Which college basketball team was the most entertaining and innovative between the two?
The 1989 Flyin' Illini
Lou Henson's 1988-89 squad was lead by Kenny Battle, Nick Anderson, Kendall Gill, Steve Bardo, and Lowell Hamilton, with Marcus Liberty first off the bench. They scored and dunked with ease; a splendid team with a premature tragic conclusion.
1989 Flyin' Illini
31-5 (14-4) Final AP Ranking: 3
2nd Place in Big Ten
Date Opponent Result
Nov 26 Illinois-Chicago W 85-59
Nov 29 Metro State W 86-55
Dec 3 Mississippi W 91-79
Dec 6 Florida (19) W 97-67
Dec 9 Duquesne W 112-81
Dec 10 Arkansas-Little Rock W 107-88
Dec 17 Tennessee Tech W 105-77
Dec 19 Missouri (10) (at St. Louis) W 87-84
Dec 22 at Louisiana State W 127-100
Dec 28 Tulsa (at Honolulu) W 85-58
Dec 29 Georgia Tech (17) (at Honolulu) W 80-75
Dec 30 at Hawaii W 96-87
Jan 7 Michigan State W 71-54
Jan 12 Wisconsin W 103-80
Jan 14 Michigan (6) W 96-84
Jan 19 at Northwestern W 75-70
Jan 22 Georgia Tech (2OT) W 103-92
Jan 26 at Minnesota L 62-69
Jan 28 Indiana (16) W 75-65
Feb 2 at Purdue L 72-76
Feb 5 at Iowa (9) L 82-86
Feb 9 Ohio State (16) W 62-60
Feb 11 Northwestern W 86-69
Feb 16 at Michigan State W 75-56
Feb 18 at Wisconsin L 52-72
Feb 20 Purdue W 102-75
Feb 26 at Ohio State W 94-71
Mar 2 Minnesota W 63-58
Mar 5 at Indiana (3) W 70-67
Mar 8 Iowa (15) W 118-94
Mar 11 at Michigan (8) W 89-73
NCAA Midwest Regional
Mar 16 McNeese St. (at Indianapolis) W 77-71
Mar 18 Ball State (18) (at Indianapolis) W 72-60
Mar 24 Louisville (12) (at Minneapolis) W 83-69
Mar 26 Syracuse (7) (at Minneapolis) W 89-86
NCAA Final Four, Seattle
Apr 1 Michigan (10) L 81-83
Fab Five (University of Michigan)
The Fab Five was the nickname for a 1991 University of Michigan men's basketball team recruitment class that is considered by some to be "the greatest class ever recruited."[1] The class consisted of Detroit natives Chris Webber and Jalen Rose, Chicago native Juwan Howard, and Texas high school basketball stars Jimmy King and Ray Jackson.[2] At first, only three of the freshmen started for the 1991–92 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. Although they all played when the season opened on December 2, 1991 against the University of Detroit, they did not all play at the same time until December 7 against Eastern Michigan and did not start regularly until February 9, 1992. In that first game starting together as a regular unit, the five freshmen scored all the team's points against Notre Dame.[3][4] They started as a unit in all but one of the remaining games for the season.[5] They reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both freshmen and sophomores, while starting a combined 304 of a possible 350 man-games.
As students,they helped to bring a popular "Hip Hop" style to the game with their trash talk and by imitating Michael Jordan of the NBA , wearing longer, baggier gym shorts and shaved heads. They also wore black athletic shoes, and black athletic socks.[6] Their controversial antics on the court garnered much attention from the media.[7] The group's popularity as college basketball players has been enduring. They are the subjects of The Fab Five, which was the highest rated ESPN films documentary ever produced,[8][9] were one of the featured teams in two of the highest rated NCAA Men's Basketball Championship games ever played,[10] and were a marketing juggernaut whose merchandise sales even dwarfed those of the 1989 NCAA tournament champion 1988–89 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
FAB FIVE BY THE NUMBERS
University of Michigan career statistics:
Player G Pts Reb Ast Blk Stl
King 130 1,542 538 354 45 187
Jackson 125 1,262 579 300 42 119
Rose 102 1,788 477 401 29 119
Howard 100 1,526 749 202 56 79
Webber 70 1,218 702 166 174
The 1989 Flyin' Illini
Lou Henson's 1988-89 squad was lead by Kenny Battle, Nick Anderson, Kendall Gill, Steve Bardo, and Lowell Hamilton, with Marcus Liberty first off the bench. They scored and dunked with ease; a splendid team with a premature tragic conclusion.
1989 Flyin' Illini
31-5 (14-4) Final AP Ranking: 3
2nd Place in Big Ten
Date Opponent Result
Nov 26 Illinois-Chicago W 85-59
Nov 29 Metro State W 86-55
Dec 3 Mississippi W 91-79
Dec 6 Florida (19) W 97-67
Dec 9 Duquesne W 112-81
Dec 10 Arkansas-Little Rock W 107-88
Dec 17 Tennessee Tech W 105-77
Dec 19 Missouri (10) (at St. Louis) W 87-84
Dec 22 at Louisiana State W 127-100
Dec 28 Tulsa (at Honolulu) W 85-58
Dec 29 Georgia Tech (17) (at Honolulu) W 80-75
Dec 30 at Hawaii W 96-87
Jan 7 Michigan State W 71-54
Jan 12 Wisconsin W 103-80
Jan 14 Michigan (6) W 96-84
Jan 19 at Northwestern W 75-70
Jan 22 Georgia Tech (2OT) W 103-92
Jan 26 at Minnesota L 62-69
Jan 28 Indiana (16) W 75-65
Feb 2 at Purdue L 72-76
Feb 5 at Iowa (9) L 82-86
Feb 9 Ohio State (16) W 62-60
Feb 11 Northwestern W 86-69
Feb 16 at Michigan State W 75-56
Feb 18 at Wisconsin L 52-72
Feb 20 Purdue W 102-75
Feb 26 at Ohio State W 94-71
Mar 2 Minnesota W 63-58
Mar 5 at Indiana (3) W 70-67
Mar 8 Iowa (15) W 118-94
Mar 11 at Michigan (8) W 89-73
NCAA Midwest Regional
Mar 16 McNeese St. (at Indianapolis) W 77-71
Mar 18 Ball State (18) (at Indianapolis) W 72-60
Mar 24 Louisville (12) (at Minneapolis) W 83-69
Mar 26 Syracuse (7) (at Minneapolis) W 89-86
NCAA Final Four, Seattle
Apr 1 Michigan (10) L 81-83
Fab Five (University of Michigan)
The Fab Five was the nickname for a 1991 University of Michigan men's basketball team recruitment class that is considered by some to be "the greatest class ever recruited."[1] The class consisted of Detroit natives Chris Webber and Jalen Rose, Chicago native Juwan Howard, and Texas high school basketball stars Jimmy King and Ray Jackson.[2] At first, only three of the freshmen started for the 1991–92 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. Although they all played when the season opened on December 2, 1991 against the University of Detroit, they did not all play at the same time until December 7 against Eastern Michigan and did not start regularly until February 9, 1992. In that first game starting together as a regular unit, the five freshmen scored all the team's points against Notre Dame.[3][4] They started as a unit in all but one of the remaining games for the season.[5] They reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both freshmen and sophomores, while starting a combined 304 of a possible 350 man-games.
As students,they helped to bring a popular "Hip Hop" style to the game with their trash talk and by imitating Michael Jordan of the NBA , wearing longer, baggier gym shorts and shaved heads. They also wore black athletic shoes, and black athletic socks.[6] Their controversial antics on the court garnered much attention from the media.[7] The group's popularity as college basketball players has been enduring. They are the subjects of The Fab Five, which was the highest rated ESPN films documentary ever produced,[8][9] were one of the featured teams in two of the highest rated NCAA Men's Basketball Championship games ever played,[10] and were a marketing juggernaut whose merchandise sales even dwarfed those of the 1989 NCAA tournament champion 1988–89 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
FAB FIVE BY THE NUMBERS
University of Michigan career statistics:
Player G Pts Reb Ast Blk Stl
King 130 1,542 538 354 45 187
Jackson 125 1,262 579 300 42 119
Rose 102 1,788 477 401 29 119
Howard 100 1,526 749 202 56 79
Webber 70 1,218 702 166 174
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