KOBE BRYANT SIGNED LOWER MERION HS JERSEY #33 RETIRED TICKET STUB 2002 1/26 PSA

Description: Bryant’s legend began at Lower Merion High School, located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, in a Philadelphia suburb. His career with the Aces led him to be drafted 13th overall out of high school by the Charlotte Hornets, and he was immediately traded to the Lakers in a pre-arranged trade between the two teams. Here’s a look back at his time playing for the Lower Merion basketball time from 1992-96. 77-13 When Bryant arrived at Lower Merion, he immediately became a starter for the team, but it took some time for the Aces to gel together in his freshman season and the team finished 4-20 in his first season. After that first season, however, Bryant and Lower Merion took off, with the team compiling a 77-13 record in his final three years with the team. First Pennsylvania Player of the Year award It was his junior season that Bryant burst onto the high school basketball scene. During that year, he put together a sterling campaign in which he averaged 31.1 points, 10.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. The year ended with him being named Pennsylvania Player of the Year, and offers from top colleges began to pour in. That season, however, Kevin Garnett went directly from high school to the NBA, giving Bryant the idea to do the same. Senior year Bryant sealed his status of one of the best high school basketball players of all time with a huge senior season that saw him average 30.8 points, 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4 steals and 3.8 blocked shots per game. The Aces started the campaign just 1-3, but won 30-straight games from there to finish the 1995-96 season with an astonishing 31-3 record. The Aces won their first PIAA state championship since 1943 in a 48-43 win against Erie Cathedral Prep. It was the fifth title in program history and first Class 4A since the PIAA expanded the classes beyond 3A. Ironically, the state championship game was Bryant’s worst of the season as he scored just 17 points in the game. He was named the Naismith High School Player of the Year, the Gatorade Men’s National Basketball Player of the Year, a USA Today All-USA First Team player and a McDonald’s All-American. State records High school basketball players celebrate the accomplishment of reaching 1,000 points, and with good reason. It is a lofty milestone and is difficult to accomplish. When Bryant took off his Aces jersey for the final time, he had amassed a state-record 2,883 points during his high school career to pass Wilt Chamberlain, who had scored more than 2,200 points in his career at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. 33 Bryant’s No. 33 jersey at Lower Merion was retired in 2002. Several years later, Bryant would donate $411,000 to the school for educational displays, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported, and the school renamed the gym in Bryant’s honor.

Price: 7999 USD

Location: Henderson, Nevada

End Time: 2023-11-21T05:52:52.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9.95 USD