The White Shadow - Season 1 Episode 1 (pilot)
Ken Reeves, a forward with the Chicago Bulls, is forced to retire after suffering a serious knee injury. His old friend and high school teammate, Jim Willis, who is principal of Carver High near L.A., drops by to offer him a job as basketball coach. Reeves is reluctant, but agrees. Among the challenges he faces with the school and the team include a female vice principal who doesn't like him and a player, James Hayward, who has a lot of potential, but also is fatherless and may have to drop out of school to go to work and take care of his mom and little brother.
- Genre: Drama, Family
- Studio: CBS
- Keyword: sports, high school, basketball, los angeles, california
- Cast: Ken Howard, Kevin Hooks, Byron Stewart, Tim Van Patten, Stoney Jackson, Ed Bernard
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