University Daily Kansan / Thursday, April 2, 1992 SPORTS 11 Fab Five douse separation gossip The Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The question is inevitable, if unfair. How long will Michigan's Fab Five stay together before one or more decides to go professional? "That's a question that's up in the air," said Juwan Howard, the first of the five freshmen to sign with Michigan a year ago. "I don't know what's going to happen down the road. But not one of us is leaving until we get a national championship ring. I'll tell you that for sure." A victory against the University of Cincinnati on Saturday and one more Monday night could settle that issue quickly. "I'm sure none of us is going to go anywhere next year, but starting next year, the question is going to be asked of a lot of players," said Ray Jackson, whose nine regular-season starts were the fewestwater the freshmen. "I think a lot of us would hate to see a friend and make we want to stay together a lot more." Still, the rumors already have begun. Coach Steeve Fisher said that someone had given him a newspaper clipping that had Chris Webber, perhaps the best of the Fab Five, transferring next season. "That's ridiculous," Fisher said. "He's not going anywhere." Jalen Rose, Webber's best friend on and off the court, said, "The question will be asked throughout our careers, and you've got to answer it the best you can. "It it's soon for those kinds of things to be said. It just seems that no matter how good the situation, somebody is always trying to find something bad to Jimmy King said: "We're five freshmen. We're five times one unit. But you know, we're individuals. If anyone has decided to leave, we would wish them the best of luck." put into it." First-year assistant coach Perry Watson, who coached Rose at Detroit Southwestern High School last year and has been a mentor to Webber for six years, does not see any defences in the near future because he does not see any selfishness. "They're special kids in a lot of ways, not just with their basketball ability." Watson said. "They care about each other. Being 18 years of age, they 're out here getting all the minutes. But you put a microphone in their face, and they're talking about how the veterans are helping them and improving them." LAS VEGAS — Seven years to the day after his Villanova team shocked Georgetown by winning the NCAA championship, Rollie Massimino was named to take over the powerful but troubled UNLV basketball program yesterday. The Associated Press Massimino was introduced as coach of the Rummi 'Rebels in a hasty called news conference at UNLV, where he said the challenge of starting over again led him to decide in only four days to take the UNLV job. Villanova coach replaces Tarkanian "I'm as excited and energetic as I was years ago," Massimino said. "That's why I came here." "I'm looking for a positive image, a positive situation. What has happened before has happened. 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