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Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. But he was raised in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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During highschool, he was later cut from the varsity basketball team in his sophomore year, he later became the team's star player! Michael earned a scholarship to the University of North Carolina.
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Michael Jordan lead the school's basketball team to the NCAA Division I championship during his freshman year. In both his sophomore and junior years, he was named the NCAA college player of the year. After his junior year he left to join the NBA
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He was rewarded Rookie of the Year in 1985.
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He was rewarded Defensive Player of the Year in 1988.
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He was rewarded MVP in 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1998.
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He was rewarded Finals MVP in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998.
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He was also rewarded All-Star in 1988, 1996, and 1998
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In 2006, Jordan bought a share of the Charlotte Bobcats and joined the team's executive ranks as its managing member of basketball operations. He experienced some personal changes that same year, ending his 17-year marriage to his wife Juanita. The couple divorced in December 2006, but they had three children together during the course of their marriage—Jeffrey, Marcus, and Jasmine.
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Michael Jordan was inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in April 2009.
