Hoop dreams by Ben Joravsky Publication date 1996 Topics Basketball players -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography, Inner cities -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies, Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions Publisher HarperCollins Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 540.8M. Hoop Dreams is a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James, and produced by Frederick Marx, James, and Peter Gilbert, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students, William Gates and Arthur Agee, in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players.
Ben Joravsky's Hoop Dreams is an eye opening, powerful analysis of race, class, and the American dream as filtered through the lens of basketball. Based on the award winning 1994 documentary by Steve James, the book expands on the lives of Arthur Agee and William Gates, two young basketball hopefuls from Chicago who seek to become members of the NBA.. Hoop dreams by Ben Jorvasky is a amazing story of hard work and struggle. William Gates and Athur Agee are two young hoop stars with big dreams. They both aspire to play in the NBA, and both have the raw potential and talent to suceed, but the real question is can they sacrifice thier spare time and focuse on getting good grades and polishing their raw skills. Hoops dreams the book was based.