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Quantum Hoops was the documentary on the trails of the CalTech men’s basketball team (a very prestigious school). Although the team scores high in grade-point average, on the court they just don’t cut it! As a result they haven’t won a game since the 80’s! While most teams will only admit players who were starters on their high school team, CalTech (the Beavers) lets in anybody who comes to the first day of basketball practice. In past years, the team lost at an average of 60 points per game.

But then a miracle happened: one season their average went down to losing by only 20 points a game. And the team kept on getting better and better. Finally the movie culminates in the last game of the season. The teams are neck-and-neck in overtime, when the two star players for the Beavers foul out. With only a few seconds left, can the team pull together and win just one game – get fame for winning instead of losing! You find out…

         Throughout the film, you see how much the players and coach want that win, and loss after loss they refuse to give up. The movie goes into depth about the academic excellence of the school and the basketball failures of the teams past. But to these committed ballers every game is just another chance to get better. I mean, some of these people never even played basketball before! A heartwarming movie that will get any down-in-the-dumps team laughing. I walked out of the theatre wanting to go and play ball!!