Only 32 seconds remaining. North Carolina's inbounding following a timeout. Georgetown leads 62-61. The NCAA championship game on the line. The Tar Heels needed a bucket. Senior Jimmy Black throws the ball into freshman Michael Jordan. Black runs across the court above the right elbow to set up the four corners offense. Jordan and Black pass it back and forth, looking for any opening in the Hoyas' 1-3-1 zone defense anchored by star center Patrick Ewing. Black then makes an to forward Matt Doherty at the high post. Doherty faces the rim and kicks it back out to Black. Black takes a dribble to the lane and throws a skip pass to Jordan. No. 23 is open thanks to a back screen from James Worthy. MJ rises up... Nothing but nylon. That field goal gave UNC a 63-62 lead. And 14 seconds later, the Tar Heels secured the Division I college basketball crown. The victory gave head coach Dean Smith his first national title, and relieved some scrutiny after losing NCAA Tournament championship games in 1968, 1977, and 1981. It was the University of North Carolina basketball team's first NCAA Championship in 25 years and the cherry on top of a 24-2 regular season that included two victories over archrival Duke and an ACC Championship. Jordan, Worthy, and Sam Perkins were stars. That jump shot was the first time we saw Michael Jordan thrive on the big stage with the game on the line. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, the Hall of Fame basketball player embraced the pressure of big moments. Jordan played with fire at Laney High School and caught the attention of the Tar Heels. In Chapel Hill, he won a national championship, earned the Naismith College Player of the Year Award in 1984, was a Consensus All-American, and won a gold medal as a member United States team at the 1984 Olympics. After his junior year, he left school and was the third-overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984 NBA Draft. The 1985 Ro