Michael Jordan Basketball News & Bio

Name: Michael Jordan Hometown: Wilmington, NC High School: Laney Born: February 17, 1963 (61) Height/Weight: 6-6, 195 Position: G/F Notes: UNC 1982 NCAA Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist, 6x NBA Champion, Basketball Hall of Fame, G.O.A.T., 1981 McDonald's All-American Related: Jimmy Black | Lynwood Robinson | John Brownlee | Jim Braddock

A young Michael Jordan wanted Adidas for his shoe deal. Adidas passed.
To this day, the Trail Blazers are haunted by their decision not to draft Michael Jordan with the No. 2 overall pick in the 1984...
Thu Mar 26, 2015

Top 10 ACC Games in NCAA Tourney History
3.) 1982 Championship Game (North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62) The 1982 National Championship game between UNC and Georgetown provided a snippet of what basketball fans...
Thu Mar 26, 2015

Video: Michael Jordan reflects on Dean Smith in new Showtime doc
Showtime Sports will debut a new documentary about former North Carolina coach Dean Smith on Wednesday night, at 9 p.m. ET. The doc is set...
Wed Mar 25, 2015

After surviving out-of-state start, UNC makes rare NCAA trip to California
During the final media timeout last week, with North Carolina clinging to a small lead in the closing minutes of a 67-65 win against 13th-seeded...
Wed Mar 25, 2015

'I'm Back!': Untold Tales of Michael Jordan's 1st Return to the NBA 20 Years Ago
For all of the reasons Michael Jordan is the most celebrated athlete ever in basketball and branding, here's another one: He himself wrote arguably the...
Thu Mar 19, 2015

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