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.

• Tribune Entertainment
• McGillen Entertainment
• Victor Love
• Duane Davis
• George Kennedy
• Nell Carter
• Kevin C. White
• Sam Hennings
• Sarah Trigger
• Brad Butcher