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Widely considered the best player the NBA has ever seen, Michael Jordan accepted his role as the most notable professional athlete in the world with the same grace and calm he shows in the waning moments of games. After being cut from his high school basketball team as a sophomore, Jordan improved enough to be named to the McDonald's All-American team as a senior. Jordan chose to take his game to Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. Dean Smith's troops won the national championship the next year, thanks to Jordan's game-winning shot. The Sporting News named Jordan College Player of the Year for both his sophomore and junior seasons, winning the Naismith and Wooden Awards in 1984. He chose to forego his final year at North Carolina and was chosen as the third overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984 NBA Draft.
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