Michael Jordan By lburgess Dec 15, 1963 Born in Brooklyn, NY Dec 19, 1978 Jordan attended Laney High school in Wilmington. Dec 15, 1981 Basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina. Dec 15, 1989 Married Juanita Vanoy. Dec 15, 1992 US basketball team to Olympic gold medal in Barcelona. Dec 15, 1996 In the list of the so greatest players in NBA history. Dec 15, 2002 His wife Juanita filed for divorce.