---
title: 'Love & Basketball (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gina Prince-Bythewood'
released: '2000-04-21'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-basketball-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199725/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Love & Basketball (2000)

2000 · 124 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Love & Basketball is a 2000 American romantic sports drama film written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood in her feature film directorial debut. It was produced by Spike Lee and Sam Kit and stars Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, and Alfre Woodard, with Regina Hall, Gabrielle Union and Debbi Morgan in supporting roles. The film follows Quincy McCall (Epps) and Monica Wright (Lathan), two next-door neighbors in Los Angeles, who are pursuing their respective basketball careers while navigating a developing romantic relationship.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-prince-bythewood)
- **Screenplay:** [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-prince-bythewood)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Terence Blanchard](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-blanchard)
- **Producer:** [Spike Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-lee)
- **Director of Photography:** [Reynaldo Villalobos](https://cinepixo.com/people/reynaldo-villalobos)
- **Editor:** [Terilyn A. Shropshire](https://cinepixo.com/people/terilyn-a-shropshire)

## Cast

- [Marte Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/marte-alexander)
- [Kyla Pratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyla-pratt)
- [Kara Brock](https://cinepixo.com/people/kara-brock)
- [Chick Hearn](https://cinepixo.com/people/chick-hearn)
- [Monica Calhoun](https://cinepixo.com/people/monica-calhoun)
- [Dick Vitale](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-vitale)
- [Jeff Coopwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-coopwood)
- [James DuMont](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-dumont)
- [Dion Basco](https://cinepixo.com/people/dion-basco)
- [Dennis Haysbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-haysbert)
- [Jimmy Lennon, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-lennon-jr)
- [Harry Lennix](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-lennix)
- [Regina Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/regina-hall)
- [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-prince-bythewood)
- [Christine Dunford](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-dunford)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-basketball-2000
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1146503); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.