TMZ Sports · Mar 17, 2021
Kobe Bryant Is 'The Best H.S. Player I've Ever Seen'
In fact, Coach K said Kobe was so ridiculously good ... the Blue Devils honcho put in very minimal effort into recruiting Bryant because he just knew the guy was destined to skip college for the NBA.
"He looked that good, he believed he was that good, and he was that good," Coach K said. "But I knew he was never going to come [to Duke]."
Kobe reportedly averaged over 30 points, 12 boards, 6.5 assists, 4 steals and nearly 4 blocked shots per game during his final H.S. season at Lower Merion in Penn.