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The Hoop Life is a TV series depicting the lives of a team of basketball players in the fictional UBA, starring Rick Peters as Greg Marr, Mykelti Williamson as Marvin Buxton, and Cirroc Lofton as b-ball prodigy Curtis Thorpe. The series has run on both Showtime and Spike TV.
Original Release
07/04/1999 on SHO
US Release
07/04/1999
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mykelti Williamson | Marvin Buxton |
| Reno Wilson | Owen Davies |
| Dan Lauria | Leonard Fero |
| Linda Thorson | Emily Yeager |
| Dorian Harewood | Eliot Pierce |
| Cirroc Lofton | Curtis Thorpe |
| Peter Stebbings | Peter Marr |
| Rick Peters | Greg Marr |
| Raymond Anthony Thomas | Uncle Kenny Williams |
| Robert Hooks | Willis Barry |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hardwood: Part 1 | Sunday, 15 April 2007 |
| 2 | The Hardwood: Part 2 | Sunday, 22 April 2007 |
| 3 | It's All Greek to Me | Sunday, 11 July 1999 |
| 4 | Rookie | Sunday, 18 July 1999 |
| 5 | Of Human Bondage | Sunday, 25 July 1999 |
| 6 | The Doubleminded Man | Sunday, 01 August 1999 |
| 7 | Rook to Knight's Five | Sunday, 08 August 1999 |
| 8 | Acting on Impulse | Sunday, 15 August 1999 |
| 9 | Communication Breakdown | Sunday, 22 August 1999 |
| 10 | The Trade-Off | Sunday, 29 August 1999 |
| 11 | Young But Daily Growing | Sunday, 10 October 1999 |
| 12 | It's a Mad, Mad Mad Locker Room | Sunday, 17 October 1999 |
| 13 | One Door Opens | Sunday, 24 October 1999 |
| 14 | A Knightmare | Sunday, 05 December 1999 |
| 15 | Road Trip | Sunday, 12 December 1999 |
| 16 | Skewed Confessions | Sunday, 19 December 1999 |
| 17 | End Game | Sunday, 16 January 2000 |
| 18 | Rock, Salt, and Nails | Sunday, 23 January 2000 |
| 19 | A Little Yen | Sunday, 30 January 2000 |
| 20 | The Back Stretch | Sunday, 05 March 2000 |
| 21 | The Talented Tenth | Sunday, 29 July 2007 |
| 22 | The Second Chance | Sunday, 29 July 2007 |
Directors
Michael Kennedy, Kevin Hooks, Jay Tobias
Writers
Grace McKeaney, Tom Hutchinson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mykelti Williamson | Marvin Buxton |
| Reno Wilson | Owen Davies |
| Dan Lauria | Leonard Fero |
| Linda Thorson | Emily Yeager |
| Dorian Harewood | Eliot Pierce |
| Cirroc Lofton | Curtis Thorpe |
| Peter Stebbings | Peter Marr |
| Rick Peters | Greg Marr |
| Raymond Anthony Thomas | Uncle Kenny Williams |
| Robert Hooks | Willis Barry |
| Roberta Angelica | Trish |
| Lynda Gravatt | Celia Thorpe |
| Stephanie Anne Mills | Lourdes Fero |
| Michael Leder | Tommy Marr |
| Rachael Crawford | Paula Lyons |
| Michèle Duquet | Kristina |
| Maxine Guess | Reporter |
| Lee Tergesen | Photographer |
| Clark Johnson | Ray Hamilton |
| C.J. Lusby | Cassandra Parsons |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Grace McKeaney | Executive Producer |
| Barry Levinson | Producer |
