Ed Martin investigation, self-imposes sanctions |publisher=Umich.edu |date=November 11, 2002 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref>

Webber is an on-air commentator for NBA games and has taught at [[Wake Forest University]] and [[Morehouse College]]. He was inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|author=Andrew Gastelum|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2021/05/16/basketball-hall-of-fame-2021-class-webber-pierce-wright|title=Chris Webber, Paul Pierce, Jay Wright Headline 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame Class|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=May 16, 2021|access-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Howard Beck|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2021/03/15/chris-webber-hall-of-fame-case|title=Breaking Down Chris Webber's Case for the Hall of Fame|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=March 15, 2021|access-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref>