And it was because he was a freshman and had to defer some to upperclassman, especially a first pick like Worthy, why he didn't have better stats.
It is like when Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault were team mates on La Vie Claire. All the riders and coaches knew LeMond was better, but LeMond had to defer to Bernard winning the Tour before it was his turn.
UNC going to freshman Jordan in that championship game is why Sonny Vicarro convinced Phil Knight they had to bet the company to get Jordan, the only way to sign him away from Adidas, the much larger and diverse company. Nike was only a running shoe company at the time. Nike went all in on Jordan before he played an NBA game, just based on his college career, and as they say the rest is history.