Kobe “Bean” Bryant born August 23, 1978 Philadelphia played on his high school basketball team at Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia and he played varsity when he was a freshman. His team finished with a record of 4-20. The following three year his team had a record of 77-13 and he was averaging 30.8 points, 6.5 assists, and 4.0 steals. He finished high school as the team's leading scorer with 2,883 points surpassing Wilt chamberlain and Lionel simmons.
He got many offers from different colleges including, Duke, Michigan,