Before he broke through with the Cavaliers and fulfilled his promise as an NBA champion and all-time great, LeBron James honed his skills at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, where he became perhaps the most watched player in scholastic history. This full, home white Adidas uniform with green letters and numbers and gold trim features an Onsports jeresy with tag on the front tail, Adidas logo, ribbon-shaped U.S. flag patch (from 9/11) and leprechaun logo on the neckline. The front reads: "IRISH 23" while the back shows "JAMES 23" and the Adidas logo.
The shorts have Onsports XXL tagging in the back, Adidas logo on one side and team logo on the opposite featuring a fighting leprechaun inside a large, green "M." Both items show good use.
As a junior with the Fighting Irish, James became the first underclass high school basketball player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. By his senior season, he and his teammates toured the country playing the nation's top-ranked teams, with some of the games being televised on ESPN2. Time Warner Cable even tried to capitalized on his budding success, televising games for pay-per-view audiences.
LeBron James graduated from St. Vincent-St. Mary in 2003 before entering the NBA.
High School Career stats
25.2 points per game
7.9 rebounds per game
5.0 assists per game
55.8 percent field goal shooting
36.0 percent 3-point shooting
James was a four-year letter winner for his high school and made his high-school debut as a 14-year-old freshman in 1999. From 1999 to 2003, the Irish lost a total of six games. The lone loss of James' senior year was a forfeiture of a previous win.
According to the stats compiled by Basketball-Reference, James scored a total of 2,667 points during his high school career.
Overall in fine condition and includes authentication from MEARS.