"A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence."
Denzel Washington
as Jake Shuttlesworth
Ray Allen
as Jesus Shuttlesworth
Rosario Dawson
as Lala Bonilla
Milla Jovovich
as Dakota Burns
Hill Harper
as Coleman "Booger" Sykes
Ned Beatty
as Warden Wyatt
Jim Brown
as Spivey
Joseph Lyle Taylor
as Crudup
Bill Nunn
as Uncle Bubba
Michele Shay
as Aunt Sally
John Turturro
as Billy Sunday
Shaquille O'Neal
as Shaquille O'Neal
Charles Barkley
as Charles Barkley
Michael Jordan
as Michael Jordan
Jill Kelly
as Suzie
Chasey Lain
as Buffy
Robin Roberts
as Robin Roberts
Scottie Pippen
as Scottie Pippen
Reggie Miller
as Reggie Miller
Bill Walton
as Bill Walton
Dick Vitale
as Dick Vitale
Bobby Cremins
as Bobby Cremins
Rick Pitino
as Rick Pitino
Jim Boeheim
as Jim Boeheim
George Karl
as George Karl
Clem Haskins
as Clem Haskins
Denny Crum
as Denny Crum
Nolan Richardson
as Nolan Richardson
Roy Williams
as Roy Williams
John Chaney
as John Chaney
John Thompson
as John Thompson
Lute Olson
as Lute Olson
Dean Smith
as Dean Smith
Jennifer Esposito
as Ms. Janus
Zelda Harris
as Mary Shuttlesworth
Lonette McKee
as Martha Shuttlesworth
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
as Sweetness
Roger Guenveur Smith
as Big Time Willie
Rick Fox
as Chick Deagan
Leonard Roberts
as D'Andre Mackey
Arthur J. Nascarella
as Coach Cincotta
Ron Cephas Jones
as Prison Guard Burwell
Al Palagonia
as Dom Pagnotti
Heather Hunter
as Female In Sex Montage
Kim Director
as Lynn
Ava Lee Scott
as Young Girl
Spike Lee
Screenplay
Producer
Jon Kilik
Aaron Copland
Music
Barry Alexander Brown
Editor
Director
Ellen Kuras
Director of Photography
Malik Hassan Sayeed
Aisha Coley
Casting
Wynn Thomas
Production Design
David Stein
Art Direction
Carolyn Cartwright
Set Decoration
Sandra Hernandez
Costume Design
Public Enemy
