WATCH: LeBron James reveals where he would have gone to college during women's hoop national title game

Arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, the one thing missing from the resume of LeBron James is anything at the collegiate level. Instead of taking the step from high school basketball to college basketball, he made a gigantic leap to the NBA, being the first overall pick in the 2003 draft with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers.

James answered a question many people may have wondered — where would he have attended college if he did not jump straight to the NBA.

There was one caveat on the question — the Ohio State Buckeyes were not allowed. It’s well known James is a fan of the program, being from Akron, OH, and attending plenty of events throughout the years. He then narrowed it down to the two Tabacco Road programs, the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels.

“In a different world, I probably would have gone between — now, this is going to ruffle a lot of feathers. It would have been between Duke and North Carolina. It would have been between those two.”

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Lebron says in the hypothetical event he went to college he would have chosen between Duke and UNC if he hadn't gone to Ohio State pic.twitter.com/BOdrzHgBGI

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There are so many talking points to discuss if James had attended either. Arguing between him and Michael Jordan as NBA players can get chaotic enough, now imagine had they attended rival colleges, only adding an even bigger fuel to the rivalry off the court.

Had Duke been the choice, James would have played for legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski during the 2003-2004 season. The Blue Devils ended up making the Final Four that season, with the likes of J.J. Reddick and Luol Deng on the roster. Adding James could have been the difference between a loss to the UConn Huskies or a national championship.

North Carolina, on the other hand, had just hired Roy Williams from the Kansas Jayhawks. They finished the season with a .500 record in the ACC and entered the NCAA Tournament as a six seed before losing in the Round of 32 to the Texas Longhorns. Five future NBA players featured on the roster, highlighted by sophomore guard Raymond Felton.

James attending either school would have set the world on fire, with an all-time high school player playing for an all-time program. However, we’ll forever be left wondering what if.