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This Video of 4-Foot-5 Fifth Grader Dominating High Schoolers on the Basketball Court Will Blow Your Mind

The players that surround him on the court may have a few feet — and years — on him, but don’t let that fool you. Fifth-grader Julian Newman has got game.

Standing just 4-feet, 5-inches tall, he managed to score 91 points in three quarters of a middle school game, and now he’s the starting point guard for Downey Christian High School in Florida because he’s just that good.

Fifth Grader Julian Newman Dominates High School Players on Basketball Court

Julian Newman on the court (SportsGrid.com)

As Business Insider points out, Julian’s father is the head coach of the boys high school team. But after watching the videos below, you will see that the pint-sized baller could’ve made the team without the parental advantage.

Via SportsGrid.com:

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  • Dismayed Veteran
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 10:05am

    I have trouble with Nigerian eubonics.

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  • hi
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 9:53am

    My boys do that all day long,have a high basketball IQ, they can shoot, and they are going to be 6’3 and 6’6″ when they grow up.

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  • parkerbilt
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 9:30am

    Fifth grader. Next year he will be 19 and too old to play. My hardest three years of school was fifth grade.

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    • softunderbelly
      Posted on December 21, 2012 at 9:59am

      I think this is faked and I’ll tell you why. This guy has NO corn rows which means he’s a corn ball white and if we believe this, we’re being cornholed!

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    • COFemale
      Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:24pm

      Soft how long have you been a Democrat racist? Only a true racist would say such things and we all know that type of talk only come from the Democrats side. You can blame Republicans all you want, but people are learning the real history of Democrats.

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      COFemale  
    • chips1
      Posted on December 21, 2012 at 3:46pm

      COFEMALE:
      I think he was relating to the sport announcer that has been suspended for 30 days. Guess you had to be there.

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      chips1  
  • Glenn_S
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 9:29am

    Heh heh. He’s better than the 51 year-old “she” at that northern California junior college.

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  • Landon410
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 9:14am

    and the 8 year starter at point guard……

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 8:52am

    .
    Obama will want him to spread his skills around……………….

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  • gonnaneedabiggerboat
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 8:38am

    Sorry, the kid’s good, but I just don’t buy it. Those guys were barely covering him and should have been yelling “Ole!” when they let him run by him. There’s something else going on here that is not part of the article.

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    • Texas_Freedom
      Posted on December 21, 2012 at 10:29am

      You nailed it.

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    • chips1
      Posted on December 21, 2012 at 3:52pm

      He did score 91 points in three quarters. I couldn’t score 91 points shooting free throws. The ball is too big.

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    • 912network
      Posted on December 23, 2012 at 2:56am

      Nobody was even trying to cover the kid, and the guy the kid was ‘defending’ was ridiculously inept. Sorry, but he wasn’t dominating anything or anybody. But he can dribble. Perhaps he could win a dribbling participation trophy?

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  • Moocephus
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 8:30am

    Yes in 2 years, unfortunately he has a career ending injury and still cant read or do math. The kids real good ( 91 pts–haters ) but there’s no substituting a good education.

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  • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 8:00am

    Fake.

    They guy he’s “guarding” completely mails it in. Ridiculous shots, poor shot selection, etc.

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    • 912network
      Posted on December 23, 2012 at 2:59am

      Clearly the video clip is, quite literally, a joke. They’re making fun of video clips of supposed ‘phenom’ kids playing sports. If it’s actually meant to be serious, and the headline wasn’t meant tongue in cheek, we’re dealing with people who have never played basketball before, or who have never watched anybody who was seriously playing the game. Either this was a joke, or the older guys are letting him have his way with them for the sake of the camera they must know is rolling.

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  • Ben__Franklin
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 7:37am

    I wish I had an Obama-Check for $8K, instead I have to work to pay my own bills plus yours.

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  • matinva
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 6:29am

    He’s good. The music sucks.

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    matinva  
  • Lando
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 4:15am

    “Dominating” ?

    if I want ramped up bogus headlines I would go to the huffington post, yeah he is a good dribbler but he didn’t dominate what so ever. Maybe in a few years

    Against other 5th graders, yeah he probably dominates.

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    • Ben__Franklin
      Posted on December 21, 2012 at 7:33am

      Was thinking the same thing. He is only a good ball handler at this point. The kids good but the headline was sensationalized. He did not dominate anything. Way too many cuts in the film. Each cut was a wild shot basket not made or a good block right back into the kids face.

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  • endthemindlessspending
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 3:50am

    He Has way too much talent for a fifth grader, others in his class might feel upset. That talent needs to be tax, and when we spread the talent around everyone will be happy.

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  • Psychosis
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:40am

    both your father in law and your friends brother work the red light district in heels

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    Psychosis  
  • The_Almighty_Creestof
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:03am

    Very cool…maybe he’ll buy you a dictionary next.

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  • DarkJello
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:02am

    Cool beans.

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    • JohnnyinthePedros
      Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:30am

      I’ve seen Obama play basketball, and if he had a son he would most certainly not look like Julian.

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  • brigott
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:54am

    I wonder if the teams he is playing against can even spell “defense.”

    They certainly cannot play it.

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    brigott  
  • loki1830
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:40am

    I love to play ball but yawn. COuld only watch 1 minute of this. WHy does the blaze say every video they post will “blow your mind” or is mind numbing or is “epic” LOL. blaze is getting to be like the yahoo contributors.

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    • YAHSHUARULES
      Posted on December 21, 2012 at 4:27am

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    • kickagrandma
      Posted on December 21, 2012 at 7:48am

      @YAHSHUARULES~~~
      Thank you for posting the trailer. We have watched the video and made it available for many over the past year. It is a work of truth that could have turned AMERICA around, if the ignorant masses could have heard, seen and understood. Thank GOD for Curtis Bowers!

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  • Armyof One
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:22am

    I truly hate basketball, but this kid is gifted. He’s certainly college scholarship bound, and we’ll see him in the NBA if he keeps these skills alive.

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    • Advection
      Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:56am

      He’s close to the ground, while most players are very tall. When he grows to normal height, he will be the one at a disadvantage.

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      Advection  
  • sparkyrules
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:08am

    But doe’s he know who George Washington is?I’ll bet he doesn’t even know who Salem Poor is.

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    • chips1
      Posted on December 21, 2012 at 9:34am

      I would like to know his grades. It’s possible that he has been trained to be a sports entertainer. That’s the only way to get ahead in the ghetto. If his grades are high, his life will be like West or Cain. A life of constant attacks from your own people must be horrible. Best wishes to him. Maybe he will manage to undo the damage Sharpton and Jackson have done.

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  • newmike
    Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:02am

    OK. Can he spell, add, put a sentence together? Does he know how much is left on his welfare check after going to the store?

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  • Protech64
    Posted on December 20, 2012 at 11:56pm

    But can he read , write, do simple addition ?

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  • paperpushermj
    Posted on December 20, 2012 at 11:54pm

    I hear the lakers might be looking for a healthy point guard

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  • GoodStuff
    Posted on December 20, 2012 at 11:53pm

    People still watch basketball? Who knew.

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    GoodStuff  
  • The_Jerk
    Posted on December 20, 2012 at 11:51pm

    Quick.

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