Shemar Morrow Dunks in Youth Game; 6th Grader Scores 53 Points (VIDEO)
Shemar Morrow dunked on his sixth-grade opponents during his youth basketball game in Washington, D.C. Saturday night. The Ohio phenomenon is being hailed as "baby Lebron" for his large stature and dominating style of play on the court.
Shemar Morrow's dunk was captured on camera during the National Youth Basketball League game. The 6-foot-2 sixth-grader managed to catch a fast break pass from a teammate, then ran up and completed the play with a two-handed slam that had the crowd on their feet.
Morrow's stellar 53-point performance that game led the Oakland Soldiers to a victory in double overtime. The team is coached by none other than former rapper and entrepreneur Master P. Morrow's highlights included offensive rebounds, putbacks and several three-pointers.
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The super-sized elementary school player is already being called "baby Lebron" for his similarities to the Miami Heat superstar and two-time NBA champion. Like James, he is from Akron, Ohio, left-handed and now is getting a lot of hype— he won't be eligible for recruitment until 2020, though.
Morrow isn't the only one making waves at a young age. Jaden Newman, a 4-foot-7 9-year-old, scored 63 points in her highest-scoring game in January. She is the starting point guard for the girls' varsity basketball team at Downey Christian High School in Orlando, Fla.
Newman's epic victory was against boys on her AAU team, but it's no fluke: she averages 14.8 points and 7.5 assists per game on her varsity team as well.
"She wants to be like Diana Taurasi," her father and coach, Jamie Newman, told ESPN recently. "She wants to play for her country, for Connecticut and in the WNBA."
