Love And Basketball is an endearing if soapy drama written and directed by first-timer Gina Prince-Bythewood. It tells of a young, black athlete (Sanaa Lathan) pursuing her ambition to become a ...

and she’s a star junior point guard on the women’s basketball team. “I saw them out on the court, and I said, ‘Hey, this is not … “Love & Basketball.” We don’t have time for this,’” said Pitino, the ...