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LeBron James' connection to latest Butler commit Henry Baddley

It’s not often that LeBron James and Butler basketball are mentioned in the same sentence.

But that has happened because the Twitter account for LeBron’s AAU team posted Wednesday night about a scholarship offer made to Henry Baddley, a high school prospect in the 2016 class. Baddley attends St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron, Ohio, which happens to be LeBron’s alma mater.

Baddley, 6-6, 170 pounds, is unranked by Rivals and 247 Sports. He is considered an athletic wing. Think Willie Veasley.

Just a day later (today), Baddley reportedly verbally committed to the Bulldogs.

Baddley helped St. Vincent-St. Mary’s to a No. 1 ranking in Ohio’s Division II and a 22-0 regular season. It was the Irish’s first unbeaten regular season since LeBron’s freshman year of 1999-2000. St. Vincent-St. Mary (26-1) was ranked No. 3 nationally by USA Today before losing to Cleveland Central Catholic 41-36 in a regional final.

Baddley averaged 18.1 points a game and made the all-Ohio Division II second team.

The Akron Beacon-Journal called Baddley the most explosive player on his team.

“When a guy tries to wall up and he’s too far underneath, shame on him,” St. Vincent-St. Mary coach Dru Joyce told the Beacon-Journal. ” Because Henry’s going over him. Those are exciting plays, they give us some energy. At that point, we’re rolling, and there’s not too much that’s going to keep us from getting the victory.”

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