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MICHAEL JORDAN

Michael Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, where he anchored his athletic career by playing baseball, football, and basketball. He tried out for the varsity basketball team during his sophomore year, but at 5 feet 11 inches, he was deemed too short to play and was cut from the team. The following summer, however, he grew four inches and trained rigorously. Upon earning a spot on the varsity roster, Jordan averaged about 25 points per game over his final two seasons of high school play. As a senior in high school, Michael Jordan was selected to the McDonald's All-American Team after averaging a triple-double: 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists.  

In the NBA, Jordan was instrumental in popularizing basketball around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.   Jordan joined the  Chicago Bulls in 1984.   He quickly emerged as one of the stars of the league, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring.   His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line at Slam dunk Contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness." He also gained a reputation as one of the Best defensive Players in basketball.   In 1991, he won his First NBA Championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat." Though Jordan abruptly left the NBA at the beginning of the 1993-94 NBA season to pursue a Career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 season.  

Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances and three All-Star MVP, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA defensive Player of the Year Award.  He holds the NBA record for highest Career regular season scoring Average with 30.1 points per game, as well as averaging a record 33.4 points per game in the playoffs.   In 1999, he was named the Greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century.   He will be eligible for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.