SEASON HIGHS / CAREER HIGHS
 
                           1996-97 HIGHS                                             CAREER HIGHS
 
 Points                 51, vs. New York, 1/21/97                            69, @ Cleveland, 3/28/90
 
 Rebounds           18, vs. Seattle, 3/18/97                                  18, TWICE
 
 Assists:              12, vs. Denver, 2/18/97                                 17, @ Portland, 3/24/89
 
 Steals:                 5, TWICE                                                     10, vs. New Jersey, 1/29/88
 
 Blocks:                4, @ L.A. Clippers, 11/25/96                        6, @ Seattle, 12/2/86
 
 Minutes:              50, vs. Seattle, 3/18/97                                 56, @ Utah, 2/3/92
 

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  Selected in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
  Member of four Chicago Bulls NBA championship teams (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996)
  Named NBA Finals MVP four times (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996)
  Holds NBA Finals single-series record for highest points-per-game average 41.0 (1993)
  Named NBA Most Valuable Player four times (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996)
  Named to the All-NBA First Team eight times (1987-1993, 1996)
  Holds career record for highest points-per-game average (minimum 400 games or 10,000 points) - 33.2
  Holds record for most seasons leading the league in scoring - 8
  Shares record for most consecutive seasons leading the league in scoring - 7 (1986-87 through 1992-93)
  Ranks as the Bulls all-time leading scorer, and notched his 24,000th career point against the Philadelphia 76erson   3/18/96
  Has participated in 9 NBA All-Star Games (1985, 1987-1993), starting 8 times
  Holds the NBA All-Star Game career record for highest scoring average (21.1 ppg)
  Named the MVP of the 1996 and 1988 NBA All-Star Games
  Won the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk in 1987 and 1988, also participating in 1985
  Returned from retirement against the Indiana Pacers on 3/19/95 and posted 19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3   steals in 43 minutes
  Scored a Madison Square Garden and 1994-95 season-high 55 points against the Knicks on 3/28/95
  Had his #23 jersey retired at the United Center on 11/1/94
  Has posted 27 career triple-doubles
  Recorded two playoff career triple-doubles, both at New York (5/9/89 and 6/2/93)
  Named the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
  Scored a career playoff-high 63 points against the Boston Celtics on 5/20/86
  Named NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)
  A member of the gold medal-winning 1984 and 1992 United States Olympic Basketball Teams

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (third pick overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft.
Announced retirement from basketball on 10/6/93.
Rejoined Bulls on 3/18/95.

C A R E E R     S T A T I S T I C S
YEAR	TEAM	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	STL	BLK	PPG
84-85	Chicago	82	82	38.3	.515	.173	.845	6.5	5.9	196	69	28.2
85-86	Chicago	18	7	25.1	.457	.167	.840	3.6	2.9	37	21	22.7
86-87	Chicago	82	82	40.0	.482	.182	.857	5.2	4.6	236	125	37.1
87-88	Chicago	82	82	40.4	.535	.132	.841	5.5	5.9	259	131	35.0
88-89	Chicago	81	81	40.2	.538	.276	.850	8.0	8.0	234	65	32.5
89-90	Chicago	82	82	39.0	.526	.376	.848	6.9	6.3	227	54	33.6
90-91	Chicago	82	82	37.0	.539	.312	.851	6.0	5.5	223	83	31.5
91-92	Chicago	80	80	38.8	.519	.270	.832	6.4	6.1	182	75	30.1
92-93	Chicago	78	78	39.3	.495	.352	.837	6.7	5.5	221	61	32.6
93-94		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
94-95	Chicago	17	17	39.3	.411	.500	.801	6.9	5.3	30	13	26.9
95-96	Chicago	82	82	37.7	.495	.427	.834	6.6	4.3	180	42	30.4
1996-97	Chicago	82	82	37.9	.486	.374	.833	5.9	4.3	140	44	29.6
Career	TOTALS	848	837	38.6	.509	.340	.843	6.3	5.6	2165	783	31.7
All-Star	TOTALS	10	10	29.2	.497	.250	.745	4.6	4.1	30	6	21.1
Playoff	TOTALS	158	158	41.8	.490	.335	.831	6.6	6.0	344	146	33.6

PERSONAL

  He and his wife Juanita, have three children, Jeffrey, Marcus and Jasmine
  Resides in Highland Park, Illinois, a Chicago suburb
  Always wears his University of North Carolina shorts under his Bulls uniform for good luck
  Starred in the movie "Space Jam"
  Hosted "Saturday Night Live" on 9/28/91