Profiles high school basketball coach Jack O'Brien and his success with the team at Charlestown High School in Boston. Describes O'Brien's efforts to mentor the young men of Charlestown and get them into college especially players like Jason White and Ridley Johnson. The author follows White and Johnson through their senior year and into the following year to see how they fared.
Chronicles the 2004-05 Charlestown High School basketball season, focusing on the lives of two African-American players, Ridley Johnson and Jason White, and their coach, Jack O'Brien.
