Texas Basketball: 3 Longhorns who were Michael Jordan foes in NBA

1. Chris Mihm, Center

This 7-foot and 265 pound towering former Texas center Chris Mihm had a very promising outlook to his NBA career when it first started just after the turn of the century. The two-time All-Big 12 selection and two-time All-Big 12 Tournament selection was really highly touted coming off the Forty Acres. He was also an All-American Team selection following his junior season at Texas.

Mihm was actually the seventh overall pick of the Bulls in the 2000 NBA Draft. He was drafted by former controversial general manager Jerry Krause and the Bulls two years after Jordan hung ’em up for the second of three retirements during his playing days in the NBA. That was a failed Bulls rebuild at that time.

However, Mihm didn’t ever suit up in a Bulls uniform. He was promptly traded to the Cavaliers on draft night 2000 after the Bulls selected him. Mihm would then spend most of his playing days in the NBA with the Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers (four seasons each). He also had one season with the Boston Celtics (54 regular season games played with them).

Mihm faced Jordan when he was a member of the Washington Wizards during the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons (his final two in the NBA). Even though the Wizards teams that Jordan played for weren’t all that great, Mihm only came out with a record of 1-4 in five regular season meetings in those two years. Mihm averaged 6.8 points per game, 6.6 rebounds, 0.2 assists, and 1.0 blocks, while shooting a measly 31.6 percent from the field in those five tries.