12. Little shotThis isn't a hoax, trick photography or April Fool's. He is 11-year-old
Julian Newman, a point guard who starts for
Downey Christian (Orlando, Fla.),
a tiny independent school that operates outside the realm of Florida's
primary governing body for high school sports — the Florida High School
Athletic Association.
Tiny is the operative word for Newman, who stands only 4-foot-5, yet he led the state in assists at 10.5 per game.
Newman!
This isn't a publicity stunt, even though his exposure on MaxPreps and YouTube landed him on
Conan O'Brien.
Newman
is coached by his father but has earned praised from teammates and
foes.
"He's a little bitty thing, but he's very talented," Crooms
Academy head coach Don Smith said.
Said his father Jamie Newman: "He has a tremendous skill level. He has moves that even NBA players don't have."
Julian
averaged 12.2 points, shot 49 percent from the field and 87 percent
from the line. He also registered 82 rebounds (3.7 per game), 90 steals
(4.1) but, believe it or not, didn't block a shot.
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