[ball bouncing]
I'm going notch the gala lottery, man, I'm telling you.
Yeah, yeah, and play for the Clippers?
Throw them one back.
Kelly.
DRUG DEALER: Hey, come on, man, don't bogard that thing.
Ah, that's it.
It's history now.
You can put this in the record books.
Come on, man, make a call.
I think I've got enough cash.
I got 20 bucks.
How much you got, Choo Choo?
Oh no, man.
I paid last time.
Talk to Jackson.
He got money.
Coach is always landing bread, don't he?
I got 30 bucks, that's it.
You put it up, I'll make the run.
[car engine starts]
[tires squealing]
[crashing]
[dramatic music]
That's Jackson Byner, man.
No way.
I'm telling you, that's the guy.
This is Byner's room?
All right, you two stay right here.
Great, huh?
[theme music]
SONG LYRICS: We never thought we'd
find a place where we belong.
Don't have to stand alone, we'll never let you fall.
Don't need permission to decide what you believe.
Oh!
I said jump, down on Jump Street.
Your friends will be there when your back is to the wall.
You'll find you'll need us 'cause
there's no one else to call.
When it was hopeless, a decision is what you need.
You better be ready to, be ready to jump--
21 Jump Street.
Jackson Byner, born March 24, 1968, in Hun--
Hun--
Huntsville, man.
Huntsville, Alabama.
The star-- the start--
The starting point guard.
Was--
Give me that, man.
Jackson Byner, born March 24, 1968 in Huntsville, Alabama.
Byner, the starting point guard for the State University
basketball team, was found dead yesterday evening on Chelsea
Drive after his car swerved out of control
and slammed into a utility pole.
Byner was a consensus All-American who led the State
University Wildcats to the final four
last season before they were eliminated by Georgetown.
He is survived by a mother, a sister, and two brothers.
Funeral services will be held at the Chapel of the Bells
in Huntsville.
SCOTT MORRIS: Can I have your attention, please?
We'd like to begin.
Is this on?
Um, can I have your attention, please?
We'd like to begin.
I'm Scott Morris, sports information
director for the State University athletic department.
At this time, I'd like to introduce
our athletic director, Mr. Wesley Williams.
First I would like to extend my condolences
to the family of Jackson Byner.
Our heartfelt sympathies go out to them back in Huntsville.
As you all know, I've been here less than a month,
and there's nothing in my experience either on the court
or off it that can prepare you for a tragedy like this,
except to say that these young men--
these warriors-- are indeed mortal.
REPORTER: Mr. Williams--
Coach McKay will answer any other questions
that you might have.
Coach McKay?
I, too, would like to extend my condolences.
Jackson Byner was not only an outstanding basketball player,
he was also a model student athlete.
He was a kind, loving individual, popular team
member.
I know that I speak for the entire coaching
staff and the team when I tell you
that he will be truly missed both on and off the court.
Coach McKay, Coach McKay, were there drugs
involved in Byner's death?
We're still waiting for the coroner's report.
However, there was a random drug test
administered 12 days ago in accordance
with conference regulations.
No one tested positive for drugs.
In addition, the athletic department
will be more than happy to release the results
of those tests to the press.
But we are hearing rumors there
were drugs involved in the athletic dorm the night
Byner died.
We're launching a full-scale investigation.
Preliminary information leads us to believe that Jackson Byner
was alone in his room studying before he got into his car
at about 9 o'clock the night of the accident.
But he was doing over 70 when he crashed.
I'm getting a little tired of every problem
in sports being tagged as drug related.
This team is 12-and-2 so far for this season.
We went to the final four last year with virtually
the same players.
That hardly seems like a team with a drug problem to me.
I want to thank you all for coming.
[chatter]
Ladies and gentlemen, that's all we have today.
Thank you.
Ah, Mr. Williams, I'd like you to meet our new appointee
to the athletic council.
Adam Fisher.
I teach African-American history.
- Nice to have you aboard. - Well, thank you, sir.
I hope I can be of some help to the athletic department
by serving on the council.
We can use all the help we can get.
Will you excuse me?
[knocking]
[laughs]
Going for that lived-in look, huh?
Go away.
Ah, can't, it's my job.
What are you, like, the hall monitor or something?
You're, uh, Doug Peters, right?
Yeah, man, what's it to ya?
What are you, a football player?
[scoffs]
Greco Roman.
Wrestling-- I'm a wrestler.
That explains it.
They give you a scholarship for that, huh?
They give a scholarship to the baton twirler.
The food any good in this place?
It's not bad.
I'm Sean Livingston.
I'm one of the tutors.
Tutor?
If there's anything you need, anything, give me a call.
I'm sure I'll be doing a lot of studying.
[knocking]
Yes!
Kip!
[laughing]
Oh, man.
Geez, it's great to see you. - You look great
You look great yourself.
Boy, hey, you two days early, man.
- I can leave and come back. - Yeah, just try it.
Get on in here, son.
Hey, let me look at you.
Oh, man, man, man. Great to see you.
You, too.
Hey, no more roster, huh?
Oh, come on, that was two years ago.
[laughs] Hey, no more beard, what?
Yeah, tell me about it.
I can't say I've missed them dreadlocks, though.
Hey, let me grab your bags.
Oh, yeah, sit down, son.
Make yourself at home.
Wow.
So, um, did you get all that paperwork
I sent back to Philadelphia?
Yeah, the transfer's all done, except for the financial aid.
I mean, they said that I could start
classes right after finals at the beginning
of winter quarter.
Hey, that's great.
Great.
You know I'm teaching there now.
Criminal justice?
No, no, no.
African-American history.
What?
Now, well, it's only for a couple of weeks.
I'm on a case.
Somebody stealing erasers?
Yeah, something like that.
Hey, maybe I'll sign up for your class and get an easy A.
Ah, you wish.
Hey, how's your mother, man?
Oh, she's fine. She sends her best.
Sends her best.
What's the catch?
I'm not in it, man.
Hey, come on, you got to see what
I did to the basement, son.
You're going to love this.
You got your own separate entrance and everything.
Hey, Dad, I was kind of looking
forward to living at the dorm.
Oh.
I-- I, um, thought you might want to, you know, live--
My friend from high school asked me to room with him.
His roommate dropped out.
It was a perfect opportunity.
You sure you want a roommate?
What I mean is roommates always want to party.
You know, if they get lucky, they'll
lock you out of the room.
You'll never get a chance to study.
Now tell me the bad part?
Look, Dad, I'm going to study.
I always have.
It's just that I've lived my whole life at home.
It's OK.
Anything you want, son.
Great.
Come on, let's go rearrange the refrigerator.
Let's go, let's go.
Come on, get busy, people.
[cheering]
Choo Choo!
That means you.
Come on, man, we've got a lot of work to do here today.
Come on, man.
Regular stuff.
All right, all right.
Come on let's gather them up, coach.
[whistle]
OK let's gather up, people.
Guys, the most important thing for us as a team
is going to be to try to put Jackson Binder behind us.
Now I know that's not going to be easy, but if we can move on.
If we can come together as a team,
then it's going to make each and every one
of you a better player, and a better human being, I promise.
Now, we've got a new series of plays we want to learn today.
We're going to try them out against Texas Western.
Hey, look.
These guys are going to be gunning for you.
Upsetting us and make their whole season.
You better be up.
They're going to run you up and down the court.
Coach Holloway.
All right.
Let me have the first team on the floor.
I want red vets on D, and I want to see some hustle out there.
Move it. - All right.
Ray.
Ray, you got Binder's spot.
All right.
Do me proud.
- All right. - All right.
Now come on, people.
Let's get busy.
[clapping]
Yeah, boy.
About time.
The university received $850,000 for reaching
the final four last season.
Between gate receipts and television revenues,
we grossed--
$2.5 million.
Exactly.
The basketball team basically supports all other sports.
What about the football team?
They made Fiestabowl, didn't they?
We have 95 players in football scholarships.
Basketball team grossed five times as much,
and we only support 14 players.
What about the television deals?
10 games on ESPN, 12 on the local station,
and a minimum of three nationally televised games
on NBC.
There'll be more if we reach the tournament.
Tell me about Coach McKay.
Coach McKay has a state approved salary of $150,000.
He also has a cable television show, radio talk show,
speaking engagements.
Low interest loan on his house, and a car
provided by the Wildcat Alumni Club.
He does commercials for a bank, Barrington
Motors, and a restaurant.
He has a basketball camp and an endorsement
contract from an athletic shoe company
that pays $100,000 a year.
We're talking about a million dollars a year, aren't we?
Yes sir.
You've told me about his income.
Tell me about the man.
He's the most successful coach in college basketball.
[whistle]
You the tutor?
Yes.
Where are your books?
That's funny.
I like you.
Where's my books.
Where's Sean?
I don't know.
I'm covering you tonight.
That's cool.
So how much of the stuff you got?
How much do you want?
A couple grams.
I'm out right now.
Wait a minute.
I thought you said you were covering for Sean.
I am.
Good.
Then when you go get the stuff, I want you
to give him a message for me.
You do that?
OK.
You tell Sean that I'm interested in the same deal
Jackson got.
Jackson Binder?
Yeah.
The same deal.
Yeah, you tell him I'm interested
in the exact same thing.
OK, I'll tell him.
Do you want to go through the history assignment?
Are you crazy, man?
I gotta get my sleep.
You going to take that final for me?
Is that what you want?
Do you want me to take the test?
Yeah, man.
Get with the program.
Go talk to coach Holloway.
I got this whole thing figured out.
Already?
I was looking forward to doing a little wrestling.
It's the tutors.
Tutors?
They also deal.
Did you run into a guy named Sean--
Livingston? Yeah, yeah.
I met him yesterday.
Well, I just met with you Choo Choo Lavell.
He wants two grams of coke, and somebody
to take a test for him.
Well you'd better study, we don't want him to fail.
He also said he wants the same deal that Binder got.
OK, OK, that makes sense, because this Sean fellow,
right, he says to me, there's anything you need, just ask.
Right?
Like anything, like quote, unquote.
He's probably talking quantity.
So why did you hit this guy Sean up for a buy,
we tie him to Jackson Binder.
[raspberry]
You know, something bothers me about all this stuff.
It's so out in the open, you know?
Everybody's so casual about it.
This whole athletic program is out in the open.
Let's just wrap this up and get out of here.
All right.
Place looks nice.
I like what you've done with it.
I wanted to talk to you about something.
Something I heard about in the halls.
What's that?
Well, when we were talking before you said, you know,
if I ever needed anything.
Did you mean like--
like anything?
I meant anything.
What did you have in mind?
The Binder deal.
The Binder deal?
What are you talking about.
Well, you know.
I've been talking to Choo Choo Lavell.
And?
And, he was talking to a friend of
mine, and he said, you know, that you were
the guy to talk to if, you know, if I
wanted to get the Binder deal.
You want to fix Greco Roman wrestling, huh?
Oh wait, I'll call Vegas.
And I'll see what kind of a line they're putting out.
No, no.
What I'm talking about, like, next time you
do the basketball thing, I think I could be a big help.
I don't know you, pal.
And who said there's going to be a next time?
Now, now, wait a minute.
I'm Doug Peters.
I'm a real bad boy from my old school.
Go ahead and check it out.
They threw me out for dealing.
So?
So, so I got a lot of money.
And access to a whole lot more.
So.
You know there's not a whole lot of future
in Greco Roman wrestling.
You think you could get your hands on $10,000?
More.
Maybe we can talk.
That was the district attorney's office.
They suggested we continue on the drug case,
and pursue point shaving at the same time.
They think they may be related.
You mean, point shaving for cocaine?
Yeah, well it happened a couple of years ago down south.
Players get into a gap for coke money,
wound up fixing the game.
It's possible one may have led to the other.
Toxicological report.
That shows that cocaine was found
probably in crack form in the bloodstream of the decedent.
A lot of cocaine.
Yeah, this Sean Livingston character mentioned
anything about dealing?
Well, to tell you the truth, Captain, I really
didn't get a chance to ask.
I was so stunned after he told me
about fixing games with Binder.
Yeah, well.
We're going to have to find evidence of an actual fix.
All we've got now is hearsay.
Listen, see if you can find out what game they're talking
about, how much money is involved,
and try to find out who this guy is laying its bets off with.
OK.
Sounds good.
CAPTAIN FULLER: So, what do you want to be, son?
Dad, I'm only a freshman.
It is never too soon to start thinking about it major.
Actually, I was kind of thinking pre law.
Oh, cut my heart out.
Couldn't you be something more respectable?
You know like a doctor, a businessman, a politician.
Just kidding.
Yeah?
Adam Fisher?
Yeah.
I'm Larry McKay.
Yeah, I know who you are.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Thank you.
Could we have a moment, son?
Oh, sure thing.
I'll see you later professor Fisher.
And thanks for your help.
Anytime, young man.
Please, have a seat.
Thank you.
I want to talk to you about Charles Lavell.
Ah, Choo Choo.
Yeah, Choo Choo.
Choo Choo is running the risk of becoming ineligible.
The boy studies hard, it's just academics earn his long suit.
Well, what can I do to help?
I just wanted to ask that you give
him every consideration when it comes
to his grade for the term.
It is important to me that our players graduate.
It is very important to me that they get the best education
while they're here at State.
It's just that during the basketball season,
what with the travel, the practices, the games,
it becomes particularly difficult for them to study.
It is quite a load for a young man.
I understand you've been appointed
to the athletic council, so I assume that you're
sympathetic to our problems.
Well, I'll do what I can.
That's all I ask.
Thank you.
[music playing]
[thoom]
[door opening]
You've got a big decision to make, Rickie.
You had a sensational high school career,
and you know we want you to come play for the Wildcats
next year.
I want you to take a look around, son.
It's McElroy arena.
15 conference championships, 20 NCAA tournament appearances,
a national championship.
It's a lot of history in this building, son.
A lot of tradition.
16,000 seats.
16,000 loyal wildcat fans looking at you, Ricky Thompson
the freshman from Moultrie.
I want you to picture yourself playing
in the game that will decide the conference championship.
[snap]
DREAM ANNOUNCER: What a ballgame.
66, 65, the Wildcats trailing.
We're in the final 30 seconds, ladies and gentlemen,
and the brilliant freshman Ricky Thompson has the ball.
He's dribbling across the 10 second line.
He makes a good bounce pass it on to the sideline
to Don Casey.
Casey might bring it right back.
No, he takes the ball into Lavell.
And Lavell is closely guarded down there by Don Higgins.
And finally now as the clock at 17 seconds
left in the ballgame, the ball is brought back out
in front to Ricky Thompson.
He looks up at the clock.
He's got about 10 seconds left to play,
and he knows what to do with it.
He knows he's got to take the shot.
He goes dribble.
He rises, he fires, it'll [inaudible] the state
championship on the line.
It's good!
The Wildcats win it, and the [inaudible]..
As the new kingpin at State.
You can do it, son.
I know you could.
[music playing]
Say hello to Ted Farrington.
Ted is the president of the Wildcat Club,
and he is one of our programs biggest supporters.
How are you?
Ms Thompson, it's a pleasure to meet you, ma'am.
Say this is quite a fine young man you've got.
Thank you.
We're very proud.
Well, ma'am, you ought to be.
Say, I wonder if you folks would let me drive
you all back to the hotel?
In the limo, Mr. Bennington?
Why sure.
Listen, please call me Ted.
I mean everybody just calls me Ted.
Come on, let's go.
COACH HOLLOWAY: Everybody, listen up.
Mandatory drug tests, and nobody leaves the locker
room before being tested.
Charles.
Coach wants to see you right away.
You got my word on it.
I'm not going to recruit another man for his position
until his junior year, and I you to tell him that.
All right.
Yeah.
Listen, I'll talk to you tomorrow, OK?
Good.
Bye.
You wanted to see me, coach?
Close the door.
What did I do?
Oh, you tell me?
I ain't done nothing, I swear.
COACH MCKAY: Good.
Keep it that way.
I want you to know we're counting
on you now that Jackson's gone.
Yeah, I know.
You going to pass your classes?
Yeah, sure.
I gotta guy.
I'm going to take the final tomorrow.
Good.
Got something here for you I want you to have.
Have fun.
Hit the books.
What did the man want?
Gave me $100, man.
Set it'd be my new weekly.
He's giving you Jackson's bread, man.
Yeah, I know.
Hey, man I'm thinking about doing a Jackson did.
Hey, I need the money.
My mother's out of work. $100 a week don't mean squat.
It ain't like Texas Western's going to beat us.
All you gotta do is just hold down the score.
You want in?
I got to show my wares, man.
Yeah, well, you better show them
quick, because you ain't going to get
a chance to play next year.
What are you talking about?
He's recruiting Ricky Thompson, man, from Moultrie.
He was here visiting today.
He had him at center court with the lights out, man.
Winning a conference championship?
Just like you wanted when you was a senior in high school.
You sure you don't want in?
Thanks.
See you later.
Want to grab a beer?
You know, man, I've been thinking it over.
I'll do it, but not for the coke.
No?
No, see, Binder did it for the drugs, man.
He's dead.
See I got a new philosophy on life.
Drugs are bad, money is good.
Just say no, huh?
That's right.
Now I'll do it for $2,500.
That's kind of steep.
Hey, I got to send some money home, you know?
Hey look, everybody is making money on basketball
around here but me.
You guys have that kind of bread?
Yes, we do.
Good. Then I'll take a beer.
But it isn't amateur athletics.
I mean there's nothing amateur about it.
These kids, they generate millions
of dollars for the school.
It's a business.
But they're supposed to be students.
Only in like the Ivy League.
So what are you saying?
That these guys shouldn't have to go to class?
Well they don't anyway.
Why doesn't the university just admit them as athletes,
pay them off, and end in the hypocrisy
of calling them students.
How many of these guys would you say make it to the pros?
What am I, like the show Answer Man.
I don't know, I'm just thinking aloud.
I'm just saying like, one out of 10.
- OK, one out 10. - Shut up.
When one out of 10, strong school like this.
What happens to the rest of them?
I don't know.
The meeting will now come to order.
First I would like to welcome to the athletic council
Dr. Adam Fisher of the history department.
[applause]
The first order of business is to announce
that Ricky Thompson has signed a letter of intent
to come to State next year.
[applause]
I can see you're all familiar with his fine high school
career at Moultrie.
What are his SAT scores?
He had a 550.
Math or verbal?
Combined.
Dr. Sullivan, don't you get 400 points combined
for just signing your name?
Yes, Mr. Burnett.
And what was Ricky Thompson's grade
point average in high school?
He had a 3.0.
A 3.0, and a 550 combined SAT.
I guess the teachers at Moultrie really dig basketball.
Well, let's get down to the business, shall we?
Dr. Fisher?
Yes.
I understand you have Charles Lavell in history 110.
Yeah, well, that's the rumor.
I've never seen him in class.
Yeah, I understand.
He failed to show up for his final?
Oh, he probably couldn't find the classroom.
Well, if he doesn't get at least a 2.0 average,
he'll be ineligible for the rest of the season.
He's already got a B and two C's.
An F would knock him off the court.
I see.
Now is there any way you could consider
giving him a make up exam?
You want me to test him again for a test he never
took in the first place, on material
he's probably never looked at?
Maybe an oral exam.
It would really help the team.
Oral exam.
You would not believe this kid's college record.
What kid?
Basketball player, Choo Choo Lavell.
Never heard of him.
You got to be the only one, then.
So how's it going with you, son?
You get all checked into the dorm?
Yeah, I'm I'll set.
My roommate's still trying to get a date.
I'm trying to beat him to it, though.
I hear you.
I got some bad news for you though, Dad.
The financial aid didn't come through.
Oh?
This says I made too much money.
They must be out of their minds.
You got to be really poor to qualify.
I am really poor.
No, really poor.
The state is saying that I am not poor enough to send
my son to a State University?
I'm a public servant.
I am poor by definition.
Too bad you're not a 6 foot 10 inch
black man who refuses to go to class.
I'm black.
Not good enough.
Gotta have a jump shot as well.
Look, don't worry about this, son.
We'll find a way, I promise.
DOUG PENHALL: Mm, baby.
Salad, ensalada.
Oh, da weenie.
Can you believe the food they're serving in this place?
There were some lovely noodles with a white cream sauce.
Well, you know, pasteurized.
Good for athletes.
High in carbs.
The rest of the school knew what
they were serving in this place, they'd storm the Bastille.
We have some very good news for you.
You kids come into some money?
A rich relative died.
OK.
And tonight we make the bet.
What's the line?
State's favored by 14.
All they have to do is hold the score down, win by 10,
we collect and nobody is suspicious.
Won't the-- won't the bookie get suspicious
when a college kid comes in to be
$10,000 against his own team?
Yeah.
Won't he smell that something's weird?
Of course.
That's where Fat Al comes in.
Fat Al?
He's a very well-connected book.
He'll lay the money off in Birmingham,
Baltimore, Dallas, places like that.
Are we going to owe this guy a percentage?
SEAN LIVINGSTONE: No.
He just puts in his cash.
With our information he'll bet against state as well.
The trick is him spreading it around so nobody
catches wise to the fix.
How do you know this guy?
He's a friend of my dad's.
Let me ask you something else.
What if Texas Westerns is like really bad,
and they lose by more than 14 points?
Then we're in major freaking trouble.
What if something else goes wrong and we get caught?
Hey, man, the players came to us.
Good point.
Look, I'll come by later and I'll
collect the cash, all right?
You know, listen.
About that.
$10,000 is like a lot of grams.
We'd kind of like to be there when you make
the bet, just to make sure.
In other words, you don't trust
me as far as you can throw me.
Right?
Would you trust you?
Absolutely not.
You wanted to see me, coach?
Yeah.
Charles, do you know who I am?
Yeah, you Fisher.
What class do I teach?
Don't you know?
Here's your grade, Charles.
Hey, man, I just want to tell you I think it's very uncool,
you flunking me.
You jeopardizing my career, my livelihood.
I'm going lottery.
They've been telling me that since the 9th grade.
Do you even know what that means?
That's the first eight players picked in the NBA draft.
I'm looking at a million dollars, man, guaranteed.
And you try to take the ball on my hands
instead-- instead of helping out a little brother.
Charles, did you look at what that says?
Yeah, man, I know what it says.
It says you hate basketball players.
- Read it to me. - Hey, look, man.
I told you. - Just read it to me.
It says you passed, Charles.
You can't read, can you?
When was the last time you opened a book?
I don't know.
9th grade, maybe?
But there was no need, man.
I knew where I was going, and I didn't
need no books to get me there.
Bets are in.
We met the book.
Doesn't matter.
I'm putting an end to this right now.
How?
I flunked Choo Choo.
That will make him ineligible, he
won't be able to throw the game against Texas Western tomorrow
night. - But, captain.
The boy is illiterate, Doug.
He's got no business in college to begin with,
except to make money for the university and the coach.
And himself.
Don't forget, he stands to make a lot of money
for himself once he turns pro.
And I may be taking away his only chance.
Yeah.
Excuse me, Captain, but this sounds a lot like obstruction
of justice to me.
There are a lot of times when we know someone's
going to make a big mistake.
We don't usually stop them.
Sometimes we do.
Because he's a ballplayer.
No, because he's a victim of the system.
A system that tells this kid that the way out of the ghetto
is with a basketball, not with a book.
End of discussion, Doug.
He's not playing against Texas Western.
Hey, Fisher.
I was just looking for you.
You can save it, coach.
I am not changing the grade.
A C was more than generous.
He only needed to pass.
I just wanted to thank you.
A C?
Yeah, Dr. Sullivan just showed me the card.
You know, with a 2.2 average, Choo Choo
is going to be eligible for the rest of the season.
I really owe you one, man.
You coming to the game tonight?
I'll see you there.
[marching band playing]
Excuse me?
Tickets?
Tickets.
Got any tickets?
Hey you kid.
You guys take these, huh?
Hey, man.
These have holes in the.
These are good seats.
Don't tell anybody I got it from a player, huh?
Really?
You'll find out when you get inside.
Whoa.
Come on, man.
I want to see the warm ups.
Thanks, mister.
[inaudible] making any money.
I didn't want to see Texas Western, anyway.
It's too bad, though.
Going to be a game.
- You think? - I know.
I spoke to Choo Choo about an hour ago.
We're in business, gentlemen.
Then somehow Doctor Sullivan must have gotten the grade
changed, because the next thing I hear,
Choo Choo is suiting up.
Listen, it's 20 minutes till the start of the game.
Can you pull him?
I appreciate everything you and your officers
have done, Adam.
When this thing started, I had my doubts.
Yeah, well, frankly so did we.
But I have to let Lavell play.
Say what?
Did you ever play ball?
No, not really.
It's very hard for an athlete to go out there
and intentionally give up.
When push comes to shove, he may get out on the court
and go all out.
Either way, I've got to let Charles make that decision.
And I have to have faith in the kid
that he will do the right thing.
Your call.
ANNOUNCER: The Wildcat leader 65 to 50,
and this ball game is in the refrigerator.
Here come the Wildcats again, from the top of the key.
A jump cut by Choo Choo.
That's good.
Give them 23 points.
The All-American out of Columbus, Ohio.
Now for Texas Western GK Maxwell comes through the front door.
He's pretty well covered the man for man.
Rich Schaub, their best score has
fouled out of the ball game.
Morales sets up a pick and Maxwell bounce pass.
Nice play to Ripley, who puts it up and in.
The Wildcats don't want to stop the clock now.
They're up by 15. Here comes Lavell.
They call him Choo Choo, and he's definitely
been on track tonight.
They'll try to run the clock down now.
Lavell comes out to the NBA three
point line, fires the shot.
I don't believe it.
Bad shot selection.
Rebound Texas Western.
They work the ball out in front.
A 21 foot jumper.
That's good, and Texas Western fights its way back.
The Wildcats still up by a comfortable margin
with a minute left to play.
Choo Choo is at the top of the game.
Makes a horrible pass.
That was a shot, I call it a brick.
He's had enough bricks tonight to build a chimney.
A fast break developed from Texas Western.
Here they come, Gentian swinging in from the right side,
slam dunk. They've cut it to 11.
Lavell brings the ball to the front.
Gordon takes it over to Casey.
Beautiful touch pass right back to Lavell for the slam dunk.
Kenny blows it, ladies and gentlemen.
Rebound, Texas Western.
Long pass down the floor to Gentian.
He goes through the hole up in, and that wasn't a gimme.
Texas Western has outscored the Wildcats eight 0 in this run.
Lavell just jammed it on the rim,
and he looked like a fifth grader on an eight foot basket
in the school yard.
Hey McKay is yelling for a timeout along the sideline.
Texas Western would be right back in this ballgame folks,
I think, if it weren't for the fact
that there's only 20 seconds left on the clock.
McKay going absolutely nuts as he gets the timeout.
Larry Struthers checking into the scorer's table,
and that means that McKay is putting Lavelle on the pine
for the rest of this game.
And that's the coach telling the players,
hey, I want 100% for a full 40 minutes.
And Choo Choo Lavelle will have to think about that
for a long 20 seconds.
CROWD: Choo Choo, Choo Choo, Choo Choo,
Choo Choo, Choo Choo.
You did it, didn't you?
Just went cold, that's all.
You feel good?
Does it look like I feel good?
Hey, Chooch.
Coach wants to see you, man.
[door opening]
Where you guys been, huh?
I've been looking all over for you.
We've been around collecting suspects.
We're cops.
You got to be kidding me, right?
You guys are cops?
Oh, we're cops.
It's kind of a bad picture.
Hey, just remember, you came to me.
He wanted to fix the game.
I'll be sure and remind the judge.
Hey, do I look worried?
My father happens to be an attorney.
And a close personal friend of Fat Al's, right?
I'm fired?
What do you mean I'm fired?
I mean you're through here at State.
I got a contract.
You violated the morals clause, the academic clauses,
and a host of NCAA regulations.
You haven't got a chance.
What the hell do you know about running a big time
college basketball program?
I know I don't like what I've seen,
and I know it doesn't have to be this way.
Tell it to the alumni.
I intend to do that.
I made a mistake.
I realize that.
You messed with the integrity of the game.
You do that, you can't play the game.
Oh, come on.
How can you do this to me?
You know the game.
Hell, you wouldn't be sitting there except you
were big time in the pros.
Oh, come on, man, give me a chance.
I'm giving you a chance.
You're throwing me out.
I'm not throwing you out of school, Charles.
I'm just suspending you from the basketball team.
Provided they don't send you to jail, you're free to stay.
Get your degree.
Learn to read.
Lawrence McKay has resigned as head basketball coach effective
immediately.
Assistant coach Tom Holloway has resigned as well.
Charles Lavell has been suspended from the team,
pending an investigation into the criminal charges brought
against him by the grand jury.
In the future, no athlete will be admitted
into this university without an SAT score of 700,
and a high school C average.
Mr. Williams.
Coach Thompson at Georgetown and several others
have argued that props 42 and 48 put black athletes
at a disadvantage.
That it denies them the opportunity to go to college.
All student athletes must realize
that they're students first.
That attitude has to begin at the junior high and high school
level.
They must realize that they can't all make it to the pros.
It is true that to Choo Choo Lavell can't read?
The situation will be addressed
by the remedial programs here at the University.
Well, how did he get through 2 and 1/2 years of college
without anyone knowing?
Ladies and gentlemen, that is the problem.
You were right about that dorm.
I was?
Yeah.
I've been locked out of my room three times this week.
Ah.
He was getting luckier than you, huh?
Yeah.
You know, I was thinking that, you know,
you could save a lot of money on dorm fees, and, you know,
I could eat at home and--
what I'm saying is, can I still have the room in the basement?
Wait a minute.
You're not just saying this because you feel
bad about the money, are you?
Dad, I'm saying it because I want to live with you.
The keys to your entrance, son.
All right.
Rasheed, Rasheed!
You got to see this, man. - What?
Choo Choo Lavell, man.
He dropped out.
Get out.
No, it's the truth, man.
He's turning pro.
He's gone lottery!
Whoa!
He's going to get a million dollars guaranteed.
All right.
[slap]
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