![Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player Julian Newman (C) participates in Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013. At 4 feet 5 inches Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player Julian Newman (C) participates in Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013. At 4 feet 5 inches](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/abc9cfbdbe934e74b06b88cb783f39c6/2cy4n2w.jpg)
Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player Julian Newman (C) participates in Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013. At 4 feet 5 inches
![Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player 11-year-old Julian Newman participates in Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013. At 4 feet 5 inches Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player 11-year-old Julian Newman participates in Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013. At 4 feet 5 inches](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CYMTKF/downey-christian-high-school-varsity-basketball-player-11-year-old-julian-newman-participates-in-friday-evening-pickup-basketball-games-at-downey-christian-school-in-orlando-florida-february-22-2013-at-4-feet-5-inches-tall-starting-point-guard-julian-newman-stands-waist-high-next-to-other-players-on-his-florida-high-school-basketball-team-but-his-talent-towers-over-the-competition-at-only-11-newman-leads-the-state-of-florida-in-assists-per-game-this-season-and-ranks-fifth-nationally-according-to-maxprepscom-which-maintains-statistics-on-high-school-sports-reutersscott-audette-u-2CYMTKF.jpg)
Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player 11-year-old Julian Newman participates in Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013. At 4 feet 5 inches
![Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player 11-year-old Julian Newman (2nd R) reaches for the ball during Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013. Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player 11-year-old Julian Newman (2nd R) reaches for the ball during Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D03C5A/downey-christian-high-school-varsity-basketball-player-11-year-old-julian-newman-2nd-r-reaches-for-the-ball-during-friday-evening-pickup-basketball-games-at-downey-christian-school-in-orlando-florida-february-22-2013-at-4-feet-5-inches-tall-starting-point-guard-julian-newman-stands-waist-high-next-to-other-players-on-his-florida-high-school-basketball-team-but-his-talent-towers-over-the-competition-at-only-11-newman-leads-the-state-of-florida-in-assists-per-game-this-season-and-ranks-fifth-nationally-according-to-maxprepscom-which-maintains-statistics-on-high-school-sports-reuter-2D03C5A.jpg)
Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player 11-year-old Julian Newman (2nd R) reaches for the ball during Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013.
![Julian Newman: Tiny 4ft 5in fifth-grader with a huge talent is star player of varsity basketball team | Daily Mail Online Julian Newman: Tiny 4ft 5in fifth-grader with a huge talent is star player of varsity basketball team | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/19/article-0-17AA6F86000005DC-144_638x613.jpg)
Julian Newman: Tiny 4ft 5in fifth-grader with a huge talent is star player of varsity basketball team | Daily Mail Online
![Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player 11-year-old Julian Newman (L) watches Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013. At 4 feet 5 inches Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player 11-year-old Julian Newman (L) watches Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013. At 4 feet 5 inches](https://c8.alamy.com/zoomsfr/6/c3aade26c164476ba28b22955d39d76f/2e5n858.jpg)
Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player 11-year-old Julian Newman (L) watches Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013. At 4 feet 5 inches
![Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player 11-year-old Julian Newman takes a break during Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013. At 4 feet Downey Christian high school varsity basketball player 11-year-old Julian Newman takes a break during Friday evening pickup basketball games at Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida February 22, 2013. At 4 feet](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CX8RJ6/downey-christian-high-school-varsity-basketball-player-11-year-old-julian-newman-takes-a-break-during-friday-evening-pickup-basketball-games-at-downey-christian-school-in-orlando-florida-february-22-2013-at-4-feet-5-inches-tall-starting-point-guard-julian-newman-stands-waist-high-next-to-other-players-on-his-florida-high-school-basketball-team-but-his-talent-towers-over-the-competition-at-only-11-newman-leads-the-state-of-florida-in-assists-per-game-this-season-and-ranks-fifth-nationally-according-to-maxprepscom-which-maintains-statistics-on-high-school-sports-reutersscott-audette-2CX8RJ6.jpg)