Morningside 5

In 1992 a young filmmaker named Mike Tollin chronicled one season in the lives of the Morningside High basketball team in Inglewood California They were the defending state champions and all five starters were returning for their senior year They seemed a shooin to win a second straight state title and the five guys all thought they were on a path to become the next Jordan However the season didnt go quite as planned But the film produced with Brian Robbins was an awardwinner and a hit on the film festival circuit Tollin would go on to direct and produce feature films Varsity Blues Radio Coach Carter and popular TV series such as Smallville One Tree Hill and Arli He never forgot though the magic of the Morningside 5 In fact he returned a decade later to see how they were doing and made a followup film on their various exploits