In basketball its more and more common for an 8th grader to make a commit to where he plans on playing in college. It's big business and even little guys get national attention.

"People ask you if you are travis' parents all the time. Are you travis' mom? I get that a lot," said Candy Jorgenson.

"It's crazy. He's out there crossing kids that are 15," said Justin Miller, a St. Louis Eagles basketball player. 

"When the game gets started he doesn't look as Beaver Cleaver as you might conceive. He actually can play. He has skills and he's a gym rat," said Roy Pierce, basketball tournament director.

If you haven't heard about Travis Jorgenson yet, get on-board. He just turned 13.

"Basically when I was born, I started playing basketball," explained Travis Jorgenson. 

Travis plays wherever he finds a game. He's already on the St. Louis Eagles 15 and under team, and he's barely 5 feet tall.

"Just makes it easier when I play kids my own age because I'm used to older and bigger kids to play against," said Travis.

"One of the drawbacks as a mother... I'm always a little bit worried when he's out there against the big guys," said Candy. 

Tom Tietze is a basketball scout. Twenty years ago colleges started to pay him to watch kids play and evaluate their skills.

"At what age does a youngster become a prospect?" questioned Tietze.

Tietze says the pressure of success forces coaches to watch younger kids.

"College coaches are under a microscope. They are in a recruiting mode everyday they wake up," said Tietze.

"Somebody is going to start earlier. So i think people start earlier so then somebody has to start earlier than that. Pretty soon they're 5th graders and somebody is going after them," said Candy.

The rankings are out there. According to hoopscoops for the class of 2013, Jorgenson ranks 26th in the nation.

"I don't think you can determine the top 100 as a 7th grader," explained Pierce.

"I don't think it needs to be like that because I'm just playing to play, but I don't have a problem with it," said Travis.

Spring and summer basketball continues to grow because colleges can see so many players at one time and at one place.

"I just want to get seen. Hopefully get a college scholarship. That's my goal," said Miller.  

"In the end that's the value of the summer ball. An education where you might pay 20-40 thousand dollars a year and your parents don't have to worry about that," explained Pierce.

As for travis even though he's a mid-missouri kid, his current college choice might surprise you.

"I don't know. I hope kansas, but i don't know, said Travis. 

The Jorgenson's are moving from Harrisburg to Columbia this summer. It will cut down on Candy's commute to Rock Bridge and Travis will get to play in the state's largest class, but first he'll play at Jefferson Junior High next year. Travis' mom candy played division one basketball at Wyoming.