During his two seasons in Ann Arbor, Webber helped guide the Wolverines to the national championship game twice, but lost both times, first to Duke and then, to fellow blue-blood program North Carolina in a game that is best remembered for Webber’s infamous phantom timeout call. Arguably the most heralded prep player in the state since Magic Johnson in the 1970s, Webber was recruited to the University of Michigan as one of the fabled “Fab Five” that also included Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson. Basketball in Michigan, a McDonald’s All-American, and the 1990-1991 National High School Player of the Year. Likewise, Webber was a high school star in Michigan who helped lead his team to three straight state championships and in the process, was named Mr. As a result of this strong freshman campaign, he declared for the draft and was selected fourth overall in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors – in one of the strongest draft classes in league history (which included LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwyane Wade in the top five), Bosh was an immediate starter for the Raptors as a rookie in 2003-2004 and averaged 11.5 points (45.9% shooting), 7.4 rebounds, and 1.0 assists to make the All-Rookie team. After his stellar high school career, Bosh attended Georgia Tech, where as a freshman, he averaged 15.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game, and led the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in field goal percentage at 56.0%. Growing up in Texas, Bosh was a dominant high school basketball player, leading his team to a perfect 40-0 record, a number one overall national ranking, and a USA Today national championship individually, he racked up the accolades as well, including High School Player of the Year by Basketball America, Powerade Player of the Year in Texas, First Team All-American by PARADE, McDonald’s, and EA Sports, Second Team All-American by USA Today and SLAM Magazine, First Team All-State, and Mr. Who was better – Chris Bosh or Chris Webber? The Beginningīoth Bosh and Webber were highly recruited standout prep stars after brief, but accomplished college careers, each one declared early for the NBA Draft and were top-five lottery picks who contributed immediately as rookies. At their respective peaks, each player was among the dominant power forwards in the game, leading us to ask the question: In recent history, two players who have exemplified this paradigm shift are Chris Bosh and Chris Webber. LeBron James could essentially play any position, and play it at a high level), the power forward archetype has evolved from a big bruiser who can score and rebound in the paint to more of a versatile playmaker with shooting range. Note: Updated for Chris Bosh and Chris Webber’s 2021 Hall of Fame selections.Īs the NBA has moved more and more towards “positionless” basketball (e.g. Flickr user Keith Allison, Chris Bosh e1, CC BY-SA 2.0 inboundpass, Chris Webber NBA Asia Challenge 2010, CC BY 2.0 We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. This site contains affiliate links to products.
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