John Beilein explains what it means for him to be back in the national championship game, and talks about the impact players like Moe Wagner, Duncan Robinson and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman have had on the team. (1:58)

SAN ANTONIO -- Coach John Beilein said he believes Michigan will officially honor the Fab Five in the future.

Ray Jackson, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Chris Webber and Jimmy King -- five key members of the Michigan squads in the early 1990s -- captivated the nation with an exciting style.

In 2002, however, the university vacated the Wolverines' two trips to the Final Four and 113 wins over an eight-year span after an investigation that unveiled payments to former players, including a six-figure sum to Webber, from booster Ed Martin.

"We love the Fab Five, and we continue to reach out to the Fab Five and that team," Beilein said Sunday at a news conference before Monday's national title matchup against Villanova. "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."

Rose, now an analyst for ESPN, has led the public charge for Michigan to re-raise the Final Four banners and welcome the group back to campus with a proper ceremony.