Michael Jordan

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Michael Jordan

Jordan in 2014

Charlotte Hornets

Position

Owner

League

NBA

Personal information

Born

February 17, 1963 (age 53)

Brooklyn, New York

Nationality

American

Listed height

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Listed weight

216 lb (98 kg)

Career information

High school

Emsley A. Laney
(Wilmington, North Carolina)

College

North Carolina (19811984)

NBA draft

1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall

Selected by the Chicago Bulls

Playing career

19841993, 19951998, 20012003

Position

Shooting guard

Number

23, 45, 12[a]

Career history

19841993,

Chicago Bulls

19951998
20012003

Washington Wizards

Career highlights and awards

6 NBA champion (19911993, 19961998)

6 NBA Finals MVP (19911993, 19961998)

5 NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 19911992,1996, 1998)

14 NBA All-Star (19851993, 19961998,20022003)

3 NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)

10 All-NBA First Team (19871993, 19961998)

All-NBA Second Team (1985)

NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)

9 NBA All-Defensive First Team (19881993,19961998)

NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)

10 NBA scoring champion (19871993,19961998)

3 NBA steals champion (1988, 1990, 1993)

2 NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (19871988)

NBA playoffs all-time leading scorer

Chicago Bulls all-time leading scorer

No. 23 retired by Chicago Bulls

No. 23 retired by Miami Heat

3x AP Athlete of the Year (1991, 1992, 1993)

2x USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1983, 1984)

NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team

NCAA champion (1982)

2 Consensus first-team All-American (1983, 1984)

National college player of the year (1984)

ACC Player of the Year (1984)

No. 23 retired by the University of North Carolina

Career statistics
Points 32,292 (30.1 ppg)
Rebounds 6,672 (6.2 rpg)
Assists 5,633 (5.3 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Basketball Hall of Fame as player

Medals[hide]
Men's Basketball
Competitor for the
United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles

Men's basketball

1992 Barcelona

Men's basketball

FIBA Americas Championship

1992 Portland

Men's basketball

Pan American Games

1983 Caracas

Men's basketball

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials, MJ,[3] is an
American former professional basketball player. He is also a businessman, and principal owner
and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan played 15 seasons in the National Basketball
Association (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. His biography on the NBA
website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all
time."[4]Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was
considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. [5]
Jordan played three seasons for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina. He was a
member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982. Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago
Bulls in 1984 as the third overall draft pick. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining
crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from
thefree throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His
Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball.
[6]

In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with

titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball
before the beginning of the 199394 NBA season to pursue a career inbaseball, he returned to
the Bulls in March 1995 and led them to three additional championships in 1996, 1997,
and 1998, as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 199596 NBA season. Jordan
retired for a second time in January 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to
2003 as a member of the Wizards.
Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five Most Valuable Player (MVP)
Awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors,
fourteenNBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP Awards, ten scoring titles,
threesteals titles, six NBA Finals MVP Awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Award. Among his numerous accomplishments, Jordan holds the NBA records for highest career
regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring
average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of
the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of
athletes of the century. Jordan is a two-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame, having

been enshrined in 2009 for his individual career, and again in 2010 as part of the group induction
of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team").
Jordan is also known for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air
Jordansneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today.[7] Jordan also starred
in the 1996 feature film Space Jam as himself. In 2006, he became part-owner and head of
basketball operations for the then-Charlotte Bobcats, buying controlling interest in 2010. In 2015,
Jordan became the first billionaire NBA player in history.
Contents
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1Early years

2High school career

3College career

4Professional career
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4.1Early NBA years (19841987)

4.2Pistons roadblock (19871990)

4.3First three-peat (19911993)

4.3.1Gambling controversy

4.4First retirement and baseball career (19931994)

4.5"I'm back": Return to the NBA (1995)

4.6Second three-peat (19951998)

4.7Second retirement (19992001)

4.8Washington Wizards comeback (20012003)

5Olympic career

6Post-retirement
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6.1Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets

7Player profile

8NBA career statistics

8.1Regular season

8.2Playoffs

9Legacy

10Personal life

11Media figure and business interests

12Awards and honors

13See also

14Notes

15References

16Sources

17Further reading

18External links