Hoop Dreams: Arthur Visits St. Joe's

In this clip, Arthur and his family vist St. Joseph's with a basketball scout.

Plucked from the streets and given the opportunity to attend a suburban prep school and play for a legendary high school coach, William Gates and Arthur Agee both soon discover that their dreams of NBA glory become obscured amid the intense pressures of academics, family life, economics and athletic competitiveness. But most importantly, both boys remain focused on their dream, no matter how hard tragedy strikes or how desperate their situation becomes. It is their faith in the game that unites their family and gives each person hope. And it is this faith that ultimately allows them to build upon their failures as well as their triumphs and make for themselves a potentially better life.

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[shananagans5]

@CeazeThaBeast Both of these kids ended up doing ok in life. Neither one ended up playing pro but they completed college. Wikipedia has an update on their lives.

[CeazeThaBeast]

whatever happened to him

[MrIamabitch]

how tall was arthur agee while in his senior year?

[onandon19]

agee is my fave bball player

[soundclik43030]

very articulate young boy now I see he's become a well-spoken man!

[jamesjonesrocket]

i think you're wrong mate, teachers are in charge of academic standings, people like earl jones are concerned about basketball because it's what they do.

[laminage]

As far as I'm concerned, Earl Jones is a "Pimp" to these Schools and take advantage of the children. Don't you notice that they are more interested in their Basketball Prowess than their Academic Standing.