WEBVTT STAR MALIK NEWMAN WAS NAMED TOTHEPRESTIGIOUS MCDONALD'S ALLAMERICAN TEAM. ITS JUST THELATESTHONOR GIVEN TO A PLAYER, THATWHENHIS CAREER IS DONE, MAY GO DOWNAS THEBEST PREPS PLAYER THIS STATE HASEVERSEEN.IT ALL STARTED WITH THE 20-11,20-12SEASON. A FRESHMAN WITH FUTURESUPERSTAR EXPECTATIONS HELPING LEADTHE CALLAWAY CHARGERS TO 5ACHAMPIONSHIPWIN. THAT BABY FACE 9THGRADER, IS NOW A NATIONALLYRECOGNIZED SENIOR, AND ON THEVERGE OFCOMPLETING A PERFECT HIGH SCHOOLCAREER WIN IT COMES TO WINNINGTITLES, 4FOR 4. ITS SOMETHING MALIKNEWMAN SET OUT TO DO FROM THEVERYBEGINNING.NEWMAN HAS TOO MANY INDIVIDUALACCOLADES TO COUNT... MULTIPLESTATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS,FIBAACCOLADES TO COUNT... MULTIPLESTATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS,FIBAWORLD TOURNAMENT MVP'S, AND NOWA MCDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN.ALL OF THESE AWARDS, PLUS HIS 50AND 40POINT GAMES THROUGHOUT THE YEARSHAVE BROUGHT A NEW TOPIC OFDISCUSSION. IS HE THE PERHAPSTHEGREATEST HOOPS STAR TO EVER PLAYIN THEMAGNOLIA STATE? NEWMAN SAYS,THATCANNOT BE DECIDED BY JUST STATS.SO WITH DISTRICT TOURNAMENTSABOUTTO TIP OFF IN THE COMING WEEKS,ANDTHE ROAD TO THE BIG HOUSE NOTFARBEHIND, NEWMAN SAYS HIS PASTDREAMS ARECLOSE TO BECOMING A REALITY.