Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan

Jordan in 2014
No. 23 – Charlotte Hornets
Position	Owner
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1963-02-17) February 17, 1963 (age 61) New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Emsley A. Laney (Wilmington, North Carolina)
College	North Carolina (1981–1984)
NBA draft	1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1984–1993, 1995–1998, 2001–2003
Position	Shooting guard
Number	23, 12,[a] 45
Career history
1984–1993, 1995–1998	Chicago Bulls
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 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) NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team NCAA champion (1982) Consensus national college player of the year (1984) 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1983, 1984) ACC Player 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) 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 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 1984 Los Angeles Men's basketball 1992 Barcelona Men's basketball FIBA Americas Championship 1992 Portland[3] Men's basketball Pan American Games 1983 Caracas[4] Men's basketball

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a former American basketball player. He is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time.^[5][6][7] He won six championships and was the Finals MVP 6 times. He played for the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards. Jordan led the Bulls to a then-record 72-10 wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan earned the nicknames "Jordan" and "His Airness" due to his leaping ability, which was illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests. Jordan won two Olympic gold medals with Team USA, famously playing on the 1992 Dream Team. During the early part of his college career, he went by Mike Jordan, and he still uses Mike as a nickname to this year. Jordan is a billionaire, his net worth is estimated at $3 billion as of 2024. He is also the founder of Air Jordan shoe brand.

1. ↑ Strauss, Chris. "The greatest No. 12 that no one is talking about", USA Today, December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
2. ↑ Smith, Sam (February 15, 1990). "Magic has the Bulls' number: Catledge leads rally; Jordan scores 49 points", Chicago Tribune, p. A1.
3. ↑ Men's Tournament of the Americas – 1992, USA Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
4. ↑ Ninth Pan American Games – 1983, USA Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
5. ↑ Michael Jordan, National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
6. ↑ Michael Jordan: A tribute: Praise from his peers, NBA's 50 greatest sing MJ's praises Archived 2002-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Illustrated, February 1, 1999. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
7. ↑ Top N. American athletes of the century, ESPN. Retrieved May 3, 2007.