In Coach Carter, a back to basics and by the books coach assumes control of an underachieving high school basketball team and reshapes the squad into better players and better men. Starring Samuel L. Jackson as the title character, Coach Carter is based on actual events at a Richmond, California high school. In 1999, Ken Carter barred his then undefeated basketball squad from the gym until the entire team met the academic standards that each of the players had agreed to at the start of the season.

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Although Ken Carter made national news with his unorthodoxed act, his principled stance was not widely embraced in his hometown. Director Thomas Carter (Save the Last Dance) effectively captures the raw intensity of the man who, despite his detractors, emphasized success in the classroom as well as on the court.   MORE >>>