It has been selected as one of the great sports movies of all time. It is called 'Hoosiers' and is one of those classic David and Goliath stories. The beauty of the movie is, though Hollywood sometimes takes liberties with the truth, for the most part a true story.
The kid who made the winning basket, in real life, is named Bobby Plump. For as many times as I've been to Indianapolis I never visited his business, a bar named 'Plumps Last Shot'.
The NY Post interviewed him regarding St. Peter's unimaginable run in this years NCAA tournament. I thought you might be interested. https://nypost.com/2022/03/26/hoosiers-legend-bobby-plump-identifies-with-saint-peters-march-madness-run/
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