30 for 30 Phi Slama Jama (Season 3, Episode 11)
TV-G
TV Episode | 78 min | Documentary, Biography, History

30 for 30

Phi Slama Jama (Season 3, Episode 11)

TV-G

TV Episode | 78 min | Documentary, Biography, History

They were the most popular fraternity on the campus of college basketball in the early 1980s. Led by a Nigerian soccer player named Hakeem Olajuwon and a lightly recruited hometown kid named Clyde Drexler, the University of Houston Cougars...See moreThey were the most popular fraternity on the campus of college basketball in the early 1980s. Led by a Nigerian soccer player named Hakeem Olajuwon and a lightly recruited hometown kid named Clyde Drexler, the University of Houston Cougars not only electrified the NCAA Final Four with three straight appearances (1982-84), but they also helped transform the game itself. In this 30 for 30 film, director Chip Rives brings back the high-flying circus act under ringmaster Guy V. Lewis and spins a tale of true greatness and crushing heartbreak. But while exploring that larger narrative, Rives also focuses on the disappearance of enigmatic role player Benny Anders and the lasting brotherhood that compels teammates and 1981-82 co-captains Eric Davis and Lynden Rose to try and find him after more than two decades of mystery. See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Benny Anders Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Thurl Bailey Self Self See fewer	David & Goliath (2005)
Otis Birdsong Self Self See fewer	Oh Rosie!
Thomas Bonk Self Self See fewer	Tiger (2021)
Clyde Drexler Self Self See fewer	The Sentinel (1996)
Terry Gannon Self Self See fewer	Walking with Herb (2021)
Reid Gettys Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (2005)
Kenny Hand Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (2005)
Elvin Hayes Self Self See fewer	Blank (II) (2012)
Michael Jordan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Space Jam (1996)
Curry Kirkpatrick Self Self See fewer	Music's Greatest Mysteries (2020)
Guy Lewis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Larry Micheaux Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (2005)
Brent Musburger Self - CBS Sports Self - CBS Sports See fewer	The Waterboy (1998)
Jim Nantz Self Self See fewer	Tin Cup (1996)
Hakeem Olajuwon Self Self See fewer	Heaven Is a Playground (1991)
Lyndon Rose Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (2005)
Kevin Sherrington Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (2005)
Jerome Solomon Self Self See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Dick Vitale Self Self See fewer	He Got Game (1998)
Jon Wertheim Self - Sports Illustrated Self - Sports Illustrated See fewer	Strokes of Genius (2018)
Rob Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (2005)