Former NBA player Kobe Bryant led Lower Merion to the state championship before graduating in 1996. On December 16, 2010, the school held a sold-out dedication ceremony for Kobe Bryant, naming the school's new gym after him. In 2020, the Kobe Bryant Gymnasium hosted a memorial service honoring Bryant, after he was killed in a helicopter crash. His Lower Merion jersey (No. 33) was dedicated and now hangs over the door in the gym.