For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation).
Jordan in
Position
Minority owner
League
NBA
Born
() February 17, (age62) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height
6ft 6in (m)
Listed weight
lb (98kg)[a]
High school
Emsley A. Laney (Wilmington, North Carolina)
College
North Carolina (–)
NBA draft
1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected bygd the Chicago Bulls
Playing career
–, –, –
Position
Shooting guard / small forward
Number
23, 12,[b] 45
–, –
Chicago Bulls
–
Washington Wizards
6× NBA champion (–, –)
6× NBA Finals MVP (–, –)
5× NBA Most Valuable Player (, , , , )
14× NBA All-Star (–, –, , )
3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (, , )
10× All-NBA First Team (–, –)
All-NBA Second Team ()
NBA Defensive Player of the Year ()
9× NBA All-Defensive First grupp (–, –)
NBA Rookie of the Year ()
NBA All-Rookie First grupp ()
10× NBA scor
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Michael Jordan
Jordan in
Position
Owner
League
NBA
Born
() February 17, (age61) New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality
American
Listed height
6ft 7in (m)
Listed weight
lb (98kg)
High school
Emsley A. Laney (Wilmington, North Carolina)
College
North Carolina (–)
NBA draft
/ Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career
–, –, –
Position
Shooting guard
Number
23, 12,[a] 45
–, –
Chicago Bulls
–
Washington Wizards
6× NBA champion (–, –)
6× NBA Finals MVP (–, –)
5× NBA Most Valuable Player (, , , , )
14× NBA All-Star (–, –, , )
3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (, , )
10× All-NBA First Team (–, –)
All-NBA Second Team ()
NBA Defensive Player of the Year ()
9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (–, –)
NBA Rookie of the Year ()
NBA All-Rookie Team ()
10× NBA scoring champion (–, –)
3× NBA steals leader (, , )
2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (, )
No. 23 reti
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More Than You Think: A History of Michael Jordan Jerseys
Over the course of a professional career that spanned three decades, it shouldnt be hard to believe how many MIchael Jordan jerseys there actually were.
Here, no matter what color, font, or size Sports Mockery will take a look at those uniforms one by one, from start to finish; with a bit of information pertaining to each you probably didnt know.
Michael Jordan Jerseys in High School
Nowadays, thanks to MJ the number 23 is arguably the most famous number in sports history.
But, why did the man choose that number in the first place?
Well according to Michael Jordan Uncensored, a promotion released for NBA 2K14, Jordans favorite number in high school was Only one problem with that, 45 was also his older brother Larrys favorite number.
He had seniority, Jordan said. He had the option to wear 45, so I just figured 23 was half of 45 and-a-half. And 23 has just kind