Jordan in his college room, with posters of Adidas shoes on wall.
Jordan lining up for a freethrow in the 82 NCAA Finals.
Jordan & parents, James & Deloris after signing with the Bulls in 1984.
ABOVE : MJ unleashed the Last Shot in the 1982 NCAA finals against Patrick Ewing's Georgiatech team leaving 17 seconds left. It was the game-winner as Georgiatech turned the ball over at the other end.
82-83 NCAA First Team All-American
1983 Sporting News Player of the Year
1983 Gold medal U.S. Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela.
ABOVE : Gee, grandma, what big ears you have??
| Jordan going baseline against Mike Strayhorn. | There goes the TONGUE. |
Whooaa!
Jordan goes for a flying reverse dunk in the 1984-85 Slamdunk Contest.
1984 Wooden Award winner
1984 Naismith Award winner
1984 Sporting News Player of the Year
1984 Olympic Gold Medallist (Basketball) in Los Angeles, USA.
March 22 : Final game at the University of North Carolina. UNC loss to
Indiana 72-68 at the NCAA East Regional
May 5 : Leaves UNC for the 1984 NBA draft.
June 20 : Selected 3rd pick (First Round) by the Chicago Bulls.
Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) was the 1st pick and
Sam Bowie (Portland Trailblazers) was the 2nd pick.
August 10 : Leads US to win the Olympic Gold medal in basketball.
September 12 : Signs his first professional basketball contract with the Bulls for US$6 million over 7 years.
October 26 : Jordan is a starter in his first NBA game. Chicago beats Washington at Chicago Stadium 107-83.
Jordan's debut as guard. The other starters are Orlando
Woolridge(F), Steve Johnson(F), Caldwell James(C) and
Ennis Watley(G).
November 17 : In a game against Julius Erving and the Philadelphia 76ers, Jordan unveils the first of his signature line of Nike sneakers, a red-and-black shoe.
| Another high percentage shot from Michael. | Michael in pain after being hit in the mouth by Terry Cummings (Bucks). |
| Jordan talking to the media after being drafted by the Bulls. | The Olympic trials at Indiana University. |
| Jordan in his debut game vs. the Washington Bullets on October 26, 1984. | The Olympic trials at Indiana University. |
Wham-bam-thank-you-maam slam-cam jam !
84-85 All-Star game starter
84-85 All NBA Second Team
84-85 Sporting News Rookie of the Year
February 12 : Highest rookie scoring record 49pts in a 139-126 win over the Detroit Pistons at Chicago Stadium.
May 16 : Jordan is named NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.4 steals.
October 29 : In the third game of his sophomore season, Jordan breaks his foot in a 111-105 win over the Golden State Warriors.
LEFT : MJ slams in his first All-Star game.
RIGHT : MJ crosses rookie John Stockton of the Utah Jazz.
ABOVE : Magic looks on as Michael slams in his face.
MJ holds a baking school session.
One handed slam from MJ
Great followthrough on the shot. Beautiful!
Statue of Liberty dunk.
MJ practices to strengthen his broken foot.
85-86 All-Star game starter (DNP because of broken left foot)
March 15 : Returns from his foot injury after recuperating at UNC. After missing 64 games, Jordan returns to action by scoring 12 points in 13 minutes of a 125-116 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. His minutes would slowly increase over the remainder of the season.
April 20 : Playoff record 63pts in double OT loss to the Celtics at Boston.
Bird's Celtics won Game 2 135-131 in the first round.December 31 : Jordan returns to UNC for his graduation. He receives a degree in Bachelor of Arts majoring in Cultural Geography.
December 12 : Michael finishes a streak of 8 consecutive games, scoring 40 or more points (ranks 3rd in NBA all-time record). 1
MJ injured and only allowed to play a few minutes per game during his
recovery from a broken navicular bone in his left foot.
Jordan drives against the great Larry Bird. Warp 10.
Michael plays pool with the late James Jordan. James Jordan was murdered in 1993 by two black fools.
MJ elevates for a jumpshot against Alvin Robertson of the Spurs.
MJ defends Magic Johnson in the 1986-87 All-Star game in Indianapolis.
86-87 Slam Dunk Champion
86-87 All NBA First Team
86-87 NBA Scoring Champion. Averaging 37.1ppg.
February 7, 1987 : Jordan wins his first Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend in Seattle.
February 26 : Club record 26 of 27 freethrow shooting. Jordan had a total of 58pts beating the New Jersey Nets 128-113 in Chicago.
March 4 : Scores 61pts in a 125-120 OT win at Detroit.
April 16, 1987 : With 61 points in a 117-114 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Jordan becomes the first NBA player to score 3,000 points in a season since Wilt Chamberlain in 1962-63.
April 28 : Celtics swept the Bulls 3-0 in the first round of the playoffs.
ABOVE : Air Jordan grounded.
Jordan locker room with a pair of AJ 2 lows before playoff against
Boston Celtics.