Jack Smight

Gabe Kaplan plays David Greene, the coach of a Nevada collegiate basketball team. The local talent is pretty pathetic, so Greene convinces a group of jive-talking New York street kids into playing for the college.

Gabe Kaplan plays David Greene, the coach of a Nevada collegiate basketball team. The local talent is pretty pathetic, so Greene convinces a group of jive-talking New York street kids into playing for the college.

A New York delicatessen worker talks his way into a position as head basketball coach at a Nevada college. He accepts the job on the condition that he can bring his street-wise New York City players with him. The players are standouts on the court but lost in the classroom which leads to trouble.

Oscar and Golden Globe-nominee James Caan ("Misery," "The Godfather") stars as a one-time basketball star who finds the realities of life are tougher than those on the playing field. Based on the brilliant novel by John Updike and featuring a superb supporting cast. Co-starring Oscar and Emmy-winner Jack Albertson ("Chico and the Man"), Arthur Hill ("The Champ"), Oscar-nominee Carrie Snodgrass ("Diary of a Mad Housewife"), and Ken Kercheval ("Dallas").