LeBron James attended St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, a private Catholic high school located in Akron, Ohio. During his high school career, he became a national media phenomenon, capturing multiple state championships and earning unprecedented individual accolades that led sports media outlets to broadcast his high school games nationally. His extraordinary talent and dominance at St. Vincent-St. Mary propelled him directly to the National Basketball Association as the number-one overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft without ever playing college basketball.