By his junior year, James was already more famous than most NBA players, gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated. He was again named Ohio Mr. Basketball and selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team. He was also the first junior to be named the boys’ basketball Gatorade National Player of the Year. James averaged 29 points, 8.9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals per game, but for the only time in his high school career, St. Vincent-St. Mary didn’t win a state title, losing in the Division II state championship.