Before Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James became one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA, he was already a phenomenal athlete in high school, And the King just shared some rare highlights of him dominating for the Saint Vincent-Saint Mary High School close to two decades ago.
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LeBron showed a natural talent for basketball at an early age and was recruited by St. Vincent-St. Mary High School to join their basketball team in 1999. Overall, James scored 2,657 points, 892 rebounds, and 523 assists during his four years there.
LeBron averaged 18 points per game as a freshman, and he helped the team to a Division III state title by scoring 25 points in the championship game. That was the start of his rise to fame as people started to realize that he was a cut above the rest and has the potential to be extremely special.
In his sophomore year, James was chosen for the USA Today All-USA First Team. He was the first sophomore ever selected for this award. He also led his team to a second-straight Division III title.
But it wasn't until his third year in high school that LeBron started to seriously consider going pro, and why not? He was hailed as PARADE magazine's High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year and Gatorade Player of the Year. It was also clear that only a few players can go toe-to-toe against him on both ends of the floor. Ultimately, James decided to return to St. Vincent-St. Mary High School for his senior year, where he averaged 31.6 points while leading them to their third state title in four years.
Then in 2003, LeBron decided to skip college and declare for the NBA Draft.
And the rest, as they say, is history.
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