NEW ORLEANS – Chris Webber hopes to add another chapter to his memorable, yet sometimes troubled, basketball career.
The former high school standout at Birmingham Detroit Country Day, who achieved college stardom at Michigan and played 15 NBA seasons, was named a finalist Saturday for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
"It was an honor to hear my name," said Webber, who attended the ceremony at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. "There's no guarantee that you'll make it in from this point, but sitting here right now, I'm just really thankful."
Former NBA point guard and current Pistons assistant coach Tim Hardaway, former Michigan star Rudy Tomjanovich (Hamtramck) and former NBA scoring champion Tracy McGrady, played one season with the Pistons, were among the other finalists.