LeBron James has already established himself as one of the greatest players in NBA history and is squarely in the debate as the greatest basketball player of all time. The four-time NBA champion has carved out an amazing career since the Cleveland Cavaliers picked him with the No. 1 pick in the 2003 draft after he graduated from high school.

Now, after four NBA titles, four NBA Finals MVPs and four NBA MVPs, we're interested in studying LeBron James' high school career, one of the most impressive runs ever seen in the sport at that level. Any diehard NBA fan can tell you LeBron James has been able to do it all during his professional career. He averages 27 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game in 19 seasons.

However, how did those numbers look during his high school career?

As a freshman, LeBron James averaged 21 points and 6.2 rebounds per game to lead St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron, Ohio, to a state title.

LeBron James followed that run with averages of 25.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 3.8 steals per game as a sophomore on a team that won another state title and finished 26-1.

As a junior, LeBron James continued his unique run. He was selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team as a sophomore (the first sophomore to be selected) and averaged 29 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.

LeBron James had established himself as the best high school basketball player in the country, and he even wanted to enter the 2002 NBA draft. He was named the National Player of the Year as a junior (the first junior to do so) and set up a big senior year.

As a senior, LeBron James exploded to put up 31.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, despite controversies over Ohio High School Athletic Association rules after taking a car gifted by his mother and some classic jerseys from a clothing store. He was initially declared ineligible but eventually served only a two-game suspension, and his team had to forfeit a win.

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