Coaching While Black

Coaching While Black

0.0IMDb Score
Released:2023-04-01
Duration:43 min
Country:Canada
Director:Alex Eskandarkhah
Actors:Don Philips, Bol Kong, Gerard Mozwa, Chris Neptune, Klaus Figueiredo
Production:Gamble Ave Filmworks

Overview:

When Don 'Tex' Phillips, an American basketball coach, takes the reins of a Canadian college team on the prairies, his squad becomes the subject of sabotage on their way to back-to-back titles, before his premature exit as head coach.

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