This Day in Madness: When Mike became Michael Jordan – The Athletic

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Editors note:In the wake of the NCAAs decision to cancel the 2020 tournament, The Athletic will be celebrating the best NCAA Tournament game played on each day over the course of the next three weeks.You can read the rest of the stories here.

Before he became His Airness, before he changed the athletic apparel industry, before he revolutionized the game of basketball, Michael Jordan was a freshman at North Carolina. And on March 29, 1982, the Tar Heels needed a bucket.

James Worthy, the teams leading scorer and consensus first-team All-American, was on the floor. So was second-team All-American Sam Perkins.

In the waning seconds of the championship game, though, the shot went to the skinny freshman whom coach Dean Smith wouldnt even allow to appear on the preseason Sports Illustrated cover.

Trailing Georgetown 62-61, senior guard Jimmy Black found Jordan near the corner, whose shot from 17 feet didnt even graze the rim.

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