1. It would be interesting to see what Chris Sheppard(jump ball with LeBron) is up to these days. 2. This was the same year LeBron led the nation in receiving TD’s as a sophomore I believe. The he quit football before his junior year bc he was a lock for the number 1 pick already. 3. I don’t remember hearing about him until the latter part of 2002, then consistently starting in 2003. Anyone who knew about him in 2001(freshman) was either from around his area or an absolute high school basketball fanatic. I ended up working for the Orlando Magic the same year LeBron was drafted. Ironically, a student from SVSM named Nick McNeill, who LeBron knew, started working with me in 2006. It was very cool to see their interactions and get to be around LeBron a few times a year from 2006-2012. Nick left the magic then and I left in 2013. LeBron would treat him just like you would an old buddy, it was really cool to see. He is a stand up guy no matter what anybody says.
This was my Sr year... We were no.3 in Division 1in the state all season and got upset in the Sectional championship after going to the Elite 8 in 2000 and the final 4 in 99.... Great times Growing up in Ohio during that time and Watching ST V's emerge into a power house I was blessed to see Magic, Mike Bird Hardaway Shaq, Kobe, Lebron, Carmelo and Play with 2004 Sacramento Draftes Ricky Minard as a High School Teammate and Kevin Martin as an AAU teammate. Im Blessed. Thanks for uploading the Video.
Is incredible to think that kid who wore number 23 for St. Vincent-St. Mary High School that kid had no clue that he would become one of the greatest basketball players of all time 👑🐐
I do. We we are spoiled now. I remember watching football and it was all grainy and we watched it on Tube TVs. I think it was about 3 or 4 years later we got big screens and HD tv. You had to pay extra for HD and only about 10 or 15 channels offered it. During this time a 32” tube TV was considered big screen and it weighed about 100 pounds.
I’m 51 years old and have followed nba basketball my whole life and can name so many players through the years that has been so great but Lebron James is the best all around basketball player I’ve ever watched. Jordan was the best in his era but LBJ has always made everyone around him look like all stars and has changed the way you play
Y'all are forgetting that in high school and below, 3 step travels are called consistently. I've played and coached and it's only the NBA where 4 step travels are consistently allowed
RIDICULOUS BS call on Cotten taken that charge w/ 1:25 left in gm. Was called blocking. Was clearly a "game-over" offensive charge. Ref was making final 1min interesting. That's BS. ST.V's Defense was outstanding there at end
😂Dude the 80s is in their own separation generation a person born in 83 is damn near a decade older than a person born in 91. Most of 90s born were kids or still in diapers when lebron came to the league. And the oldest age in the 90s generation is early 30s at 33, I don't think you feel old until you start pushing 40.
Even in hs lebron had to carry his team. Seem like no one else could make a shot and the refs were horrible lol how were those last two possessions fouls
@@IsMoKeDgRaPeS outside of Dru Joyce who else can you give credit to??? Those others are not good at all. If it wasn't for Bron SVSM would never get into the tournament!
@@IsMoKeDgRaPeS bro stop 😂 even if bro was hitting threes lebron completely carried this team just look at the stats only reason that lil dude could get off shots was bc of the attention lebron was getting from help d
@@justinwilhite617bronny is like 6’2-6’3 at 18 Bron was 6’5 as a freshman then 6’8 by 18 Bryce is already 6’5 he might be taller than Bron or same height
Crazy...u can kind see the slight BS with refs +20yrs ago. (...u know what I mean. First off??!! Lebron should been living at FT Line. This shouldn't even been as close if refs just called 5 of the "30" fouls made against Lebron.)
LeBron is the greatest basketball player God Almighty ever created. Over Michael Jordon. Michael Jordon was cht from his team in high school. Since 16 yoa, GOAT James has led teamates to titles. Count his high school he has 1 or 2 more. I have seen them all, jordo. Is a sensation ...but he ia not even #2. That is Bill Russell. Ive warched thwm all. Jordon could not win until pippe came. Anxd then 2 years later.
My youngest brother Juan and I may not agree with all things but one area were we march too the same beat is equality of treatment for those who served in the First Gulf War, Bosnia, Korea, Y2K and finally 911. For some reason Mr. John Evan Davis, Mr. Dwayne Keith Thurman, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Spokane Housing Authority, the Spokane Veterans Administration Hospital in Spokane, Washington and finally those in charge of the veterans living not living at 206 S. Post in Spokane, Washington are helping white veterans with medical and dental care only on the 7th floor. My brother who has a Spanish first name of Juan, two French middle names of pb and Pierre and a shared Irish last name who lives at the address above except for the 4th floor for the last four years cannot even receive mental health care in the SVAH urgent care section. Why is that?
James' game hasn't changed since high school. he is a poor outside and free throw shooter while dominating inside and hanging back cheery picking. a physically dominate guy in this game a man among kids. he cant be comparedvto skilled players like Durant , jokiic, curry, or especially the real GOAT MJ
Garbage. If your game doesn't change over a 20-year career...well, you don't HAVE a 20-year career. And to say that the all-time leading scorer in the league, and a guy who could end up 2nd all time in assists, doesn't have a comparable skill set to who you names...well, you don't know basketball and have no idea what the hell you're talking about. I don't think MJ's the GOAT. I think it's LeBron. But it also could be Jabbar, or Bill Russell, or someone else. All for of those gentlemen certainly could be considered the GOAT. But when someone basically says LeBron has no talent, they're just idiots.
The media sure salvaged his career by blowing up his stats to deflect what matters, a winning record and the league even provided all the help anyone would ever need and he still couldn’t get it done. Lefraud
Crazy to think that kid will end up scoring the most points in NBA history.
I think he will be a bust, he seems overrated if you ask me.
@@balln415overatted but 40,000 points
@@trapgod8883I think his joke went over your head.
In basketball history of the world
@@bzap1237 bruh, I score 50 every day when I ball in my backyard and I've been doin it for 15 years.
1. It would be interesting to see what Chris Sheppard(jump ball with LeBron) is up to these days.
2. This was the same year LeBron led the nation in receiving TD’s as a sophomore I believe. The he quit football before his junior year bc he was a lock for the number 1 pick already.
3. I don’t remember hearing about him until the latter part of 2002, then consistently starting in 2003. Anyone who knew about him in 2001(freshman) was either from around his area or an absolute high school basketball fanatic.
I ended up working for the Orlando Magic the same year LeBron was drafted. Ironically, a student from SVSM named Nick McNeill, who LeBron knew, started working with me in 2006.
It was very cool to see their interactions and get to be around LeBron a few times a year from 2006-2012. Nick left the magic then and I left in 2013. LeBron would treat him just like you would an old buddy, it was really cool to see. He is a stand up guy no matter what anybody says.
This was my Sr year... We were no.3 in Division 1in the state all season and got upset in the Sectional championship after going to the Elite 8 in 2000 and the final 4 in 99.... Great times Growing up in Ohio during that time and Watching ST V's emerge into a power house I was blessed to see Magic, Mike Bird Hardaway Shaq, Kobe, Lebron, Carmelo and Play with 2004 Sacramento Draftes Ricky Minard as a High School Teammate and Kevin Martin as an AAU teammate. Im Blessed. Thanks for uploading the Video.
Make some more shit up
@@MerkinMuffly Bet A Grand..... If you got the Cash App I have the Evidence
@@MerkinMuffly why would he write a whole paragraph and lie about that you dumbass nigga
@@MerkinMuffly Not sure why you think he is making it up. Google his name... It is pretty easy to verify.
@@spookiboi7744 lol he doesn't want to lose a Grand. Ill bet him 50 grand if he likes
Is incredible to think that kid who wore number 23 for St. Vincent-St. Mary High School that kid had no clue that he would become one of the greatest basketball players of all time 👑🐐
He wore 32 his freshman year cause Magic was his idol
He’s a sophomore in high school, easily using his off hand to lay the ball in. Smooth for his size even at 15 years old.
16*, his birthday is in December(2000) if this is 2001.
21 years later same results 👑
I wonder if he was an A-hole back then too.
I swear, I remember watching tv in this time and i dont remember the quality of tv being so bad
I do. We we are spoiled now. I remember watching football and it was all grainy and we watched it on Tube TVs. I think it was about 3 or 4 years later we got big screens and HD tv. You had to pay extra for HD and only about 10 or 15 channels offered it. During this time a 32” tube TV was considered big screen and it weighed about 100 pounds.
It wasn't this bad, this is a digitized version of an analog signal, and because it was digitized 20+ years ago the resolution is low.
57:28 as a sophomore is insane 😭😭 dude was literally 16
He was already 6'6" by the age of 16 tho.
It looked like it was in slow motion lmaoo
And he did it with boots on
👑 Lebron James
@@rachelkessinger2295 there are a lot of 6'6 people on this earth..... they ain't doing that
I’m 51 years old and have followed nba basketball my whole life and can name so many players through the years that has been so great but Lebron James is the best all around basketball player I’ve ever watched. Jordan was the best in his era but LBJ has always made everyone around him look like all stars and has changed the way you play
🙄
Larry Bird has entered the chat. 😮
You must be a Knicks fan
Still crying
This is the beginning of LeBron James being a household name…
That boy Joyce lil as hell 😂
Chubby ref was definately trying to keep Wayne Trace in the game. lol
Looks like his son Bryce, without glasses
"it's two points, but you don't see that every weekend"..lol
You have the 2001 or 2002 state title game for St.V?
I'm here because of the movie "Shooting Stars".
👍 Shooting Stars 👍
my boy bron hasn't been getting calls since he was 16 smh
49:44 this travelling call is an embarrassment lol
@@ianbjs Horrible. Same exact call happened his freshman year state champ game. th-cam.com/video/JbOTJN2Nf3s/w-d-xo.html Go to 32:13
They tried to block him from playing his Senior season tho!!! I think they won STATE as a freshman sophomore and senior
Y'all are forgetting that in high school and below, 3 step travels are called consistently. I've played and coached and it's only the NBA where 4 step travels are consistently allowed
Ya boy has been whining to refs since he was 16 smh too.
Well disciplined teams with good ball movement. This is more entertaining than the modern NBA.
amen
Ya know this Lebron kid could be really good one day.
😂😂
I was at this game! 😮
57:28 No Leroids comments?
Could it be that he was always fast???
Dude looks like he was 38 in high school
He said “LayyyyBraaan James”
If he only knew😂😂😂
He said Leebron,not Laybron,listen again.
@@randywhite531 was like, who is Libran James?
LeBron
RIDICULOUS BS call on Cotten taken that charge w/ 1:25 left in gm.
Was called blocking.
Was clearly a "game-over" offensive charge.
Ref was making final 1min interesting.
That's BS.
ST.V's Defense was outstanding there at end
👀 lookin like Tyler James William twin 😂 4real (everyone hates Chris)
I was in 7th or 8th grade when we went to state.
He looks just like Bryce. That kid is gonna be a giant.
That kid’s going to be good one day.
Being good in HS doesn’t mean shit. Plenty of kids dominate in HS. Not all of them become good NBA players.
In the year before the score was always visible and here its not. Is there a good reason for that?
My boy bron once told me never look bron in the eye while eating tuna fish.
1:09:30 A shooting foul...😳😳😳...no way
Who wouldve thought way back then brons hairline would go through a complete transformation.. Retire dissappear an come back😂😂
Tom Brady's as well.
THATS ALL YOU GOT OUT OF WATCHING THE BEST ALL AROUND PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY AS A SOPHOMORE THEN YOU WATCHING THE WRONG VIDEO
33:09 for high school back then that was next level
NO NBA STAR HAS HAD THE SUCCESS LEBRON DID...WE WERE WARNED ...ANDHE LIVED UP TO THE HYPE
If you were born between 83’-91’(I’m a 91’ baby)…how old do you feel knowing he just finished his 20th season?
😂Dude the 80s is in their own separation generation a person born in 83 is damn near a decade older than a person born in 91. Most of 90s born were kids or still in diapers when lebron came to the league. And the oldest age in the 90s generation is early 30s at 33, I don't think you feel old until you start pushing 40.
Yea definitely I am 34 years old now smh sad
@@Young90sbabyare you on meth?
Jay - Not old at all.
also born in 1991....in 6th and 7th grade the debate of Bron or Melo was regular topic of discussion
Even in hs lebron had to carry his team. Seem like no one else could make a shot and the refs were horrible lol how were those last two possessions fouls
did u completely miss dru joyce going 7-7 beyond the arc?? lmaoo
@@MtpMuzik bron sack drainers, can’t give credit to nobody else.
@@IsMoKeDgRaPeS outside of Dru Joyce who else can you give credit to??? Those others are not good at all. If it wasn't for Bron SVSM would never get into the tournament!
@@leslieevans3259 dude above said nothing about dru, that was the point of the comment
@@IsMoKeDgRaPeS bro stop 😂 even if bro was hitting threes lebron completely carried this team just look at the stats only reason that lil dude could get off shots was bc of the attention lebron was getting from help d
What a great team player
Love see 1997-98 Pembroke Hill vs 2002-03 St V's.
JaRon & Kareem Rush out Kansas City.
Give me that Pembroke Hill team vs any1.
Yooo 57:29 - But the way not one of his teammates even gave him a high five...or chest bump though?
Well if your used to seeing him do it all day it’s not really exciting is it
NO HES REACHING TRYING TO STAE NO ONE LIKES HIM...TYPICAL WHTE COMMENT
@@josephtanner3929 lol
@@josephtanner3929 Way to be racist, Joseph.
@@jonhohensee3258 Sorry the statement was loaded with passive aggressiveness!..Needs to be checked
Make sure that after you beat the trap and have numbers to slow it down and set up the half court set.
damn a week after I was born
43:26 what an amazing shot
😂
Well he ended up with a full college scholarship and a long career playing pro. Was a terrible shot a that time though!
Lebron's defense was really lacking
The nuns use to call my boy bron, the eraser because he use to eat erasers.
Wtf was Cotten doing in gm at end?
Could cost SV
That #23 kid on St. V is pretty good. Hope he goes on to have a successful NBA career one day
The only reason why Lebron is so good is ST V. makes those defensive traps.
If we don’t blow an easy game in the regionals we smoke them.
Everybody Hates Chris!
😳🤣
I wonder how tall he was here
6’2
@@mordakie3805 Announcer said 6'6"
@@vodking you right
I’m not a soothsayer but something tells me this kid has a future in basketball 😂
Lebron was already a tall kid back then, unlike Bronny now :D
Idk man, 6'4 is a tall kid to me 🤷🏾♂️
@@justinwilhite617bronny is like 6’2-6’3 at 18 Bron was 6’5 as a freshman then 6’8 by 18 Bryce is already 6’5 he might be taller than Bron or same height
@@_tyleakeBryce is a JR
Crazy...u can kind see the slight BS with refs +20yrs ago.
(...u know what I mean.
First off??!! Lebron should been living at FT Line. This shouldn't even been as close if refs just called 5 of the "30" fouls made against Lebron.)
Refs were fing hating hard
7:02 Liibron James😂
Crazy
….GOAT James💯✔️👑….
...and this was the early signs of a malignant tumour that would one day end up ruining the NBA for everyone.
Is that the guy on that terrible HBO show?
no
I'm only here to say MJ is the GOAT!
I do the same
I go where Jordanites are
and tell them Lebron is the GOAT
@@blatzstats Jordan better
I will tell you LBJ is the Goat
@@TimboSlicePatronTalk former GOAT
LeBron is the greatest basketball player God Almighty ever created. Over Michael Jordon. Michael Jordon was cht from his team in high school. Since 16 yoa, GOAT James has led teamates to titles. Count his high school he has 1 or 2 more. I have seen them all, jordo. Is a sensation ...but he ia not even #2. That is Bill Russell. Ive warched thwm all. Jordon could not win until pippe came. Anxd then 2 years later.
He didn’t flop when 16
Your mom flops her 🐱 everywhere else
Basketball players in general didn’t flop back then. If you knocked someone over, it’s because you were physically stronger than them .
Officials had to be racist, there's no way 1:09:28
The oldest looking Teen ever ha
Lefro
Lebron was always a year and a half older than his actual listed age, always giving him an advantage from the start of his career.
idiot
So he is 41 huh? Bro listen to yourself lol
that means lebron dropped 40 on the champs in the wcf at 40. jordone could never.
Omg why it reach 665 likes it will becomes 666 the devils number
Lebron extremely passive down the stretch. Just sayin.
35:28 Whaaat??? Double dribble??? terrible.
Clown
He does the same thing now where he can't believe they called it and hands the ball to the ref.
@@_DrDrakeRamorayso,do all basketball players lol
@@_DrDrakeRamoraythat's kinda what they had to do lol. Refs will T everyone up if you so throw it in any aggressive way.
My MVP?
St V's Head Coach not getting Technical or Ejected in Final 2mins of this gm.
RIDICULOUS BULLSHIT.
Refs kept other team alive
🙄
@@patricksevers8012 What? U fan or former player for that other team?
This guy has been privileged his entire life. So tired of this (poor black boy, rose to the top) narrative.
You are a clown
I got Russell, MJ, Kareem, Magic, Bird, then LJ in that order all time greatest. Who ya gots boyz?
LeBron, Russell, Jabbar, MJ, Bird, Magic.
1.Wilt
2.LeBron
3. MJ
4.Duncan
5.Kareem
You was alive during all these eras?
@@fitlifestylebiggainz I wasn’t alive during WW2, but can say with confidence that Hitler was a jerk
@@asawhitemanidjustliketosay wasn't talking to you or care about your thoughts.
My youngest brother Juan and I may not agree with all things but one area were we march too the same beat is equality of treatment for those who served in the First Gulf War, Bosnia, Korea, Y2K and finally 911. For some reason Mr. John Evan Davis, Mr. Dwayne Keith Thurman, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Spokane Housing Authority, the Spokane Veterans Administration Hospital in Spokane, Washington and finally those in charge of the veterans living not living at 206 S. Post in Spokane, Washington are helping white veterans with medical and dental care only on the 7th floor.
My brother who has a Spanish first name of Juan, two French middle names of pb and Pierre and a shared Irish last name who lives at the address above except for the 4th floor for the last four years cannot even receive mental health care in the SVAH urgent care section. Why is that?
I pooted
Thanks
ill bet my House that That Kid Lebrob will be a bust in the NBA,,i recommend u guys put ur money on this kid name Kwame Brown
Yo st Vincent should of won by more they kept turning the ball over and missing easy baskets
James' game hasn't changed since high school. he is a poor outside and free throw shooter while dominating inside and hanging back cheery picking. a physically dominate guy in this game a man among kids. he cant be comparedvto skilled players like Durant , jokiic, curry, or especially the real GOAT MJ
Clown
“Poor outside” while having a better career 3pt % than Jordan.🤡🤡🤡
Garbage. If your game doesn't change over a 20-year career...well, you don't HAVE a 20-year career. And to say that the all-time leading scorer in the league, and a guy who could end up 2nd all time in assists, doesn't have a comparable skill set to who you names...well, you don't know basketball and have no idea what the hell you're talking about.
I don't think MJ's the GOAT. I think it's LeBron. But it also could be Jabbar, or Bill Russell, or someone else. All for of those gentlemen certainly could be considered the GOAT. But when someone basically says LeBron has no talent, they're just idiots.
Clown 🤡
Greatest scorer of ALL TIME. Fact. He will grt it to 40,000 points then he will be undisputed GOAT!!!
The media sure salvaged his career by blowing up his stats to deflect what matters, a winning record and the league even provided all the help anyone would ever need and he still couldn’t get it done. Lefraud
Um... doesn't he have some rings?
He has 4 championship rings and made the NBA Finals 9 years in a row. In order to do so, you need to have a winning record.
tard types wut
The refs were racist says my boy bron.
Douche Bag Extraordinaire!