Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships. He played basketball for the Bulls. He wore number 23 and played the guard position.

Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963. He went to college at the University of North Carolina. In 1982, as a 19-year-old freshman, he hit a shot against Georgetown. North Carolina was behind 62-61 in the NCAA title game. Jordan hit a jump shot, and North Carolina won 63-62.

The Bulls picked him in the 1984 NBA Draft. In his first season, 1984-85, he was named Rookie of the Year. As of November 2026, he played 15 seasons in the NBA, for two teams, the Bulls and the Wizards.

In 1991, the Chicago Bulls beat the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA title. In 1992, they beat the Portland Trail Blazers to win it. In 1993, they beat the Phoenix Suns to win it. Michael Jordan first retired in 1993 after the Bulls won their third championship.

The Bulls won the NBA title in 1996. They won it in 1997 and 1998, beating the Utah Jazz in the Finals both times. Michael Jordan was the Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) in each of the six Finals the Bulls won.

The 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball team was the first Dream Team, made up of NBA players. Michael Jordan won an Olympic gold medal in 1992 as a member of the Dream Team. The 1992 U.S. team beat Croatia 117-85 in the gold-medal game.

As of November 2026, Michael Jordan won the NBA Most Valuable Player award five times. As of November 2026, he won the NBA scoring title 10 times. As of November 2026, over his NBA career, he averaged 30.1 points a game. As of November 2026, he was chosen to play in 14 NBA All-Star games.

In 1994, the Bulls retired Michael Jordan's number 23 in a ceremony at the United Center. In 2009, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Words to know

• freshman: first-year
• Finals: title series
• ceremony: a special event
• retired: stopped, honored