North carolina opened their 1981 82 campaign with a win against kansas at a neutral site in charlotte north carolina. North carolina s starting line up consisted of jimmy black and jordan at the guard positions matt doherty and james worthy in at forward and sam perkins as starting center. Named one of the 50 greatest players in nba history big game james was a seven time nba all star three time nba champion and the 1988 nba finals mvp with the los angeles lakers in the national basketball association nba.
James ager worthy born february 27 1961 is an american former professional basketball player who is a commentator television host and analyst. When worthy was a junior and. Laney high school class of 1981 visited the university of north carolina he was met by a student two years older named james worthy.
When jordan emsley a. Part of that talent all american forward james worthy and freshman guard michael jordan teamed up to help the tar heels beat georgetown 63 62 in the ncaa finals monday night the closest championship game in 23 years. As an analyst for spectrum sportsnet worthy also has had up close and personal access to.
Worthy played with jordan at north carolina and then against him for several years while with the lakers. One of the athletes who had already established himself as a future star when mj arrived was james worthy. When he joined the team the jumpman was just an addition to a talented team of college players.
James worthy sheds light on michael jordan s freshman year at carolina sun jun 28 2020 in 1981 michael jordan joined north carolina. His talent made it impossible for coach dean smith to keep him off the team. Worthy joined north carolina in 1979 and began starting games as a freshman.
He also entered the nba two years before the bulls legend did. James worthy was senior to michael jordan in college. James worthy on michael jordan stepping into unc.
Mj james worthy and other unc alumni share powerful blm message 2 18 north carolina men s basketball coach roy williams michael jordan and various unc alumni urge everyone to educate.
James worthy michael jordan north carolina. James worthy shares his early impressions of michael jordan at unc helping to recruit jordan to north carolina and being blown away by his abilities on the practice court. Worthy tells antawn. The 1981 82 north carolina tar heels men s basketball team represented university of north carolina the team played its home games in chapel hill north carolina and was a member of the atlantic coast conference led by james worthy sam perkins and freshman michael jordan the tar heels won the national championship it was head coach dean smith s first title.
The 1981 82 north carolina tar heels men s basketball team represented university of north carolina the team played its home games in chapel hill north carolina and was a member of the atlantic coast conference led by james worthy sam perkins and freshman michael jordan the tar heels won the national championship it was head coach dean smith s first title. Worthy tells antawn. James worthy shares his early impressions of michael jordan at unc helping to recruit jordan to north carolina and being blown away by his abilities on the practice court.
