Don't expect the "Fab Five" to take kindly to having their legacy erased at Michigan. At least, not if the reponses of Chris Webber and Jalen Rose to Michigan's sanctions against itself are any indication.

Webber called Michigan's decision "hurtful" in an interview with the Associated Press on Friday night.

"It was just hurtful, because we gave everything to Michigan," he said. "They recruited us, asked us to come there, and we wanted to."

Webber, who played at Michigan from 1991-93, is one of four former Wolverines accused of accepting loans of $616,000 from Ed Martin, a retired Ford Motor Co. electrician. Martin told federal authorities he gave Webber and his family $280,000 in cash and gifts. Webber, now with the Sacramento Kings, has denied Martin loaned him such money.

Even though the media guides will no longer carry his name, Webber said he will still be part of Michigan basketball history. "You can't erase my personal stats out of the NCAA record books, because what I did in the Final Four . . . you can't take that away," he said. "I knew for a long time that they wanted to. It hurts, that's all."

Now a guard with the Chicago Bulls, Rose said on Friday he was "hurt and very disappointed" in the wake of Michigan's self-imposed sanctions against the basketball program, which included the pulling of banners from rafters, the forfeiture of 112 regular-season and tournament victories from five seasons, plus its victory in the 1992 NCAA semifinal.

Along with Webber, media guides also will no longer mention the names of Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor or Louis Bullock for their alleged taking of money from booster Ed Martin. Rose played alongside Webber, who is charged with lying to a grand jury and obstructing justice.

Rose said he was disappointed "they decided to pull our legacy from the rafters.

"Allegations are just that until proven otherwise and I don't think it's been proven otherwise."