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.
Cast
Victor Love
Hank Gathers
Duane Davis
Bo Kimble
George Kennedy
Father Dave Hagan
Nell Carter
Lucille Gathers
Kevin C. White
Derrick Gathers
Sam Hennings
Coach Spencer
Sarah Trigger
TV Reporter
Brad Butcher
Young Hank
Baldwin C. Sykes
Specs
Michael D. Hall
Heat Gates
Reynaldo Rey
Red
Michole Briana White
Taffy
Ahmad Stoner
Young Derrick
Cory Curtis
Young Heat Gates
De'Andre Alfred
Noo-Noo Gathers
Bart Braverman
Tom Talmadge
David Netter
Aaron
Kimberly Russell
Carole
Ed Arnold
Self
Roger Hampton
Assignment Editor
Ken Foree
First USC Coach
Duane Tucker
Second USC Coach
Cary J. Pitts
Booster
Jeff Bankert
Forrest Palmer
Molly McClure
Cashier
Milt Kogan
Doctor
Dick Baker
Referee
John Mahon
LMU Coach
Whitman Mayo
Nick
Crew
Charles Braverman
Director
Don Enright
Writer, Producer
Ed Fields
Writer
Fred Johnson
Writer
Stephen Ashley Blake
Director of Photography
Russell Vreeland
Executive Producer
James P. McGillen
Producer
Les Alexander
Producer
Michael Paul Clausen
Production Design
Bruce Alan Greene
Steadicam Operator
Kathryn Shemanek
Costume Design
Stanley Clarke
Music
Gregory B. Atkins
Set Decoration
Laura McIntyre
Set Decoration
Stella Rose Kornbacher
Art Direction