In the 1984 Olympics Jordan won the gold medal. He won rookie of the year and averaged 28.2 points per game, 6.5 rebounds per game and 5.9 assists per game, which is really good for a rookie player. In his second year in the NBA the Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan versed the Boston Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Playoffs. Where Jordan scored 63 points against the Boston Celtics. Which is a remarkable achievement for any player in the NBA.
My first experience playing organized basketball began when I was in the fifth grade on an after school program in the old armory. We played every Saturday morning and I remember that this is where I became the best point guard ever. At least that was the mentality I had because I thought I knew where my basketball career was headed. Little did I know at that time, the odds of me becoming a professional NBA star were not in my favor. Nevertheless, I continued on with my dad’s support and mentoring to be the best player the Arkansas River Valley had ever laid eyes on.
Sherman Alexie has brought himself into his writing by including some of his personal experience in this young adult novel. In the novel, a underlining plot in the story is Junior’s run through his freshman basketball season on the Varsity team at Reardan High School. He makes varsity after an intense battle with the teams best player, Roger. Even though he is the best shooter on the team, Junior felt he wouldn’t get a lot of playing time, which at first he doesn’t, but then he becomes the teams spark plug, their 6th man, averaging 12 points off the bench. When came time to play his former school, Wellpinit, he started his first game.
Additionally, the team will evaluate the benefits, costs, and risks associated with the negotiation from the perspective of all parties involved. Case Summary Miami Heat’s Pat Riley was extremely interested in winning a contract with Juwan Howard. The Heat had not been to the playoffs in six years. Adding a talented forward like Howard, would certainly increase their chances, however, to ensure Alonzo Mourning would stay with the team, Riley promised “to make him the highest paid player on the team” after he dealt with some other contracts. This would prove fatal to the Howard deal.
His hard work then paid off when he averaged a triple double: 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists over his final two seasons of high school play. During his senior year he was selected to the McDonald’s All-American Team for his outstanding play throughout the season (Wikipedia 2-3). In 1981, Jordan earned a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina, where he majored in cultural geography. Over his freshman year, he averaged 13.4 points per game and was named ACC freshman of the Year, all under
So there could even be a debate if Kobe is the best scorer of his own generation! Then there is Michael Jordan’s ten scoring titles that say it all— he netted the basket like nobody else, and is tied with Wilt Chamberlain for the all-time record of career points per game. Kobe just topped Shaquille O’Neal in scoring to place as the fifth top scorer of all
Not surprisingly, Bryant was offered scholarships to almost every major college and university in the country. Not only was he a brilliant basketball player, he was also a good student, scoring an above-average 1,100 on his Scholastic Aptitude Test. Bryant and his parents remained coy about his future, however. They realized that they faced a momentous decision: whether to bypass college completely and go straight into the NBA draft. Vanessa met Kobe Bryant in November 1999.
Oscar Del Rio APUSH 05/17/10 Period 3 “GLORY ROAD” “Glory Road" was based on a true story of Texas Western's Coach Don Haskins, leading the first all-black starting lineup team to the 1966 NCAA national basketball championship title. Coach Haskins has a lot going against him: first, Texas Western has a poor basketball program, and second, he cannot recruit good white players to the team. Coach Haskins goes to the Northern cities from Gary, Indiana to the Bronx in order to recruit talented black players from the streets to play for his team. At the time there were no black players playing Division 1 basketball in the South this included the ACC, SEC, and SWC leagues. Seven blacks and five whites made up the legendary 1965-66 Texas Western Miners.
History of Professional Basketball The history of professional basketball is spectacular and very interesting in the way it has grown since the 19th century. The game of basketball has expanded into a very popular professional sport among athletes and fans in the United States and other countries. The National Basketball Association has remained as the organization for professional basketball league as other organizations failed. Professional basketball has overcome many obstacles and challenges such as, different organizations trying to compete to be the best, players and teams switching organizations, players’ union and lockouts between the team owners and players. In 1898, the first professional basketball league, the National Basketball League, was formed in Treton, New Jersey (www.basketball.net).
The NBA’s popularity and wealth increased dramatically by the time Michael Jordan had been drafted by the Bulls. Through new technologies Michael Jordan and NBA games could be seen around the world. The NBA became a global television goldmine because it was able to capitalize off of Jordan’s global recognition and popularity. Before Michael Jordan had been a Chicago bull the franchise’s wealth had been a meager nineteen million, which number quickly grew to over one hundred and ninety million in a matter of years. The NBA was not the only company to capitalize off of the Michael Jordan phenomenon, corporations such as Nike and Coca-Cola made billions worldwide off of Jordan.