Matchups

2003 NR 1h 30m 6.2

An aspiring college basketball player's life is turned upside down when he is blinded during an important game.

IAN "WONDER BOY" WILLIAMS (Donahue Tuitt, Marriage Prep) was a star basketball player whose dreams of a championship are shattered when an accident leaves him totally blind. Faced with shattered dreams, Wonder Boy tries to find purpose in his life. After the entire coaching staff at his alma mater is fired he is asked to coach the team. Wonder Boy becomes the first blind coach in college history. With support from his wife GABRIELLE (Sonya Leslie-Shepherd, The Lion King), mother LYNN (Ellia English, The Jamie Foxx Show) and father IAN, SR. (Skip Mullen) Wonder Boy embraces another chance to be a part of the sport he loves. Can a blind coach have the vision to lift a subpar team to national prominence? MATCHUPS is a touching story showing life after tragedy. Every person has a childhood dream. What happens when dreams die? New dreams are born.

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Info about Matchups

Studio(s): Lighted Pathway Productions

Originally Released: Jun 06, 2003

Genres: Drama