Editing Michael Jordan (section)

== Early life ==
Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born at [[Cumberland Hospital (Brooklyn, N.Y.)|Cumberland Hospital]] in Brooklyn, New York City, on February 17, 1963,<ref name="Brooklyn">{{cite news |last=Morrissey |first=Rick |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/chi-michael-jordan-chicago-bulls-chapter-1-story.html |title=Chapter 1: Brooklyn |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=September 10, 2009 |access-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421105723/https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/chi-michael-jordan-chicago-bulls-chapter-1-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> to bank employee Deloris (née Peoples) and equipment supervisor [[James R. Jordan Sr.]]<ref name="Brooklyn" /><ref>Halberstam, p. 17.</ref> He has two older brothers, James Jr. and [[Larry Jordan (basketball)|Larry]], as well as an older sister named Deloris and a younger sister named Roslyn.<ref>Galloway, Paul (April 7, 1999). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-04-07-9904070364-story.html "Mrs. Jordan's Rules"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422182452/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-04-07-9904070364-story.html |date=April 22, 2020 }}. ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved October 30, 2023.</ref><ref>Isaacson, Melissa (September 9, 2009). [https://www.espn.com/chicago/columns/story?columnist=isaacson_melissa&id=4457017 "Portrait of a legend"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421123755/https://www.espn.com/chicago/columns/story?columnist=isaacson_melissa&id=4457017 |date=April 21, 2020 }}. ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2023.</ref> Jordan and his siblings were raised [[Methodist]].<ref name="Lazenby43">{{cite book |last1=Lazenby |first1=Roland |title=Michael Jordan: The Life |date=2014 |pages=43 |quote=[James and Deloris Jordan] promised to return at least one weekend a month to attend services at Rockfish African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Jordan family's place of worship for decades.}}</ref>

In 1968, the family moved to [[Wilmington, North Carolina]].<ref>Lazenby, p. 43.</ref> Jordan attended [[Emsley A. Laney High School]], where he played basketball, baseball, and football. He tried out for the basketball [[varsity team]] during his sophomore year, but at a height of {{convert|5|ft|11|in}}, he was deemed too short.<ref name="halb">Halberstam, pp. 20–21.</ref><ref name="varsity">{{cite magazine |last=Poppel |first=Seth |url=https://www.newsweek.com/missing-cut-382954 |title=Michael Jordan Didn't Make Varsity—At First |magazine=Newsweek |date=October 17, 2015 |access-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625110241/http://www.newsweek.com/missing-cut-382954 |url-status=live}}</ref> Motivated to prove his worth, Jordan became the star of Laney's [[junior varsity team]] and tallied some 40-point games.<ref name=halb /> The following summer, he grew {{convert|4|in|cm|spell=in}} and trained rigorously.<ref name="varsity" /> Upon earning a spot on the varsity roster, Jordan averaged more than 25 [[points per game]] (ppg) over his final two seasons of high school play.<ref name="school">{{cite web |title=Michael Jordan – High School, Amateur, and Exhibition Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jordami01/jordan-high-school-amateur-exhibition.html |website=Basketball Reference |access-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117182257/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jordami01/jordan-high-school-amateur-exhibition.html |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> As a senior, he was selected for the [[1981 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|1981 McDonald's All-American Game]] and scored 30 [[Point (basketball)|points]],<ref name="McDonald's">Williams, Lena (December 7, 2001). [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940CE2D6133CF934A35751C1A9679C8B63 "Plus: Basketball; 'A McDonald's Game For Girls, Too'"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122014814/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940CE2D6133CF934A35751C1A9679C8B63 |date=January 22, 2009 }}. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 30, 2023.</ref><ref>Lazenby, pp. 146–147.</ref> after averaging 26.8 ppg,<ref name="school" /> 11.6 [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounds]] (rpg), and 10.1 [[Assist (basketball)|assists]] per game (apg) for the season.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Richard |first=Brandon |title=5 Things You Didn't Know About Michael J. Jordan Gymnasium at Laney High School |magazine=Complex |date=October 20, 2014 |url=https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/brandon-richard/5-facts-about-michael-j-jordan-gymnasium-at-laney-high-school |access-date=August 12, 2024}}</ref>
[[File:Michael Jordan - Laney High School 1980 - 02.jpg|thumb|left|Jordan going in for a slam dunk for the Laney High School varsity basketball team, {{circa|1979–80}}]]

Jordan was recruited by numerous college basketball programs, including [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]], [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]], [[South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball|South Carolina]], [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|Syracuse]], and [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]].<ref>Halberstam, pp. 67–68.</ref> In 1981, he accepted a basketball scholarship to the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], where Jordan majored in [[cultural geography]].<ref>LaFeber, p. 32.</ref> He chose this field of study because of its relationship to [[meteorology]], as Jordan was interested in a career as a [[meteorologist]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ricks |first=William E. |date=February 17, 2023 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35652687/michael-jordan-23-facts-stories |title='His Airness': Fun facts about Michael Jordan |publisher=ESPN |access-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-date=January 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109232505/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35652687/michael-jordan-23-facts-stories |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 10, 2015 |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/what-the-fox/michael-jordan-reveals-he-wanted-to-be-a-weatherman-if-he-didnt-make-it-in-basketball/news-story/7126835b6220d084d268c9a9636a2b5d |title=Michael Jordan reveals he wanted to be a weatherman if he didn't make it in basketball |work=Fox Sports |access-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-date=January 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109232508/https://www.foxsports.com.au/what-the-fox/michael-jordan-reveals-he-wanted-to-be-a-weatherman-if-he-didnt-make-it-in-basketball/news-story/7126835b6220d084d268c9a9636a2b5d |url-status=live}}</ref>