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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Cast
- William Gates
- Self
- Arthur Agee
- Self
- Emma Gates
- Self - William's Mother
- Curtis Gates
- Self - William's Brother
- Sheila Agee
- Self - Arthur's Mother
- Arthur 'Bo' Agee
- Self - Arthur's Father
- Earl Smith
- Self - Talent Scout
- Gene Pingatore
- Self - High School Basketball Coach
- Isiah Thomas
- Self - Professional Basketball Player
- Marlyn Hopewell
- Self - High School Guidance Counselor
- Bill Gleason
- Self - Television Reporter
- Patricia Weir
- Self - President: Encyclopedia Brittanica
- Marjorie Heard
- Self - High School Guidance Counselor
- Luther Bedford
- Self - High School Basketball Coach
- Aretha Mitchell
- Self - High School Guidance Counselor
- Shannon Johnson
- Self - Arthur's Friend
- Tomika Agee
- Self - Arthur's Sister
- Joe 'Sweetie' Agee
- Self - Arthur's Brother
- Jazz Agee
- Self - Tomika's Daughter and Arthur's Niece
- Catherine Mines
- Self - William's Girlfriend
- Alicia Mines
- Self - William's Daughter
- Alvin Bibbs
- Self - William's Brother-in-Law
- Willie Gates
- Self - William's Father
- James Kelly
- Self - High School Teacher and Registrar
- Michael O'Brie
- Self - High School Finance Director
- Dick Vitale
- Self - Television Sports Commentator
- Kevin O'Neill
- Self - Marquette University Head Basketball Coach
- Bobby Knight
- Self - Indiana University Head Basketball Coach
- Joey Meyer
- Self - DePaul University Head Basketball Coach
- Frank DuBois
- Self - Camp Academic Director
- Spike Lee
- Self - Film Director
- Bo Ellis
- Self - Marquette University Assistant Basketball Coach
- Bob Gibbons
- Self - Basketball Scout
- Dennis Doyle
- Self - High School Assistant Basketball Coach
- Clarence Webb
- Self - High School Science Teacher
- Stan Wilson
- Self - Basketball Scout
- Derrick Zinneman
- Self - High School Basketball Player
- Tim Gray
- Self - Junior College Basketball Coach
- Myron Gordon
- Self - Junior College Basketball Player
- Steve James
- Narrator
- Eric Anderson
- Self
- Bobby Cremins
- Self
- Juwan Howard
- Self
- Mike Krzyzewski
- Self
- Rick Pitino
- Self
- Jalen Rose
- Self
- John Thompson
- Self
- Chris Webber
- Self
Produced By
- Catherine Allan
- executive producer
- Peter Gilbert
- producer
- Steve James
- producer
- Neil Laird
- associate producer
- Frederick Marx
- producer
- Gordon Quinn
- co-producer / executive producer
Music
Cinematography
Sound
- Cory Coken
- sound mixer
- Ric Coken
- sound mixer
- Bryen Hensley
- sound mixer
- Bill Jenkins
- additional sound
- Margaret M.S. Marvin
- sound mixer
- Brian Peterson
- optical sound recordist
- Mirko Popadic
- additional sound
- Chuck Rapp
- sound mixer
- Ed Scott
- additional sound
- Adam Singer
- sound
- Tom Yore
- sound
Editing
Production Management
- Steve Krahnke
- production manager
- Emily Stevens
- production manager: KTCA
- Susanne Suffredin
- post-production supervisor
Editorial
- Lou Anastas
- assistant editor
- Linda Balek
- assistant editor
- Fenell Doremus
- assistant editor / post-production coordinator
- Jim Fetterley
- assistant editor
- Sarah Galloway
- assistant editor
- Lisa Hubbard
- assistant editor
- Robert Jung
- colorist
- Allen Kelly
- colorist
- Neil Laird
- assistant editor
- Craig Leffel
- colorist
- Oscar Oboza
- colorist
- Chris Tenzis
- intern
Other
- Michael Apted
- thanks
- D.L. Bean
- thanks
- Luther Bedford
- special thanks: Marshall High School
- Frank Beidler
- special thanks: program support
- Pru Beidler
- special thanks: program support
- Alvin Bibbs
- thanks
- Peggy Bibbs
- thanks
- David Blair
- thanks
- Jerry Blumenthal
- thanks
- Patricia Boero
- thanks
- Bob Boone
- thanks: Glencoe Study Center
- Jim Bostrum
- thanks
- Ray Boyer
- thanks
- Walter Brody
- thanks: Sound Ideas
- Beverly Brooks
- thanks
- Steve Brown
- thanks
- Margaret Caples
- thanks
- Al Cohn
- thanks
- Johnny Lee Davenport
- thanks
- Frank DuBois
- thanks
- Bob Ebel
- thanks
- Harry Edwards
- thanks
- Bill Firnbach
- thanks
- Michael Flaherty
- special thanks: St. Joseph High School
- Greg Gaither
- thanks
- Don Garvey
- thanks
- John O. Gibson
- special thanks: Marshall High School
- Arnie Gilbert
- thanks: life support
- Dru Gilbert
- thanks: life support
- Temmie Gilbert
- thanks: life support
- Tim Gray
- thanks
- Larry Hawkins
- thanks
- Sandra Heberer
- thanks
- John Hefferon
- thanks
- Jim Hennessey
- thanks
- Tod Himmel
- thanks
- Kathy Hurley
- thanks
- John Iltis
- thanks
- Scott Jacobs
- thanks
- Imogene James
- thanks: life support
- William James
- thanks: life support
- Michael Jordan
- thanks
- David Kaplan
- thanks
- Jack Kaplan
- thanks
- Barbara Kopple
- thanks
- Tom Kowalski
- thanks
- Peter Kuttner
- thanks
- Richard Lapchick
- thanks
- Kirk LaVine
- thanks
- Richard Mandeberg
- thanks
- Don Marbury
- thanks
- Ellen Marx
- thanks: life support
- Larry Marx
- thanks: life support
- Miriam Marx
- thanks: life support
- Bernard McKune
- thanks
- Edonnya Merritt
- thanks
- Rich Moskel
- thanks
- Salim Muwakkil
- thanks
- William Nelson
- thanks
- Margie Nicholson
- thanks
- Delano O'Bannion
- thanks
- Jim O'Boyle
- thanks: KOST Broadcast Sales
- Kevin O'Neill
- thanks
- Carol Obertubbesing
- thanks
- Mary Patton
- thanks
- Richard Pena
- thanks
- John Pierson
- thanks
- Francine Pope
- thanks
- Jenny Rohrer
- thanks
- Katje Rooney
- thanks
- Judy Roth
- thanks: life support
- John Schram
- thanks: Sports Management Network
- Jane Schrepel
- thanks
- Tom Radtke
- thanks
- Barbara Searle
- thanks
- Michael Shepley
- thanks
- Alan Siegel
- thanks
- David Sikich
- thanks
- Margot Stern Strom
- thanks
- Art Taylor
- thanks
- Carol Taylor
- thanks
- Jim Taylor
- thanks
- Susan Taylor
- thanks: life support
- Isiah Thomas
- thanks
- Barbara Trent
- thanks
- Joyce Washington
- special thanks: Marshall High School
- Howard Weinberg
- thanks
- Tom Weinberg
- thanks
- Woody Wickham
- thanks
- Chuck Wielgus
- thanks
- Janette Wilson
- thanks
- Alexander Wolff
- thanks
- Preston Wolin
- thanks
- Gary Wood
- thanks
- Dan Woods-Lindley
- special thanks: program support
- Lucia Woods-Lindley
- special thanks: program support
- Clarence Wordlaw
- thanks
Music Department
- Ben Sidran
- music producer
- Tom Yore
- composer: additional music
Camera Department
- Jim Fetterley
- additional photographer
- Richard Holland
- still photographer: production stills
- Ada Kolmodin
- still photographer: production stills
- Sid Lubitsch
- additional photographer
- Kevin McCarey
- additional photographer
- Jim Morrissette
- additional photographer
- Mirko Popadic
- additional photographer
- Gordon Quinn
- additional photographer
- Ed Scott
- additional photographer
- Adam Singer
- still photographer: production stills
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