Ten fun facts about Chris Webber

Fact 1
He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee.

Fact 2
He is also a former National High School Basketball Player of the Year who led his high school Detroit Country Day to three Michigan State High School Basketball Championships.

Fact 3
Webber was ranked #64 in SLAM Magazine's Top 75 NBA Players of all time in 2003.

Fact 4
He was ranked #11 in an ESPN.com experts poll of the top power forwards of all time in 2005 and ranked #72 on a list of the Top 96 NBA Players of all time in Bill Simmons' bestseller The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy published in 2009.

Fact 5
Since retiring from the NBA, Webber has become an analyst on NBA TV's NBA Gametime Live.

Fact 6
In 1999, Webber created C-Webb's Crew where a group of tickets at every Kings regular home season game would be donated to at-risk youth and their families. To date, over 3,000 youths and their families have attended a game through C-Webb's Crew.

Fact 7
Webber has a personal collection of African American artifacts which he began collecting in 1994. Upon entering the NBA, he began collecting artifacts, starting with the purchase of two slave records.

Fact 8
Webber is active in various charities and created The Timeout Foundation in 1993. The foundation's mission is to provide positive educational and recreational opportunities to youth.

Fact 9
Webber also has produced hip hop records, including two songs for rapper Nas: "Blunt Ashes" and "Surviving the Times".

Fact 10
Outside of basketball, Webber has been active in his investment company representing basketball and football players, real estate, and film projects.

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