Chronicling the short but eventful life of Hank Gathers (played by Donny B. Lord as a child and Victor Love as a young adult), this fact-based drama chronicles the hoopster's rise from the inner city of Philadelphia to a starring role on Loyola Marymount's basketball team before a heart condition cut his career short. Nell Carter plays Hank's supportive mom, and George Kennedy portrays a neighborhood priest who inspired the boy.
| Camera | Bruce Alan Greene | Steadicam Operator |
| Directing | Charles Braverman | Director |
| Writing | Fred Johnson | Writer |
| Writing | Don Enright | Writer |
| Writing | Ed Fields | Writer |
| Production | Les Alexander | Producer |
| Production | Don Enright | Producer |
| Production | James P. McGillen | Producer |
| Production | Russell Vreeland | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Stanley Clarke | Music |
| Camera | Stephen Ashley Blake | Director of Photography |
| Art | Michael Paul Clausen | Production Design |
| Art | Stella Rose Kornbacher | Art Direction |
| Art | Gregory B. Atkins | Set Decoration |
| Art | Laura McIntyre | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Shemanek | Costume Design |