Michael Jordan played college basketball for three seasons at the University of North Carolina (UNC) with the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was a member of the Tar Heels national championship team in 1982, his freshman year. Jordan was selected by consensus to the NCAA All-American First Team in both his sophomore (1983) and junior (1984) seasons. After winning the Naismith and the Wooden College Player of the Year awards in 1984, Jordan left North Carolina one year before his scheduled graduation to enter the 1984 NBA draft. He returned to North Carolina to complete his degree in 1986, when he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography.

In summary, Michael Jordan went to the University of North Carolina for college.