Michael Jordan Biography :
Position - Guard
Height - 6'6"
Weight - 216 lbs
High School - Laney H.S. in Wilmington, NC
College - North Carolina 1985
NBA Experience - 13 seasons
Drafted - selected by Chicago in the first round (third overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft

Michael Jordan is the Chicago Bulls superstar who beat Charles Barkley and Akeem Olajuwon for Rookie of the Year Honors in 1985. Perhaps, he is the greatest player to ever play the game....he even has six championship rings to back up his claim, including 3 straight from 1991-1993, and 3 more in 1996-1998. Michael was named the NBA Finals MVP in all of those titles. He's won them all with Scottie Pippen. In 1991, Jordan's Bulls finally overcame the greatest impediment to their team's success, Isiah Thomas' Detroit Pistons, who had regularly eliminated the Bulls from the playoffs. In 1993 he averaged 41.0 ppg in the finals, for a record. This 6-6 superstar guard is a perennial NBA first teamer (10 times from 1987-1993 and 1996 and again as a unanimous selection in 1997 and 1998). He was once again an All-NBA First Team member in 1996 after making his return from baseball. You can always pencil Mike in as the starting guard for the all-star game (12 appearances in 1985 and from 1987-1993 and again in 1997). He started for the ninth time in 1997, as the first player EVER to receive more that 2 million votes. In the 1997 Game he became the first player ever to record a triple double in the all-star game with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 11 asssists. Jordan was not named MVP that year (Glen Rice received that honor), but he did win the Game's MVP award in 1988 after scoring 40 points and again in 1996. Jordan was once again elected to start (10th time in 12 appearances) in 1998 after leading the eastern conference in voting.

Jordan holds the record for most career scoring titles with eight, including 7 straight, also a record. He scores so many points that it is almost unfair to compare him with other players. On November 6, 1996 Michael scored 50 points for the 36th time in his career! Jordan eclipsed the 25,000 career points total, and he continues to dominate in that statistical category. He was the tenth player to score that many points, accomplishing the feat against San Antonio on November 30, 1996, with his 35th point of the game. Oh yeah, he's also the Bull's All-Time leading scorer, no surprise there. His career scoring average of around 32 ppg is the best of all-time...even better than Wilt and Jordan never scored 100 points in a game. On 12/30/97 Jordan broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record of scoring in double digits in 788 consecutive games. He will undoubtedly bury this record, as there is no end in sight to his double-digit habits. He ended the season with 840 consecutive games.

Jordan's Achievements :
Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in basketball history. During his brilliant career, Jordan won 6 NBA Championships, earned 5 MVP awards and was selected to 12 All-Star games.

Michael's talent and personality transcended into the very lives of his fans. He single-handedly paved the way for off-the-court athlete-endorsements - a billion dollar industry today!

AWARD YEAR :
NBA World Champion: 1991, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
NBA Rookie of the Year: 1985
NBA All Rookie Team: 1985
All NBA First Team: 1987, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1988
All NBA Defensive First Team: 1988, 89, 90 ,91, 92, 93, 97, 98
NBA MVP: 1988, 91, 92, 96, 98
NBA Finals MVP: 1991, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
NBA Slam Dunk Champion: 1987, 88

Jordan's Stats PPG RPG APG StlPG
College 17.7 5.0 1.8 1.7
Rookie 28.2 6.5 5.9 2.4
1985-86 (18 gms) 22.7 3.6 2.9 2.1
1986-87 37.1 5.2 4.6 4.6
1987-88 35.0 5.5 5.9 2.9
1988-89 32.5 8.0 8.0 3.2
1989-90 33.6 6.9 6.3 2.8
1990-91 31.5 6.0 5.5 2.7
1991-92 30.1 6.4 6.1 2.3
1992-93 32.6 6.7 5.5 2.8
1993-94 (retired)
1994-95 (17 gms) 26.9 6.9 5.3 1.8
1995-96 30.4 6.6 4.3 2.2
1996-97 29.6 5.9 4.3 1.7
1997-98 28.7 5.8 3.5 1.7
Career (thru '98) 31.5 6.3 5.4 2.5
Playoff (thru '98) 33.4 6.4 5.7 2.1