Michael Jordan might be one of the greatest basketball players
to ever walk this earth,
but why did neither of his two sons managed to
get an NBA contract?
Jeffrey and Marcus Jordan were born two years apart and
grew to six foot one and six foot three respectively,
a few inches shorter than their father,
but they did manage to get a few of his
genes.
Jeffrey got Jordan's athleticism, while Marcus got a bit of
Jordan's shooting stroke.
Both of them played basketball in high school,
but only Marcus managed to receive college offers.
Jeffrey did manage to get on the Illinois basketball team
as a walk on,
but only averaged less than two points a game through
his first three seasons.
He joined Marcus at UCF for his senior season,
but left the team in the middle of the season
for personal reasons.
Marcus was the starting shooting guard for the team in
three straight seasons and even had numbers that were good
enough to make an NBA roster.
But in the end, he followed his older brother's footsteps
and stepped away from basketball his senior year to focus
on his life after basketball.