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==College==
==College==
He led the MAC in scoring (18.4 ppg) for the [[2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season|2000&ndash;01 season]] and was the 2001 [[Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year]].<ref name=MCMBRB2>{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/documents/2015/12/2/1516MBBRecordBook.pdf|title=Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Record Book 2018&nash;19|accessdate=April 20, 2023|date=|publisher=[[Mid-American Conference]]}}</ref> That season he led Central Michigan in scoring, rebounding (5.2),{{efn|His rebounding lead was not total rebounds. Chad Pleiness had 145 in 28 games=5.179 rpg and Webber had 140 in 27 games=5.185 rpg both showing as 5.2 in the record book.<ref name=CMMBRB/>}} assists (2.8) and steals (1.5).<ref name=CMMBRB>{{cite web|url=https://cmuchippewas.com/documents/2020/3/17/Record_Book.pdf|title=Central Michigan Men's Basketball Record Book|accessdate=April 20, 2023|date=March 2020|publisher=[[CBS Sports]]|website=CMUChippewas.com}}</ref> He led {{cbb link|year=2000–01|sex=men|team=Central Michigan Chippewas|school=Central Michigan University|title=Central Michigan}} (20&ndash;8, 14&ndash;4) to the first worst-to-first first-place finish in MAC history.{{cn|date=April 2023}} He was a first team All-MAC player in 2001 and an honorable mention All-MAC player in the [[1999–2000 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season|1999–2000]] and [[2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season|2001–02 MAC seasons]].<ref name=MCMBRB2/> He led Central Michigan in scoring all three of those seasons (19.2, 18.4, 17.7).<ref name=CMMBRB/> According to the March 2020 update of the Central Michigan Record Book, he holds the Central Michigan records for single-game free throws made (19, vs. {{cbb link|year=2001–02|sex=men|team=Miami RedHawks|school=Miami University|title=Miami}} 2OT 1/5/02) and the [[McGuirk Arena]] record for single-game points (51 vs. [[1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team|Ball State]] 2/24/00, either home team and visitors).<ref name=CMMBRB/>
He led the MAC in scoring (18.4 ppg) for the [[2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season|2000&ndash;01 season]] and was the 2001 [[Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year]].<ref name=MCMBRB2>{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/documents/2015/12/2/1516MBBRecordBook.pdf|title=Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Record Book 2018&nash;19|accessdate=April 20, 2023|date=|publisher=[[Mid-American Conference]]}}</ref> That season he led Central Michigan in scoring, rebounding (5.2),{{efn|1=His rebounding lead was not total rebounds. Chad Pleiness had 145 in 28 games=5.179 rpg and Webber had 140 in 27 games=5.185 rpg both showing as 5.2 in the record book.<ref name=CMMBRB/>}} assists (2.8) and steals (1.5).<ref name=CMMBRB>{{cite web|url=https://cmuchippewas.com/documents/2020/3/17/Record_Book.pdf|title=Central Michigan Men's Basketball Record Book|accessdate=April 20, 2023|date=March 2020|publisher=[[CBS Sports]]|website=CMUChippewas.com}}</ref> He led {{cbb link|year=2000–01|sex=men|team=Central Michigan Chippewas|school=Central Michigan University|title=Central Michigan}} (20&ndash;8, 14&ndash;4) to the first worst-to-first first-place finish in MAC history.{{cn|date=April 2023}} He was a first team All-MAC player in 2001 and an honorable mention All-MAC player in the [[1999–2000 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season|1999–2000]] and [[2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season|2001–02 MAC seasons]].<ref name=MCMBRB2/> He led Central Michigan in scoring all three of those seasons (19.2, 18.4, 17.7).<ref name=CMMBRB/> According to the March 2020 update of the Central Michigan Record Book, he holds the Central Michigan records for single-game free throws made (19, vs. {{cbb link|year=2001–02|sex=men|team=Miami RedHawks|school=Miami University|title=Miami}} 2OT 1/5/02) and the [[McGuirk Arena]] record for single-game points (51 vs. [[1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team|Ball State]] 2/24/00, either home team and visitors).<ref name=CMMBRB/>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==

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David Webber
Personal information
Born (1980-05-04) May 4, 1980 (age 44)
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolDetroit Country Day
(Beverly Hills, Michigan)
CollegeCentral Michigan (1998–2002)
NBA draft2002: undrafted
PositionPoint guard
Career highlights and awards

David Ranier Webber (born May 4, 1980) is an American athlete who played college basketball for Central Michigan of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) from 1998 to 2002. Webber is a point guard. He was the 2001 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He was a first team All-MAC player in 2001 and an honorable mention All-MAC player in 2000 and 2002. He holds Central Michigan all-time records for single-game free throws and home arena single-game points.

In high school, he won three Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) championships for Detroit Country Day School with his teammate and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Famer Shane Battier. He is the youngest brother of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Chris Webber.

Early life

Webber is the son of Mayce Webber, Jr. and Doris Webber.[1]

College

He led the MAC in scoring (18.4 ppg) for the 2000–01 season and was the 2001 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[2] That season he led Central Michigan in scoring, rebounding (5.2),[a] assists (2.8) and steals (1.5).[3] He led Central Michigan (20–8, 14–4) to the first worst-to-first first-place finish in MAC history.[citation needed] He was a first team All-MAC player in 2001 and an honorable mention All-MAC player in the 1999–2000 and 2001–02 MAC seasons.[2] He led Central Michigan in scoring all three of those seasons (19.2, 18.4, 17.7).[3] According to the March 2020 update of the Central Michigan Record Book, he holds the Central Michigan records for single-game free throws made (19, vs. Miami 2OT 1/5/02) and the McGuirk Arena record for single-game points (51 vs. Ball State 2/24/00, either home team and visitors).[3]

Professional career

Webber attended the 2002 Sacramento Kings training camp when his brother played for the team.[4] His professional basketball career included time in both the Continental Basketball Association and the International Basketball League.[5]

In 2012, he was inducted into the CMU Athletics Hall of Fame.[6]

Personal life

Webber has 3 older brothers (Chris, Jeffrey and Jason) and a younger sister (Rachel).[1] He was a teammate of his brother Jason at Central Michigan and Detroit Country Day.[citation needed] Jason played college basketball at Michigan State (1996–97) and Central Michigan (1998–2000).[7]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ His rebounding lead was not total rebounds. Chad Pleiness had 145 in 28 games=5.179 rpg and Webber had 140 in 27 games=5.185 rpg both showing as 5.2 in the record book.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Chris Webber Biography". TVGuide.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Record Book 2018&nash;19" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Central Michigan Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). CMUChippewas.com. CBS Sports. March 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "David Webber Making Name for Himself with Older Brother's Kings". CMUChippewas.com. CBS Sports. October 8, 2002. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Hall of Fame: David Webber". CMUChippewas.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Bernreuter, Hugh (July 26, 2012). "CMU Athletics Hall of Fame welcomes six new members, including basketball player David Webber". MLive.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "Jason Webber". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2023.

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