Michael Jordan: The
Greatest of All Time
By: David Soto
What are we Going to Discuss...
● Influence on the NBA
● Michael Jordan’s Childhood
● Basketball career before the NBA
● Basketball Career Averages
● Basketball Career and Accolades
Influence on the NBA
● He introduced signature shoes
● He introduced branding to a player
● He made the number 23 what it is today
● He really made the NBA popular during the 80s and 90s
which pushed the NBA to what is is now
● He influenced NBA players such as Lebron James, Allen
Iverson, and Kobe Bryant
● He revolutionized dunking, clutch moments, his post
fadeaway, and winning
Michael Jordan’s Childhood
● Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York.
● Grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina.
● Jordan had a very competitive edge ever since he was a child
● Jordan grew up with a stable family life
● Lived with his mother Delores, his father James, and his four siblings:
Larry, Deloris, Roslyn and James Jr.
● James introduced Jordan to baseball first which was his first love and
they built a basketball court in their backyard
● He then fell in love with basketball and wanted to be just like his
brother Larry
Basketball Before the NBA
● Laney High School
○ As a sophomore, he tried out for the varsity basketball but he didn’t make it because he was
raw and too small
○ He grew 4 inches the summer before junior year and practiced day in and day out
○ He averaged around 25 points a game his junior year with multiple 40 point games
○ He averaged 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds and 10.1 assists during his senior year and was
selected to the McDonald’s All American Team in which he scored 30 points that game, won
the game, and was the MVP of the game
○ He accepted University of North Carolina’s scholarship to play for the Tar Heels
● University of North Carolina
○ As a Tar Heel, he played 101 games and averaged 17.7 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists
○ He led the Tar Heels to an NCAA Championship with a game winning shot
○ He won a ridiculous amount of awards during his college run
Basketball Career Averages
● In 1,072 games, Michael Jordan averaged 30.1 points (Ranked #1 all
time), 6.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.35 steals (Ranked #4 all time), and
.8 blocks a game while shooting 49.7% from the field and 32.7% from
3
● Regular Season totals of 32,292 points (Ranked #5 all time), 6,672
rebounds, 5,633 assists, 2,514 steals (Ranked #3 all time), and 893
blocks
● Playoff totals of 5,987 points (Ranked #2 all time), 1,152 rebounds,
1,022 assists (Ranked #10 all time), 376 steals (Ranked #3 all time),
and 158 blocks while shooting 48.7% from the field and 33.2% from 3
Basketball Career and Accolades
COLLEGE BASKETBALL NBA AND OLYMPICS BASKETBALL
NCAA National Championship – University of North Carolina: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009
6× NBA champion: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
1981–82 5× NBA Most Valuable Player: 1987–88, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997–98
3× Atlantic Coast Conference regular season champions: 6× NBA Finals Most Valuable Player: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
10× Scoring leader: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92,
1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 (undefeated) 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
1982 ACC Tournament champions NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1987-88
ACC Rookie of the Year: 1982 NBA Rookie of the Year: 1984-85
14× NBA All-Star: 1985, 1986 (selected but injured), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,
Naismith College Player of the Year: 1984 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003
John R. Wooden Award: 1984 3× NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player: 1988, 1996, 1998
Adolph Rupp Trophy: 1984 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion: 1987, 1988
Runner-up in 1985
USBWA College Player of the Year: 1984 3× Steals leader: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93
AP College Basketball Player of the Year: 1984 2× Minutes leader: 1987–88, 1988–89
2× IBM Award winner: 1985, 1989
ACC Athlete of the Year: 1984 11× All-NBA selection:
ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year: 1984 First Team: 1987–93, 1996–98
All-ACC First Team: 1983, 1984 Second Team: 1985
9× All-Defensive selection:
All-ACC Tournament First Team: 1982 First Team: 1988–93, 1996–98
All-ACC Tournament Second Team: 1983, 1984 NBA All-Rookie selection:
2× The Sporting News College Player of the Year: 1983, First Team: 1985
7× The Sporting News Most Valuable Player: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–
1984 92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
2× Consensus First Team All-American: 1983, 1984 The Sporting News Rookie of the Year: 1985
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: 1991
All-NCAA Tournament Team: 1982 Ranked #1 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players of All-time
NCAA Tournament East Regional Team: 1983 Ranked #1 by ESPN Sports Century's Top North American Athletes of the 20th
Century
Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
Selected in 1996 as member of two of the "Top 10 Teams in NBA History"
1991–92 Chicago Bulls (67–15)
1995–96 Chicago Bulls (72–10)
25 time NBA Player of the Week, 16 time NBA Player of the Month
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