Historical Questions
Did Coach Carter actually hold a lockout because of the boys' poor acadmeic performance?
Was the team as bad as showed before Coach Carter was hired?
Did the team go undefeated?
Were all of the characters real?
Did Coach Carter's son hit a game winner in real life?
How many players graduated from Richmond High School?
Did Ken Carter's son want to play for his father?
How long did the lockout last in real life compared to the movie?
Did Coach Carter find the boys partying after winning a tournament?
How many players were actually on the team?
Yes, Coach Carter actually had a lockout and made sure his players performed better in the classroom before playing basketball again.
Ken Carter's son did want to play for his dad. He transferred schools annd went from a very good team to a bad team jus to play for his father.
All of the characters were real and were portrayed accurately in the film.
The team was pretty bad when Coach Carter stared, but the kids were not bad and did not cause trouble like it was showed in the movie.
Coach Carter did not find the boys partying at a mansion after a tournament win.
The team went 19-5, but the movie did not mention the losses.
The lockout lasted less than a week, but there were two lockouts in real life. The movie shows one lockout lasting for one week.
There were 6 players from the varsity basketball team that graduated that year.
Coach Carter's son, Damien Carter did make a game-winning basket in real life.
There were 45 players in total including the freshmen and junior varsity teams as well as the varsity team.