1981: Watch Jordan’s first game at North Carolina

Jordan’s first game as a North Carolina Tarheel (Nov. 29, 1981)

Yup yup, you read that right… JordanDepot News is bringing you Michael Jordan’s first NCAA game, as a North Carolina Tarheel of course. This is how it all started, so just hit play and watch history in the making -  North Carolina vs. Kansas.

Game Recap: Jordan picked up two quick fouls at the beginning, so he had to sit for some time in the first half. The replays were quite rare but they’re all included, along with announcer commentary on Jordan and a couple of James Worthy plays.

Jordan scored 12 points on 5-10 shooting. For the most part, his shots were jumpers under Dean Smith’s famous four corners offense. He missed his first shot which was eerily similar to the game-winning shot in the 1982 NCAA Final game. He made his next three. The end of the game is especially interesting. Announcers were talking about Kansas fouling Jordan because of his inexperience and they did. Even though it was his first trip to the line in the game, he managed to sink both of them under pressure.

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