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Assists *,&(( (*.( apg) .tats at /asketball":eference.com /asketball 6all of Fame as player Medals,hideMenEs /asketball 5ompetitor for the Dnited .tates Flympic @ames @old +14) 3os Angeles MenEs basketball @old +11$ /arcelona MenEs basketball FG/A Americas 5hampionship @old +11$ !ortland MenEs basketball !an American @ames @old +14( 5aracas MenEs basketball Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February +0, +1&(), also kno n by his initials, MJ,,+- is an American former professional basketball player, entrepreneur, and current ma#ority o ner and chairman of the 5harlotte /obcats. 6is biography on the 'ational /asketball Association ('/A) ebsite states, "/y acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.",$- Jordan as one of the most effecti<ely marketed athletes of his generation and as considered instrumental in populari=ing the '/A around the orld in the +14%s and +11%s.,(7arly years Michael JordanEs #ersey in the rafters of Ahe Bean .mith 5enter Jordan as born in /rooklyn, 'e 2ork, the son of Beloris (nHe !eoples), ho orked in banking, and James :. Jordan, .r., an eIuipment super<isor. 6is family mo<ed to Wilmington, 'orth 5arolina, hen he as a toddler.,&- Jordan attended 7msley A. 3aney 6igh .chool in Wilmington, here he anchored his athletic career by playing baseball, football, and basketball. 6e tried out for the <arsity basketball team during his sophomore year, but at *E++" (+.4% m), he as deemed too short to play at that le<el. 6is taller friend, 6ar<est 3eroy .mith, as the only sophomore to make the team.,0Moti<ated to pro<e his orth, Jordan became the star of 3aneyEs #unior <arsity sIuad, and tallied se<eral )%"point games.,0- Ahe follo ing summer, he gre four inches (+% cm),$- and trained rigorously. Dpon earning a spot on the <arsity roster, Jordan a<eraged about $% points per game o<er his final t o seasons of high school play.,4-,1- As a senior, he as selected to the McBonaldEs All"American Aeam,+%- after a<eraging a triple"double; $1.$ points, ++.& rebounds, and +%.+ assists.,++Jordan as recruited by numerous college basketball programs, including Buke, 'orth 5arolina, .outh 5arolina, .yracuse, and ?irginia.,+$- Gn +14+, Jordan accepted a basketball scholarship to 'orth 5arolina, here he ma#ored in cultural geography.,+(- As a freshman in coach Bean .mithEs team"oriented system, he as named A55 Freshman of the 2ear after he a<eraged +(.) points per game (ppg) on *(.)J shooting (field goal percentage).,+)- 6e made the game" inning #ump shot in the +14$ '5AA 5hampionship game against @eorgeto n, hich as led by future '/A ri<al !atrick 7 ing.,$- Jordan later described this shot as the ma#or turning point in his basketball career.,+*- Buring his three seasons at 'orth 5arolina, he a<eraged +0.0 ppg on *).%J shooting, and added *.% rebounds per game (rpg).,4- 6e as selected by consensus to the '5AA All"American First Aeam in both his sophomore (+14() and #unior (+14)) seasons. After inning the 'aismith and the Wooden 5ollege !layer of the 2ear a ards in +14), Jordan left 'orth 5arolina one year before his scheduled graduation to enter the +14) '/A Braft. Ahe 5hicago /ulls selected Jordan ith the third o<erall pick, after 6akeem Fla#u on (6ouston :ockets) and .am /o ie (!ortland Arail /la=ers). Fne of the primary reasons hy Jordan as not drafted sooner as because the first t o teams ere in need of a center.,+&- 6o e<er, the Arail /la=ers general manager .tu Gnman contested that it as not a matter of drafting a center, but more a matter of taking .am /o ie o<er Jordan, in part because !ortland already had a guard ith similar skills to Jordan, 5lyde BreCler.,+0- Gn $%%* 7.!', citing /o ieEs in#ury"laden college career, named the /la=ersE choice of /o ie as the orst draft pick in 'orth American professional sports history.,+4- Jordan returned to 'orth 5arolina to complete his

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