Editing Michael Jordan (section)

== College career ==
[[File:Jordan northcarolina 1983.jpg|thumb|left|Jordan in action for North Carolina in 1983]]
As a freshman under coach [[Dean Smith]]’s team-oriented system, Jordan was named [[Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year|ACC Freshman of the Year]] after averaging 13.4 [[points per game]] on 53.4% shooting—ranking 10th in scoring and 5th in [[field goal percentage]] in the conference.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1981–1982 Atlantic Coast Conference Statistics |url=https://theacc.com/documents/2020/7/6//Release_1980_81.pdf?id=1135 |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=theacc.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="dbb" /> He made the game-winning [[jump shot (basketball)|jump shot]] in the [[1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|1982 NCAA Championship game]] against [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]], which was led by future NBA rival [[Patrick Ewing]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hoffman |first=Benjamin |date=February 22, 2014 |title=Jordan Keeps Haunting Knicks' Playoff Hopes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/sports/basketball/jordan-keeps-haunting-the-knicks-playoff-hopes.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223112301/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/sports/basketball/jordan-keeps-haunting-the-knicks-playoff-hopes.html |archive-date=February 23, 2022 |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> Jordan later described this shot as the major turning point in his basketball career.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lazenby |first=Roland |title=Michael Jordan: The Ultimate Career Tribute |publisher=H&S Media |year=1999 |location=Bannockburn, IL |page=128 |chapter=Michaelangelo: Portrait of a Champion}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2016 |title=Michael Jordan says his title-winning shot in 1982 was 'the birth of Michael Jordan' |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15136507/title-winning-shot-1982-was-birth-michael-jordan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119203222/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15136507/title-winning-shot-1982-was-birth-michael-jordan |archive-date=November 19, 2020 |access-date=October 30, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> During his sophomore and junior seasons, Jordan consistently ranked among the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]'s elite, finishing either 1st or 2nd in both [[Basketball scorekeeping|total points]] and points per game, while also placing in the top 10 in field goal percentage and [[free throw]] percentage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1982–1983 Atlantic Coast Conference Statistics |url=https://theacc.com/documents/2020/7/6//Release_1982_83.pdf?id=1137 |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=theacc.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1983–1984 Atlantic Coast Conference Statistics |url=https://theacc.com/documents/2020/7/6//Release_1983_84.pdf?id=1138 |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=theacc.com |language=en}}</ref> In his three seasons with the [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|Tar Heels]], Jordan averaged 17.7 ppg on 54.0% shooting and added 5.0 rpg and 1.8 apg.<ref name="br">{{Cite web |title=Michael Jordan Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jordami01.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121155936/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jordami01.html |archive-date=November 21, 2020 |access-date=November 21, 2020 |website=Basketball Reference}}</ref>

Jordan was selected by consensus to the [[1983 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|NCAA All-American First Team]] in both his sophomore (1983) and junior (1984) seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Jordan Carolina Basketball Facts |url=https://goheels.com/news/2020/4/19/mens-basketball-michael-jordan-carolina-basketball-facts.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212134319/https://goheels.com/news/2020/4/19/mens-basketball-michael-jordan-carolina-basketball-facts.aspx |archive-date=February 12, 2022 |access-date=October 30, 2023 |publisher=North Carolina Tar Heels}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Jordan |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/michael-jordan-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007190154/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/michael-jordan-1.html |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |access-date=October 22, 2022 |publisher=Sports Reference}}</ref> After winning the [[Naismith College Player of the Year|Naismith]] and the [[John R. Wooden Award|Wooden]] College Player of the Year awards in 1984, Jordan left North Carolina a year before his scheduled graduation to enter the [[1984 NBA draft]]. Jordan returned to North Carolina to complete his degree in 1986,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Morris |first=Mike |title=Michael Jordan: The Ultimate Career Tribute |publisher=H&S Media |year=1999 |location=Bannockburn, IL |pages=63, 67 |chapter=The Legend: A Highlight-Reel History of the NBA's Greatest Player}}</ref> when he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson Hess |first=Abigail |date=September 27, 2017 |title=5 superstar athletes who went back to school |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/27/5-superstar-athletes-who-went-back-to-school.html |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=CNBC |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716125053/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/27/5-superstar-athletes-who-went-back-to-school.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fogel |first=Anna |date=January 10, 2014 |title=Michael Jordan's College Transcript Reveals He Took Beginning Tennis, Majored in Geography |url=https://nesn.com/2014/01/michael-jordans-college-transcript-reveals-he-took-beginning-tennis-majored-in-geography-now-up-for-auction/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714021246/https://nesn.com/2014/01/michael-jordans-college-transcript-reveals-he-took-beginning-tennis-majored-in-geography-now-up-for-auction/ |archive-date=July 14, 2018 |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=New England Sports Network}}</ref> In 2002, Jordan was selected to the [[ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team]] and named the greatest athlete in ACC history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2007 |title=ACC 50th Anniversary Men's Basketball Team |url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092602aaa.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102805/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092602aaa.html |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |access-date=July 21, 2021 |publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=WRAL |date=2003-03-13 |title=Jordan, Hamm Named ACC's Greatest Athletes |url=https://www.wral.com/story/104512/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=WRAL.com |language=en}}</ref>