17 Best College Basketball Documentaries
40 Minutes of Hell (SEC Network)
The rise, fall and re-birth of legendary University of Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, at a time when the state of Arkansas was at the epicenter of American culture. (via IMDb)
One And Not Done (ESPN)
The life and career of John Calipari, one of the most polarizing figures in modern college basketball, weaving his story around that of his 2015-16 Kentucky team. (via IMDb)
Repeat After Us (SEC Network)
The 2006 and 2007 Florida Gators men’s basketball teams are profiled, who won back-to-back National Championships, led by Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Corey Brewer, Taurean Green, Lee Humphrey, and head coach Billy Donovan. (via IMDb)
I Hate Christian Laettner (ESPN)
He made perhaps the most dramatic shot in the history of the NCAA basketball tournament. He’s the only player to start in four consecutive Final Fours, and was instrumental in Duke winning two national championships. He had looks, smarts and game. So why has Christian Laettner been disliked so intensely by so many for so long? (via IMDb)
Shaq & Dale (SEC Network)
An in-depth look at the relationship between Shaquille O’Neal and his basketball coach at LSU, Dale Brown. (via IMDb)
First Dance (Big Ten Network)
Chronicling the historic 2016-17 Northwestern men’s basketball season. (via Northwestern)
Phi Slamma Jamma (ESPN)
They were the most popular fraternity on the campus of college basketball in the early 1980s. Led by a Nigerian soccer player named Hakeem Olajuwon and a lightly recruited hometown kid named Clyde Drexler, the University of Houston Cougars not only electrified the NCAA Final Four with three straight appearances (1982-84), but they also helped transform the game itself. (via IMDb)
Playing for the Mob (ESPN)
The mob, including Jimmy Burke, become the focus of a point shaving controversy at Boston College. (via IMDb)
Unbelievable (ACC Network)
Kyle Guy, Tony Bennett, Ty Jerome and other members of the 2018-19 Virginia Cavaliers basketball team tell the story of their one-year journey from embarrassment to glory.
Last Days of Knight (ESPN)
The previously untold, behind-the-scenes story of CNN Producer Robert Abbott’s investigation into Bob Knight’s Indiana University basketball program. The investigation ultimately led to Bob Knight’s firing after 29 years at IU. (via IMDb)
Unguarded (ESPN)
Chris Herren was a “can’t miss” basketball superstar until drug addiction eventually destroyed his career. With the support of his wife and family, Herren struggles to conquer his demons and reclaim his life. (via IMDb)
Survive and Advance (ESPN)
The story of Jim Valvano and the 1983 NCAA Tournament Champion NC State Wolfpack
Requiem for the Big East (ESPN)
Chronicles the meteoric ascension of the Big East conference, and how in less than a decade, it became the most successful college basketball league in America. (via IMDb)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1BcaTxWMwk&t=6s
Miracle 3 (SEC Network)
A look back at 2008, when Mykal Riley’s last-gasp three-pointer not only sent his Alabama team to overtime, but also may have saved thousands of lives as a tornado passed over the Georgia Dome. (via IMDb)
Disgraced (Showtime)
The background of the 2003 murder of Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy and the attempted, related cover-up of NCAA violations rampant in the Baylor basketball program by Coach Dave Bliss. (via IMDb)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5s_wI5RehI
Without Bias (ESPN)
This episode tells the story of the rise of Len Bias as a future basketball superstar. Shortly after being drafted by the Boston Celtic’s Len died of a heart attack apparently induced by cocaine. (via IMDb)
Fab Five (ESPN)
The story of the 1991 Michigan men’s basketball recruiting class, called the Fab Five, one of whom (Chris Webber) was later involved in a notorious pay-for-play scandal. (via IMDb)
