<sod>A graduate of [[Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California)|Mater Dei High School]] in [[Santa Ana, California]], Strawberry built a reputation for hard-nosed defense. During his senior year, he was involved in a nationally-televised matchup against [[St. Vincent - St. Mary High School]] of [[Akron, Ohio]], where he was assigned the task of defending their star player and future [[NBA]] superstar [[LeBron James]]. Strawberry was lauded for his efforts, which included holding James to a 33% shooting performance (0-for-8 from beyond the [[three-point field goal|three-point]] line) and forcing him into seven [[turnover (basketball)|turnovers]].<eod>
<sod>During Strawberry's senior year at [[Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California)|Mater Dei High School]] in [[Santa Ana, California]] he defended future [[NBA]] superstar [[LeBron James]] in a nationally-televised matchup against [[St. Vincent - St. Mary High School]] of [[Akron, Ohio]]. Strawberry was lauded for his efforts,{{cn}} which included holding James to a 33% shooting performance (0-for-8 from beyond the [[three-point field goal|three-point]] line) and forcing him into seven [[turnover (basketball)|turnovers]].{{cn}}<eod>