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MICHAEL JORDAN'S PROFILE |
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Position - Guard
Height - 6'6"
Weight -
216
Birthdate - February 17, 1963
High School - Laney H.S. in Wilmington,
NC
College - North Carolina 1985
NBA Experience - 14 seasons
Drafted -
selected by Chicago in the first round (third overall) of the 1984 NBA
Draft
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1997-1998 SEASON |
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Named NBA Most Valuable Player for the fifth time in
1997-98 and a unanimous selection to the 1997-98 All-NBA First
Team |
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Named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team for a record
ninth time in 1997-98 |
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Totaled a game-high 44 points (22-24 FT), 2 rebounds and
3 assists in a 111-109 victory over the New York Knicks on
4/18 |
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Notched his 5,000th career assist, recording a game-high
37 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, in an 87-78 win over the Orlando Magic on
4/11 |
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Registered a game-high 40 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
in a 109-94 victory over the Houston Rockets on 4/5 |
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Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 4/5,
averaging a league-high 35.7 ppg, 5.0 apg and 4.3 rpg for the 3-0
Bulls |
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Scored his 29,000th career point, posting a game-high 41
points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, in a 107-93 win over the Minnesota
Timberwolves on 4/3 |
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Named NBA Player of the Month for March, averaging a
league-leading 28.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.5 apg and 2.07 spg for the 13-1
Bulls |
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Totaled a game-high 42 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and
3 steals in a 102-89 victory over the New York Knicks on 3/8 |
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Named All-Star Game MVP for the third time, recording a
game-high 23 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, in the 1998 NBA
All-Start Game in New York |
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Registered a game-high 40 points, 7 rebounds and 3
assists against the Utah Jazz on 2/4 |
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Posted a game-high 45 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3
steals in a 106-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on 1/18 |
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Totaled a game-high 44 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in
a 90-89 victory over the New York Knicks on 1/9 |
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Recorded game-highs of 34 points and 9 assists and
grabbed 9 rebounds in a 105-96 win over the Detroit Pistons on
1/3 |
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Registered a game-high 44 points (15-22 FG) and 5
rebounds in a 114-100 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/2 |
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1995-96
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Started all 82 games |
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Named 1995-96 NBA MVP |
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Captured eighth scoring title with a 30.4 average (most
times a player has done so - surpassed Wilt Chamberlain) |
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Named 1996 NBA Finals MVP |
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Named to All-NBA First Team |
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Named to All-Defensive First Team |
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Finished the season third in the league in steals with a
2.20 average |
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Scored season-high and NBA season-high 53 points on 3/7
vs Detroit |
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Grabbed season-high 16 rebounds on 3/16 at New
Jersey |
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Season-high 8 assists on 12/6 vs. New
York |
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Named NBA Player of the Week three times (12/24/95,
1/21/96, 3/10/96) |
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Named NBA Player of the Month for January (averaged 32.5
PPG, 7.0 RPG, 2.00 SPG, 37.1 MPG) |
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Named 1996 NBA Al1-Star Game MVP: Scored 20 points (8-11
FGs, 4-4 FTs), 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal in 22
minutes |
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Scored 23,000th career point on 1/13 at
Philadelphia |
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Scored 24,000th career point on 3/18 at
Philadelphia |
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2,000th steal came on 4/4 vs Miami |
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Scored 40+ points in nine games:
11/03 vs Charlotte -
42
12/09 at Milwaukee - 45
1/13 at Philadelphia - 48
1/15 at Washington
- 46
2/7 at Golden State - 40
2/18 at Indiana - 44
3/7 vs Detroit -
53
4/4 vs Miami - 40
4/8 vs Charlotte - 40 |
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1996-97
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Started all 82 games |
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Named one of the NBA's 50 greatest
players |
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Captured ninth scoring title (second consecutive) with a
29.6 average |
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Named to All-NBA First Team |
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Named to NBA All-Defensive First Team |
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Named NBA Player of the Month for November (31.9 ppg, 4.9
rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.50 spg and 35.9 mpg) |
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Scored 25,000th career point (entered game 35 points shy)
on 11/30 at San Antonio after scoring 35th point on the last shot of the
game |
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Passed Alex English for eighth place on the NBA's
all-time scoring list (25,613) on 1/15 at Minnesota |
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Became the first player in NBA history to record a
triple-double in an All-Star Game (14 points, game-high 11 rebounds and
game-high 11 assists) |
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Passed Alvin Robertson for third place on NBA all-time
steals list (2,112) on 2/16 vs. Orlando |
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Passed Dominique Wilkins for seventh place on the NBA's
all-time scoring list (26,258) on 3/3 vs. Milwaukee |
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Passed John Havlicek for sixth place on the NBA all-time
scoring list (26,395) on 3/11 at Boston |
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Passed Oscar Robertson for fifth place on NBA all-time
scoring list (26,710) on 4/6 at Orlando |
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Has scored in double-figures in 758 consecutive regular
season games |
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Scored season-high and NBA season-high 51 points on 1/21
vs. New York |
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Tied career-high 18 rebounds on 3/18 vs.
Seattle |
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Had season-high 12 assists on 2/18 vs.
Denver |
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Recorded one triple-double this season on 4/14 vs.
Toronto (30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists) - 27th career regular season
triple-double |
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Scored 20+ points in 74 games |
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Scored 30+ points in 44 games |
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Scored 40+ points in eight games |
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Scored 50+ points in two games (11/16 at Miami - 50 and
1/21 vs. New York- 51) |
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Grabbed 10+ rebounds in five games (12/25 vs. Detroit -
10, 1/19 at Houston -14, 3/18 vs. Seattle - 18, 3/27 at Toronto - 10 and 4/14
vs. Toronto -11) |
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Averaged 29.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.71 spg and 37.9
mpg |
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Scored season-high and NBA season-high 51 points on 1/21
vs. New York |
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Has scored in double-figures in 758 consecutive regular
season games |
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1997-98
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Named to the 1997-98 NBA All-Interview First
Team |
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Named NBA Most Valuable Player for the fifth time in
1997-98 and a unanimous selection to the 1997-98 All-NBA First
Team |
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Named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team for a record
ninth time in 1997-98 |
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Totaled a game-high 44 points (22-24 FT), 3 rebounds and
3 assists in a 111-109 victory over the New York Knicks on
4/18 |
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Notched his 5,000th career assist, recording a game-high
37 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, in an 87-78 win over the Orlando Magic on
4/11 |
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Registered a game-high 40 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
and 3 steals in a 109-94 victory over the Houston Rockets on
4/5 |
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Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 4/5,
averaging a league-high 35.7 ppg, 5.0 apg and 4.3 rpg for the 3-0
Bulls |
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Scored his 29,000th career point, posting a game-high 41
points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, in a 107-93 win over the Minnesota
Timberwolves on 4/3 |
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Named NBA Player of the Month for March, averaging a
league-leading 28.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.5 apg and 2.07 spg for the 13-1
Bulls |
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Totaled a game-high 42 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and
3 steals in a 102-89 victory over the New York Knicks on 3/8 |
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Named All-Star Game MVP for the third time, recording a
game-high 23 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, in the 1998 NBA
All-Star Game in New York |
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Registered a game-high 40 points, 7 rebounds and 3
assists against the Utah Jazz on 2/4 |
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Posted a game-high 45 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3
steals in a 106-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on 1/18 |
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Totaled a game-high 44 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in
a 90-89 victory over the New York Knicks on 1/9 |
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Recorded game-highs of 34 points and 9 assists and
grabbed 9 rebounds in a 105-96 win over the Detroit Pistons on
1/3 |
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Registered a game-high 44 points (15-22 FG) and 5
rebounds in a 114-100 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/2 |
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Named NBA Player of the Month for December, averaging a
league-best 28.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg and 3.2 apg for the 11-3 Bull |
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Broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA record by scoring in
double-digits for the 788th consecutive game, scoring a game-high 33 points,
against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 12/30 |
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Posted a game-high 47 points (18-26 FG, 11-13 FT), 4
rebounds and 3 steals in a 97-90 win over the Atlanta Hawks on
12/27 |
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Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 12/21,
averaging 30.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.7 apg and 2.00 spg to lead the Bulls to a 3-0
week |
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Scored a game-high 29 points, moving past Moses Malone
into 3rd place on the NBA all-time scoring list, in a 100-82 victory over the
New York Knicks on 12/9 |
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Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 11/23,
averaging 37.3 pppg (.500 FG), 4.7 rpg, 4.3 apg and 1.33 spg for the 2-1
Bulls |
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Totaled a season-high 49 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists
in a 111-102 double-overtime win over the L.A. Clippers on
11/21 |
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Recorded 29 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists in a 94-81
victory over the Orlando Magic on 11/5 |
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