Coach carter biography
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Coach Carter
2005 film directed by Thomas Carter
Coach Carter is a 2005 American biographicalsportsdrama film starring Samuel L. Jackson and directed bygd Thomas Carter. It is based on the true story of Richmond High School basketball coach Ken Carter, who made headlines in 1999 for suspending his undefeated high school basketball grupp due to poor academic results.[2][3][4] The screenplay was co-written bygd John Gatins and Mark Schwahn. The cast features Rob Brown, Channing Tatum (in his rulle debut), Debbi Morgan, Robert Ri'chard, and the singer Ashanti.
The film was a co-production between MTV Films and Tollin/Robbins Productions. It was commercially distributed bygd Paramount Pictures for theatrical release and home video rental. The film explores professional ethics, academics, and athletics.[5] The sports action in the film was coordinated by Mark Ellis. On January 11, the film's soundtrack was released by Capitol Records, and the fil
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Ken Carter
American basketball coach (born 1959)
For the song, see Ken Carter (song). For the stuntman, see Ken Carter (stuntman).
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| Born | Kenny Ray Carter (1959-01-01) January 1, 1959 (age 66) Fernwood, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Other names | Coach Carter |
Kenny Ray Carter (born 1 January 1959) is an American business owner, education activist, and former high school basketball coach.
Biography
[edit]Coming from a supportive family, Carter was raised strictly on academics, but he found a liking in sports. Carter attended college at Contra Costa College, then San Francisco State, and finally George Fox University, where he played basketball.[1] As a basketball coach, he maintained that his athletes must take their studies seriously, as good academic performance would give them tillgång to college and other opportunities in life.
This belief was put to the test when, as a high school basketba
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The Beginning
George Fox alum Ken Carter wasn’t looking for fame or even attention. He only did what he felt was right. Still, a national spotlight hit Carter in 1999, when, as the head basketball coach at Richmond High School in Richmond, Calif., he locked out his entire undefeated team upon discovering 15 of his 45 players were not honoring contracts they had signed.
"I put a chain on the gym door with a sign telling them to meet me in the library," Carter recalls. "At the time, all three levels of our program - the freshman, junior varsity, and varsity - were undefeated. We were just coming off a big tournament victory. They figured I had cancelled practice to reward them for a job well done. They walked into the library expecting one thing, and they got something else."
Carter’s message was simple: Athletes aren’t exempt from abiding by the rules and succeeding in the classroom just because they can wow crowds and win ball games.
Carter at George Fox in 1