"modern family." >> nice. they deserve to be number one though. finally, look out, kobe. one of the hottest basketball players in america is just 4'5" and in the fifth grade. >> this kid is so good, he was bumped up from his middle school team to varsity, where he's proven he isn't afraid of the big guys, including abc's john schriffen. >> reporter: lots of kids dream of being the next lebron james or kobe bryant. but julian newman may just have a shot. only 11 years old, he's playing guys two feet taller and seven years older. and guess what? he's beating them. >> they think i'm not good or -- but when they see me, they see different. >> reporter: this fifth grader is the starting point guard on his high school's varsity basketball team. that's right, fresh from elementary school, julian plays for the high school varsity team. >> right away, we knew he had a talent. >> reporter: his dad, also his coach, put together his highlight reel on youtube. it's going viral with more than 2.5 million hits and counting.