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92 min
Chronicling the short but eventful life of Hank Gathers (played by Donny B. Lord as a child and Victor Love as a young adult), this fact-based drama chronicles the hoopster's rise from the inner city of Philadelphia to a starring role on Loyola Marymount's basketball team before a heart condition cut his career short. Nell Carter plays Hank's supportive mom, and George Kennedy portrays a neighborhood priest who inspired the boy.
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Victor Love | Hank Gathers | Unowned |
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Duane Davis | Bo Kimble | Unowned |
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George Kennedy | Father Dave Hagan | Unowned |
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Nell Carter | Lucille Gathers | Unowned |
| Kevin C. White | Derrick Gathers | Unowned | |
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Sam Hennings | Coach Spencer | Unowned |
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Sarah Trigger | TV Reporter | Unowned |
| Brad Butcher | Young Hank | Unowned | |
| Baldwin C. Sykes | Specs | Unowned | |
| Michael D. Hall | Heat Gates | Unowned | |
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Reynaldo Rey | Red | Unowned |
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Michole Briana White | Taffy | Unowned |
| Ahmad Stoner | Young Derrick | Unowned | |
| Cory Curtis | Young Heat Gates | Unowned | |
| De'Andre Alfred | Noo-Noo Gathers | Unowned | |
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Bart Braverman | Tom Talmadge | Unowned |
| David Netter | Aaron | Unowned | |
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Kimberly Russell | Carole | Unowned |
| Ed Arnold | Self | Unowned | |
| Roger Hampton | Assignment Editor | Unowned | |
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Ken Foree | First USC Coach | Unowned |
| Duane Tucker | Second USC Coach | Unowned | |
| Cary J. Pitts | Booster | Unowned | |
| Jeff Bankert | Forrest Palmer | Unowned | |
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Molly McClure | Cashier | Unowned |
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Milt Kogan | Doctor | Unowned |
| Dick Baker | Referee | Unowned | |
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John Mahon | LMU Coach | Unowned |
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Whitman Mayo | Nick | Unowned |