Coach Carter (Samuel Jackson) takes a position as basketball coach even though he knows it is a tough neighborhood and the team has n9t had much success. He sets some conditions for the players, 2.3 GPA and attend classes and sit in the front and wear a tie on game day. They actually find a great deal of success on the court, but when the progress reports come to the coach, he realizes most of the team is not fulfilling the conditions of the contract. He locks the gym and suspends games. The forfeit a few games as a result; and the community has a conniption. They go to the school board who overrules the coach and says games will restart. Coach Carter chooses to resign. The issue is important to him as too many kids do not go on to colege in Richmond, California where this story takes place. However the players stivck with him. They bring their grades up and get back to basketball. This movie provides some exciting play. They lose to the best team in the state in the playoffs by a last-second basket.
Samuel Jackson is very good. Channing Tatum and Rick Gonzalez play basket ball players. Robert Ri'chard plays Coach carter's son and als basketball player.
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