Michael Jordan

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Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17,

1963), also known by his initials MJ,[9] is an
American former professional basketball
player and businessman. The official National
Basketball Association (NBA) website states
that "by acclamation, Michael Jordan is the
greatest basketball player of all time."[10] He
played fifteen seasons in the NBA, winning
six NBA championships with the Chicago
Bulls. He was integral in popularizing the
sport of basketball and the NBA around the
world in the 1980s and 1990s,[11] becoming a
global cultural icon.[12]

Michael Jordan

Jordan in April 2014

Personal information

Born February 17, 1963

(age 60)
New York City, U.S.

Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Listed weight 216 lb (98 kg)[a]

Career information

High school Emsley A. Laney

(Wilmington, North
Carolina)

College North Carolina

(1981–1984)

NBA draft 1984: 1st round, 3rd

overall pick

Selected by the Chicago Bulls

Playing career 1984–1993, 1995–

1998, 2001–2003

Position Shooting guard /

small forward

Number 23, 12,[b] 45

Career history

1984–1993, Chicago Bulls

1995–1998

2001–2003 Washington Wizards

Career highlights and awards

6× NBA champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998)

6× NBA Finals MVP (1991–1993, 1996–

1998)

5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 1991,

1992, 1996, 1998)

14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998,

2002, 2003)

3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996,

1998)

10× All-NBA First Team (1987–1993, 1996–

1998)

All-NBA Second Team (1985)

NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)

9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988–

1993, 1996–1998)

NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)

NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985)

10× NBA scoring champion (1987–1993,

1996–1998)

3× NBA steals leader (1988, 1990, 1993)

2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion

(1987, 1988)

No. 23 retired by Chicago Bulls

No. 23 retired by Miami Heat

3× AP Athlete of the Year (1991–1993)

Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year

(1991)

2× IBM Award (1985, 1989)

NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th)

NCAA champion (1982)

National college player of the year (1984)

2× Sporting News National Player of the

Year (1983, 1984)

2× Consensus first-team All-American

(1983, 1984)

ACC Player of the Year (1984)

ACC Athlete of the Year (1984)

2× First-team All-ACC (1983, 1984)

ACC Rookie of the Year (1982)

No. 23 retired by North Carolina Tar Heels

2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year

(1983, 1984)

McDonald's All-American (1981)

First-team Parade All-American (1981)

Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)

Career NBA statistics

Points 32,292 (30.1 ppg)

Rebounds 6,672 (6.2 rpg)

Assists 5,633 (5.3 apg)

Stats at NBA.com

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Basketball Hall of Fame as player

FIBA Hall of Fame as player

Medals

Men's basketball

Representing the United States

Olympic Games

Men's
1984 Los Angeles
basketball

Men's
1992 Barcelona
basketball

Tournament of the Americas

Men's
1992 Portland
basketball

Pan American Games

Men's
1983 Caracas
basketball

Jordan played college basketball for three

seasons under coach Dean Smith with the
North Carolina Tar Heels. As a freshman, he
was a member of the Tar Heels' national
championship team in 1982.[5] Jordan joined
the Bulls in 1984 as the third overall draft
pick[5][13] and quickly emerged as a league
star, entertaining crowds with his prolific
scoring while gaining a reputation as one of
the game's best defensive players.[14] His
leaping ability, demonstrated by performing
slam dunks from the free-throw line in Slam
Dunk Contests, earned him the nicknames
"Air Jordan" and "His Airness".[5][13]
Jordan won his first NBA title with the Bulls in
1991 and followed that achievement with
titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a three-
peat. Jordan abruptly retired from basketball
before the 1993–94 NBA season to play
Minor League Baseball but returned to the
Bulls in March 1995 and led them to three
more championships in 1996, 1997, and
1998, as well as a then-record 72 regular
season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season.[5]
He retired for the second time in January
1999 but returned for two more NBA seasons
from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the
Washington Wizards.[5][13] During his
professional career, he was also selected to
play for the United States national team,
winning four gold medals—at the 1983 Pan
American Games, 1984 Summer Olympics,
1992 Tournament of the Americas and 1992
Summer Olympics—while also being
undefeated.[15]

Jordan's individual accolades and

accomplishments include six NBA Finals
Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, ten NBA
scoring titles (both all-time records), five
NBA MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team
designations, nine All-Defensive First Team
honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game
selections, three NBA All-Star Game MVP
awards, three NBA steals titles, and the 1988
NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.[13]
He holds the NBA records for career regular
season scoring average (30.1 points per
game) and career playoff scoring average
(33.4 points per game).[16] In 1999, he was
named the 20th century's greatest North
American athlete by ESPN and was second to
Babe Ruth on the Associated Press' list of
athletes of the century.[5] Jordan was twice
inducted into the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame, once in 2009 for his
individual career,[17] and again in 2010 as
part of the 1992 United States men's
Olympic basketball team ("The Dream
Team").[18] He became a member of the
United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2009,
[19] a member of the North Carolina Sports
Hall of Fame in 2010,[20] and an individual
member of the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2015 and
a "Dream Team" member in 2017.[21][22] In
2021, he was named to the NBA 75th
Anniversary Team.[23]

One of the most effectively marketed

athletes of his generation, Jordan is known
for his product endorsements.[11][24] He
fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan
sneakers, which were introduced in 1984 and
remain popular.[25] He starred as himself in
the live-action/animation hybrid film Space
Jam (1996) and was the central focus of the
Emmy-winning documentary series The Last
Dance (2020). He became part-owner and
head of basketball operations for the
Charlotte Hornets (then named the Bobcats)
in 2006 and bought a controlling interest in
2010, before selling his majority stake in
2023. He is also the owner of 23XI Racing in
the NASCAR Cup Series. In 2016, he became
the first billionaire player in NBA history.[26]
That year, President Barack Obama awarded
him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[27]
As of 2023, his net worth is estimated at
$2 billion.[28]

Early life

College career

Professional career

National team career

Player profile

Legacy

NBA career statistics

Awards and honors

Post-retirement

Personal life

Media figure and business

interests

See also

Notes

References

Sources

Further reading

External links

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