Chris Webber has some sound advice for all the young athletes suiting up for the Final Four ... telling TMZ Sports one mistake -- like, say, calling a timeout when your team doesn't have one ...

Michigan star Chris Webber learned hard lessons at the 1993 Final Four. "It takes 40 minutes to lose a ball game. not one play,” teammate Jalen Rose said, and yet, as Dave Kindred wrote, "One ...

Webber's mistake resulted in a technical foul and two free throws by UNC's Donald Williams with 11 seconds remaining and an eventual 77-71 win for the Tar Heels.

Forgiving Chris Webber As Michigan challenges for the NCAA crown, the most infamous timeout of all time rears its ugly head. But that's OK ...