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Phi Slama Jama

Phi Slama Jama

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 4, 2016

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

65%

Original Title

Phi Slama Jama

Production Companies

ESPN Films

Director

Chip Rives

Description

Winning is never a slam dunk. They were the most popular fraternity on the campus of college basketball in the early 1980's. 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. Director Chip Rives brings back the high-flying circus act under ringmaster Guy V. Lewis and spins a tale of true greatness and crushing heartbreak.