Was Michael Jordan cut from varsity?

Was Michael Jordan cut from varsity?

Michael Jordan At the end of the day, likely the greatest basketball player who ever lived was told he was not good enough, and that should be motivation enough for anyone to keep working at their craft. Jordan was bypassed on the Laney varsity roster, and was instead relegated to the junior varsity team.

What famous basketball player didn t make his high school team?

Michael Jordan was rejected from the varsity team In his sophomore year, Jordan tried out for the varsity team but was rejected, as he just stood at 5’11. These days there are high school players in the US as tall as 7 feet. Jordan wasn’t even 6 feet tall at the time. This fueled the fire in Jordan and he went to work.

Did Michael Jordan play high school basketball?

The latest MJ myth to be dispelled was the one that saw young Michael done an injustice by his high school coach who “cut” the future Hall of Famer while he was a sophomore at Laney High School. Well, it turns out, Jordan was never really cut from the team. He was placed on Junior Varsity to develop more.