By: Bhargava Kolli
Lebron James was born on December
30th,1984.He was born in Akron, Ohio to
Gloria James and Anthony McClelland.
Since he was born, Lebron Raymone
James never knew his biological father.
His mother was always switching jobs
and moving houses, which resulted in
losing many years of school. Also
because of this, he lived in a foster
family for 2 years.(James)
LeBron James was selected by Akron Ohio's
high school, St.Vincent/St.Mary High School.
He got an award called USA Today All-USA
First Team which he was the first
sophomore to ever get this award. Also he
led his high school team to get to the
Division III state title 2 years in a row.
James was named PARADE magazine's High
School Boys Basketball Player of the
Year and Gatorade Player of the Year.
LeBron was so good that he could have
went pro before finishing high school but
he decide to finish his education. He had a
very good senior year averaging 31.6
points per game. Also, that year his team,
Fighting Irish ranked first in nationals. In High school
all his years at St. Vincent, overall he
James
scored 2,657 points, 892 rebounds and 523
assists.(LeBron)
After finishing high school James
decided to go into the NBA without
going to college. He was drafted first
in the 2003 NBA draft when he was
eligible. The Cleveland Cavaliers
picked him to help their
team.(Augustyn)The Cavaliers hoped
LeBron would solve their struggling
team and franchise back then. His team
thought of him as a marketing
tool.(James)
High School Boys Basketball Player
Gatorade Player of the Year
His high school team also earned the
top national ranking
 Led his team to win the Division III
state title twice(LeBron)
 Was named OhiO’s mr. BasketBall
(high school player of the year)
 Signed a $90 million contract with
the Nike shoe company.(Augustyn)
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What is leBrOn’s
marriage/relationship life?
 What are his statistics now on the
Cleveland team and how will they
grow or decline?
 How does LeBron James contribute to
society?
 Which companies does LeBron James
make contracts with other than the
NBA and how much money does he get
from these contracts ?
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James." Http://www.britannica.com/.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Oct.
2014. Web. 31 Oct. 2014.
"James, LeBron (1984-) .
" Newsmakers. Vol.
3. Detroit: Gale, 2007. Student
Resource Center - Junior. Gale. Spry
Middle School. 28 Oct. 2014
"LeBron James Biography." Bio.com. A&E
Networks Television, n.d. Web. 6 Nov.
2014.