Look at his eyes when he says "It gets to a point where it gets so intense, that we both want to win"....you literally see the intensity in his countenance.
Yeah, I have only seen a very short clip of him playing in high school ini the come fly with me documentary. This footage is better. Apparently there just isn't much footage of MJ in high school playing. I appreciate the footage as well.
@@christianraines3032 This dude is probably talking about Micheal in his senior year of High-school and when he played baseball being in the paper . Micheal didn’t get a college offer for Basketball till his Jr year summer going into his senior year. I know you know, he wasn’t even playing varsity his sophomore year of High-school, let alone ranked to be noticed.
Jordan was born to ball He had long arm huge Hands with natural athleticism Off the scales of anybody He had a 49 inch vertical at a time when sports science was not so advanced. That a god gift.
@@alsimmonshellspawn6021 Track and field wise yeah, but Chamberlain was a track and field athlete who specifically worked on those things. Jordan did not. I wouldn't necessarily define athleticism through track and field type activities. Jordan was the GOAT player, which accounts to being a super athlete. Bird had very little athleticism the way you're discussing it, but based on his skills he should be considered a top athlete of all time is what i'm saying. Wilt was a freak of nature when it comes to speed and jumping ability. No one in history had him beat. Even his strength was unbelievable. Obviously the 600 bench was complete BS since logically that made no sense for a basketball player especially during that time, but I would think he could hit 400 or over,he was still stronger than any other NBA player by far.
@@JoshOkoyecould be a Mandela effect but he has been said by a plethora of sources to have a 4.38 40 yard dash and 48inch vertical. To this day the closest jumper I've seen to him in the league is Ja Morant.
It's very rare, Kevin. However, I believe that this is the McDonald's Capital Classic (03-26-1981 - Landover, MD). MJ had 14 points in a 91-85 win. You may be thinking of the McDonald's All-Ameican Game (04-11-81 - Wichita, KS)? MJ had 30 points and hit clutch FTs to seal a 96-95 win. That said, I welcome your input / corrections!
Wooten was the legendary coach at Dematha in Baltimore. I remember he coached Keith Bogans and Joe Forte when they were there at the same time in the late 90s.
To those who care... the song in the background is "Attila the Hun" by the Dixie Dregs, from their 1981 album "Unsung Heroes"... jazz fusion band of the late 70s/early 80s featuring legendary guitarist Steve Morse. I did not expect that!
I was gonna mention this. I graduated the same year as MJ and followed his career since I heard about him in 1980. Street and Smith magazine was the Bible of basketball. They used to have about 6 teams of the top HS players. MJ was not listed on any of those teams. He was an honorable mention. Brick Oettinger was a big time HS basketball journalist in N.C and tried to get MJ on one of those teams of top players, but Dave Krider, who did the H.S section in Street and Smith said the magazine had already gone to print and was unable to get MJ on any of the teams. Back to the MVP snub ( which I feel is a bigger diss than him not making varsity as a sophomore). There were quite a few players who were ranked higher and more touted ( but not necessarily better)than MJ back then. Here's some of the names off the top of my head........Milt Wagner, Nigel Miguel, Ennis Whatley, Aubrey Sherrod, Adrian Branch, Anthony Jones to name a few. The game was played in Wichita, Kansas ( where Sherrod and Greg Dreiling were from). Morgan Wooten was the coach of DeMatha H.S ( where Adrian Branch went to school) and also was on the committee of the McDonald's game player selection. This game had Co- MVPs......guess who? Branch and Sherrod !!!!! I heard MJ's mom was LIVID and had to be held back from going down to the court to give them a piece of her mind. So as you can see MJ wasn't always that guy. Just a country boy from Wilmington, NC who worked his way to being who he became. And some of those names I mentioned earlier.....most ppl still never heard of. It's not how you start, but how you finish.
@@trueballertv665 Because David Thompson already had a 50% Mid Range shot. Michael Jordan developed his Mid range later on in his career. But David, literally arrived in the league with it. So you can imagine how good he would've been if he didnt have issues. But yes. At the age. David Skywalker Thompson was better.
Look at his eyes when he says "It gets to a point where it gets so intense, that we both want to win"....you literally see the intensity in his countenance.
Yea his eyes go from soft to hard then back to soft lol almost as if he's putting himself in that mindset when explaining it
Scary like he was possessed to be honest. I hope not.
Yeah I definitely see it
I have never seen footage of Mike in high school. Thanks for the upload
You're welcome, Orlando.
Yeah, I have only seen a very short clip of him playing in high school ini the come fly with me documentary. This footage is better. Apparently there just isn't much footage of MJ in high school playing. I appreciate the footage as well.
Even at 17 - 18 years old you could see him cradle that ball on his way to the hoop like he'd been practicing that lol.
yeah i peeped that...
He liked to cuff it like Larry.
That's where his competitive drive came from because of his brother Larry who MJ said was the best
His Airness, The Black Cat.... The intensity in the eyes!!! The GOAT...
Holy Grail level footage, thanks! Hard to believe I was barely crawling around on the floor when this happened.
lol same here
No this really is, I didn't think there was any footage of him in HS. This is epic.
i.m from Wilmington and grew up with his name all over the paper...he was WELL KNOWN even in HS...even went to my Boy.s Club...the man was dominant...
That's pretty cool. He said he wasn't highly recruited coming out of college. I often wonder why or how true that really was.
*coming out of high school
@@christianraines3032 This dude is probably talking about Micheal in his senior year of High-school and when he played baseball being in the paper . Micheal didn’t get a college offer for Basketball till his Jr year summer going into his senior year. I know you know, he wasn’t even playing varsity his sophomore year of High-school, let alone ranked to be noticed.
Jordan was born to ball
He had long arm huge
Hands with natural athleticism
Off the scales of anybody
He had a 49 inch vertical
at a time when sports science
was not so advanced.
That a god gift.
I don’t think he really had a 48-49 inch vertical. That is really high, like head 6 inches over the rim high. Jordan never did that
Wilt chamberlain was more athletic
@@alsimmonshellspawn6021 Track and field wise yeah, but Chamberlain was a track and field athlete who specifically worked on those things. Jordan did not. I wouldn't necessarily define athleticism through track and field type activities. Jordan was the GOAT player, which accounts to being a super athlete. Bird had very little athleticism the way you're discussing it, but based on his skills he should be considered a top athlete of all time is what i'm saying. Wilt was a freak of nature when it comes to speed and jumping ability. No one in history had him beat. Even his strength was unbelievable. Obviously the 600 bench was complete BS since logically that made no sense for a basketball player especially during that time, but I would think he could hit 400 or over,he was still stronger than any other NBA player by far.
@@JoshOkoyecould be a Mandela effect but he has been said by a plethora of sources to have a 4.38 40 yard dash and 48inch vertical.
To this day the closest jumper I've seen to him in the league is Ja Morant.
Very rare footage. Thank you for the upload.
Wow this super rare, thanks for the upload 😊
Holy shit! This is the ultimate never before seen
It's very rare, Kevin. However, I believe that this is the McDonald's Capital Classic (03-26-1981 - Landover, MD). MJ had 14 points in a 91-85 win. You may be thinking of the McDonald's All-Ameican Game (04-11-81 - Wichita, KS)? MJ had 30 points and hit clutch FTs to seal a 96-95 win. That said, I welcome your input / corrections!
Is there more footage of this game?
Jordan at this point alredy had a silky smoth jumper! Just Insane
LOVE IT. I was a camo counselor at Morgan Wooten’s camp before
Been looking for any kind of footage of Jordan in that game and nothing was out there. Until now.
Wooten was the legendary coach at Dematha in Baltimore. I remember he coached Keith Bogans and Joe Forte when they were there at the same time in the late 90s.
Omg, I have been looking for new MJ Highschool footage. I’m surprised this got released so late in 2023.
i still don't understand why nearly every McD's game is available to watch but this one... release the shit already!
Is there a video of the complete '81 Macdonald's All-American game?
I've been looking for years
@@cherryyak None were televised sadly until 1985. Kinda amazing it took 7 years. Lot of history missed cause of it.
Good find. Thanks for the upload.
You're welcome, mate. 👍🏀
To those who care... the song in the background is "Attila the Hun" by the Dixie Dregs, from their 1981 album "Unsung Heroes"... jazz fusion band of the late 70s/early 80s featuring legendary guitarist Steve Morse. I did not expect that!
Nice find
Amazing!
Nice find!
Thank you, my friend! How are you, Jeff?
The 12 th grade Jordan was so fast n so athletic dean Smith toned him down you could tell I knew once nba Jordan was out it was on 😁
Great video!!!
Michael Jordan, legend, facts 😎🙏💪🤜💯.
Damn Adam, where did you find that? I've never seen that before.
We need the full game if possible......I'm sure Laney High School have games recorded too.
very nice 👍
His big bro at 6’1” was an amazing athlete
Larry Jordan was listed at 5'9".
@@inallairness I knew he was short. Man he could get up though
@@edscottable he could soar!
Makes me wonder how MJ grew to 6'6
44” vertical but never had the growth spurt Michael did
The ultimate competitor.
MJ ♾️🐐.
Michael Jordan should consider himself so privileged to have played in Henry Levitt Arena.
Tnx
I have the original program from this game.
they always act like jordan was ass in high school and college ! 😂😂
never seen this before
Yeah that man always had a stare that pierced through. :50 and :55
Crazy how tiny he looked in high school
Even as a senior in HS some of the tools were there
I was at this game in Wichita, Ks, and I never understood why Jordan didn't get the MVP.
I’ve never seen this.
Should have won the MVP
He scored 30 points to lead all scorers and hit the game winning free-throws but still didn't win the MVP of the game smh
I was gonna mention this. I graduated the same year as MJ and followed his career since I heard about him in 1980. Street and Smith magazine was the Bible of basketball. They used to have about 6 teams of the top HS players. MJ was not listed on any of those teams. He was an honorable mention. Brick Oettinger was a big time HS basketball journalist in N.C and tried to get MJ on one of those teams of top players, but Dave Krider, who did the H.S section in Street and Smith said the magazine had already gone to print and was unable to get MJ on any of the teams. Back to the MVP snub ( which I feel is a bigger diss than him not making varsity as a sophomore). There were quite a few players who were ranked higher and more touted ( but not necessarily better)than MJ back then. Here's some of the names off the top of my head........Milt Wagner, Nigel Miguel, Ennis Whatley, Aubrey Sherrod, Adrian Branch, Anthony Jones to name a few.
The game was played in Wichita, Kansas ( where Sherrod and Greg Dreiling were from). Morgan Wooten was the coach of DeMatha H.S ( where Adrian Branch went to school) and also was on the committee of the McDonald's game player selection. This game had Co- MVPs......guess who? Branch and Sherrod !!!!! I heard MJ's mom was LIVID and had to be held back from going down to the court to give them a piece of her mind. So as you can see MJ wasn't always that guy. Just a country boy from Wilmington, NC who worked his way to being who he became. And some of those names I mentioned earlier.....most ppl still never heard of. It's not how you start, but how you finish.
Jordan’s older brother used to bust his ass on the court they said lol
David Thompson at that age was better.
I mean wow!! David Thompson will never be on MJs level!! Why make that comment?
@@trueballertv665 Because David Thompson already had a 50% Mid Range shot. Michael Jordan developed his Mid range later on in his career. But David, literally arrived in the league with it. So you can imagine how good he would've been if he didnt have issues. But yes. At the age. David Skywalker Thompson was better.
@@onyxstone4618 Jordan had a great mid range shot at UNC
@@trueballertv665
David Thompson was UNREAL at about that age.
@@onyxstone4618 na. MJ's mjdrange was lethal throughout the 80s. He developed his 3 later on.