David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the coaching job at a small Nevada college. He brings along some players, who are a bit odd but good. Like Swish who unknown to the rest of the team is a girl. Preacher, who's being sought by some nefarious characters. And D.C., who's a fugitive. And along with some of the students at the college, he turns them into a contender. In order to give the tam the respect they deserve and some exposure, Greene schemes to try and get the number 1 team led by Bo Winnegar, to play them.
Acting
Gabe Kaplan's peak 'Welcome Back Kotter' energy
Costume
Short shorts that defined an era
Director
Jack Smight
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the brief window when Gabe Kaplan was a bankable movie star between 'Kotter' and his poker career.
Bernard King plays Hustler—four years later he'd be an NBA scoring champion, making this his actual least impressive basketball achievement.
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