John Beilein Says Michigan Will Eventually Honor Fab Five

While the University of Michigan officially disavowed one of the most successful eras of Michigan Wolverines basketball, head coach John Beilein said the team has been working to get the members of the "Fab Five" back together.

ESPN.com's Myron Medcalf shared Beilein's comments on the matter:

"We love the Fab Five, and we continue to reach out to the Fab Five and that team. It wasn't just five guys on that team, now. That was a team of champions as well. ... When you have the NCAA violations in there, that's a time that it takes some time to heal. But I'm looking forward to the times when we get everybody in that group together and all of that isn't under our control, if you understand that."

For many basketball fans, the Fab Five remain a cultural touchstone, and those Michigan teams left a legacy that is still felt today.

Juwan Howard, Ray Jackson, Jimmy King, Jalen Rose and Chris Webber also helped to lead the Wolverines to back-to-back national championship appearances in 1992 and 1993. Michigan lost the 1992 national title to Duke by 20 points, but the 1993 title game is remembered for Webber's timeout with the Wolverines down two points in the final seconds.

Officially, though, much of the Fab Five era never happened. The NCAA accepted Michigan's decision to vacate the team's trip to the 1992 Final Four and the entire 1993 season following improper benefits tied to booster Ed Martin. As a result, the university brought down the banners commemorating the Wolverines' success over those two years.

Medcalf noted the university's punishment also included a 10-year period in which Michigan had to disassociate from any player tied to the violations, a list that included Webber. 

Rose told Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch in October 2014 the renovated Crisler Center included a photo of the Fab Five, which was the first formal acknowledgement by the university since the scandal.