Young Talent at the Sweet 16

This is not the real question. They are freshman with 4 years to play high school basketball. Whether they are 16, 15, 12, or 8 when they start high school, they have the same opportunity as any other freshman across the state. Your use of the word "holdback" makes it sound as if they need an asterisk by all of their names for their success, kind of like Barry Bonds home run record. Don't do that to these kids.

I am sure that everyone on here realizes that the freshman playing in the state tourney will be eligible their senior years. Coaches and parents would not let a kid be held back to the point that they are too old to play their final year. What people are wondering is whether that fab frosh is 14 or 16 because it could have a bearing on how much more he will grow and improve over the next 3 years. I know of a team that has 2 seniors and there is 1 year and 49 weeks between their ages. Believe me when they were freshmen there was a huge difference in their physical maturity but not much now. I don't knock the kids who have been held back for basketball reasons, maturity, grades or whatever. I just wish that those who have done it for bball would quit trying to claim it is for reasons other than basketball and quit being overly sensitive about it.

Any middle schooler getting any pt in this years tourney??