10 under-the-radar facts about Birthday Boy Kyrie Irving

#7 He dominated New Jersey high school basketball from 2 different schools

During his freshman and sophomore years in high school, Kyrie played for the Michael Kimberley Academy. He averaged 26.5 points, 10.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 3.6 steals and became only the school's second 1000-point scorer. In his sophomore year, he led MKA to its first New Jersey Prep 'B' state championship.

Stating the need to face a new challenge, Kyrie then transferred to St. Patrick High School. Playing with higher competition for starting places, Kyrie averaged 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game in his junior year, en route to leading St. Patrick to their third state title in 4 years. In his senior year, Kyrie upped his game to average 24.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game, while again starring in St. Patrick's Union County championship triumph.