Michael Jordan played basketball. He was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. He went to Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, and he went to college at the University of North Carolina. He was a 19-year-old freshman when he hit his 1982 shot against Georgetown. North Carolina was behind 62-61 in the title game, and Jordan hit a jump shot as North Carolina won 63-62. Michael Jordan is listed at 6 feet 6 inches tall and 198 pounds.
He is listed as a shooting guard and small forward. His nicknames include Air Jordan and His Airness. He wore number 23 for the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls picked him in the 1984 NBA Draft, and he played his first game on October 26, 1984. He was named Rookie of the Year in 1984-85. He was the Defensive Player of the Year for the 1987-88 season, and he averaged 6.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists a game over his career, as of November 2026.
In 1991, the Bulls beat the Los Angeles Lakers to win the title, in 1992 they beat the Portland Trail Blazers, and in 1993 they beat the Phoenix Suns. Michael Jordan was the Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) when the Bulls beat the Lakers in 1991. Michael Jordan first retired in 1993 after the Bulls won their third championship. The Bulls won the title in 1996, in 1997 and in 1998, and Michael Jordan was the Finals MVP in each of the six Finals the Bulls won.
As of November 2026, Michael Jordan won six NBA championships and played 15 seasons in the league. As of November 2026, he won the Most Valuable Player award five times and the scoring title 10 times, and he led the league in steals three times. As of November 2026, he was chosen for the All-Defensive team nine times and named to the All-NBA team 11 times. Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing led the U.S. men's team at the 1984 Olympics, coached by Bob Knight, and the 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball team was the first Dream Team, made up of NBA players; in 1992 Jordan won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the Dream Team. In 2009, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Words to know
- retired: stopped playing
- steals: taking the ball
- guard: a team spot
- nicknames: other names
