Position:
SF Born:
12/30/84
Height: 6-8 / 2,03 Weight: 245 lbs. / 111,1 kg. From: St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH)
Outstanding
athleticism... Very strong... Just a physically superior player...
Can pretty much score at will when he drives to the basket...
Excellent vision of the court... Superb ballhandling skills...
Can play the point... Can play the power forward spot too...
Great coordination... Great finisher in the open court... Runs
the floor with the best of them... Able to hit incredible shots...
Must improve his mid-range game... Average from the charity
stripe... Probably the best player in the game right now.
Played with the Summit Lake Hornets.
Attended the St. Vincent-St. Mary HS in Akron, Ohio.
Ruled ineligible to play for the rest of the season in
January 2003 after accepting free clothes valued at a
combined $845. An Ohio judge temporarily restored his
high school eligibility a week later.
Selected by the Brevard Blue Ducks as 18th overall pick
in the 2003 USBL Draft.
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as 1st overall pick
in the 2003 NBA Draft.
Signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers in July 2003.
Led St. Vincent-St. Mary's to a perfect 27-0 record and
a Ohio State Div II title in 2000. Won the title again
in 2001 and 2003.
Became the first sophomore to be named Ohio Mr. Basketball
in 2001. Named Ohio Mr. Basketball again in 2002 and 2003.
Became the first sophomore to be named to the USA Today
All-USA 1st Team in 2001. Named to the 1st Team again
in 2002 and 2003.
Named Underclassmen MVP at the ABCD Camp in 2001.
Named High School Basketball Player of the Year by USA
Today in 2002 and 2003. First player to win the award
twice.
Named Gatorade national player of the year in 2002 and
2003.
Named Player of the Year in Ohio Division II in 2003.
Named Naismith Male Prep Basketball Player of the Year
in 2003.
Won the Morgan Wootten Award as McDonald's national Player
of the Year in 2003.
Won the Powerade Jam Fest dunk competition in 2003.
Selected to the McDonald's All-America Game in 2003. Named
MVP.
Played the EA Sports Roundball Classic in 2003. Named
West's MVP.
Played the Jordan Capital Classic in 2003. Named MVP.
Became the first high school player to win MVP in three
all-star games in 2003.
Crowned national champion with St. Vincent-St. Mary by
USA Today in 2003.
Holds St. Vincent-St. Mary's record for most points scored
in one game with 52.
Selected to the NBA Rookie All-Star Game in 2004 and 2005.
Won the NBA Rookie of the Year award in 2004. Youngest
Rookie of the Year in NBA history.
Voted HoopsHype.com Rookie of the Year in 2003-04.
Voted to the HoopsHype.com All-NBA 2nd Team in 2003-04.
Selected to the NBA All-Rookie 1st Team in 2003-04.
Member of the US Team that lost three games and won the
bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic Games.
5 times selected to the NBA All-Star Game. Named MVP in
2006 and 2008. Youngest player to receive the award.
Voted to the HoopsHype.com All-NBA 1st Team in 2004-05,
2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09.
Named to the All-NBA 1st Team in 2005-06, 2007-08 and
2008-09.
Named to the All-NBA 2nd Team in 2004-05 and 2006-07.
Led the NBA in minutes played in 2004-05.
Named to the All-NBA 1st Team in 2005-06.
Won the bronze medal at the World Championship with the
US Team in 2006.
Won the gold medal at the Tournament of Americas with
the US Team in 2007.
Led the NBA in scoring in 2007-08.
Won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games with the
US Team.
Voted HoopsHype.com MVP in 2008-09.
Named NBA MVP in 2008-09.
Voted to the HoopsHype.com All-NBA 1st Defensive Team
in 2008-09.
Selected to the NBA All-Defensive 1st Team 2008-09. Website:www.lebronjames.com
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Played with the Summit Lake Hornets.
