▁hon ors ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Daily ▁News . ▁As ▁a ▁s oph om ore , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁player ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁G unn in ' ▁for ▁That ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁Sp ot , ▁which ▁followed ▁eight ▁high ▁school ▁basketball ▁prospect s . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁junior ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁annual ▁USA ▁Today ''' s ▁All - USA ▁boys ▁basketball ▁team , ▁the ▁only ▁non - sen ior ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁that ▁honor . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Steph enson ▁tried ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁national ▁team ' s ▁under - 1 8 ▁team , ▁but ▁was ▁cut ▁because ▁of ▁chem istry ▁reasons . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Steph enson ▁passed ▁fellow ▁Lincoln ▁High ▁School ▁al umn us ▁T elf air ' s ▁previous ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 , 7 8 5 ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁bor ough ▁title ▁game ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁all - time ▁leading ▁sc orer ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁basketball ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁State . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Steph enson ▁led ▁Lincoln ▁High ▁to ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁fourth ▁consecutive ▁Public ▁School s ▁Athlet ic ▁League ▁( PS AL ) ▁class ▁AA ▁championship . ▁Steph enson ▁scored ▁a ▁game - high ▁ 2 4 ▁points ▁and ▁gra bb ed ▁ 1 0 ▁reb ounds ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 8 – 5 6 ▁final ▁win