In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
Acting
Josh Lucas's quietly furious Haskins — coach as reluctant radical.
Production
Painstaking 1966 detail: short shorts, smoky gyms, segregated hotels.
Director
James Gartner
Josh Lucas
Don Haskins
Derek Luke
Bobby Joe Hill
Jon Voight
Adolph Rupp
Austin Nichols
Jerry Armstrong
Evan Jones
Moe Iba
Mehcad Brooks
Harry Flournoy
Damaine Radcliff
Willie 'Scoops' Cager
Alphonso McAuley
Orsten Artis
Emily Deschanel
Mary Haskins
Red West
Ross Moore
Al Shearer
Nevil Shed
Kip Weeks
Togo Railey
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Wade Richardson
Andy Stahl
Dr. Ray
Brett Rice
George McCarty
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real 1966 Texas Western team refused to attend the premiere, calling the film too focused on Haskins instead of the players. They boycotted.
This game directly led to NCAA rule changes and accelerated integration in Southern college basketball — Adolph Rupp's Kentucky didn't start a Black player until 1969.
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