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Jordan: I always wanted to go to UCLA. That was my dream school.

Playboy: Why?

Jordan: Because when I was growing up, they were a great team. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, John Wooden. But I never got recruited by UCLA.

Playboy: Even after your success in the Five-Star camp?

Jordan: By the time they wanted to recruit me, they had heard that I was going to stay close to home, which was not necessarily true. I also wanted to go to Virginia because I wanted to play with Ralph Sampson for his last two years there. He was going into his junior year. I wrote to Virginia, but they just sent me back an admission form. No one came and watched me. Then I visited North Carolina and I was happy with the atmosphere, so I committed early.

(Barstool Sports)

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Skinny•38 months

Like my friend Jerry Garcia used to say. Driving that train, high on cocaine. Casey Jones you better, watch your speed. Back to you Dave.

soccerfüt•38 months

OweO doesn’t like Bill Walton. Now I like Bill Walton.

Water Mocassin•38 months

Walton is proof you can live while brain dead.

HalfCocked•38 months

Jesus Christ Bill, Jordan was in high school in fricking Wilmington, thats 2 hours from Chapel Hill. Even if UCLA heard about him over a fricking rotary phone. They'd have had to send a scout on an 8 hour plane trip (layovers) just to see him workout. It was a different time, back then kids stayed near home, which he did. Stop acting like you know it all. And like they had 0 interest.

OweO•38 months

Bill Walton sucks. There are very few people who I can't listen to.. In fact, I can tolerate just about anyone.. Except for Bill Walton. He is a fricking idiot.

Lucky5150•38 months

^there is a poster ^on here than many folks ^on here say the same^ thing about^

HubbaBubba•38 months

Lucky5150 with the back court 3 for the win!

Wild Thang•38 months

You are the lowest IQ poster on this site OweO

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