Reception
The film became a box office number-one in the US grossing $17 million on its opening weekend, yet was only released straight to DVD or just shown on TV in some countries that have no connection to college basketball. As of February 12, 2006, the film grossed a total of $42,647,449 in the US.
The film won an ESPY Award for Best Sports Movie in 2006. It was nominated at the 2007 Black Reel Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Song ("People Get Ready" by Alicia Keys and Lyfe Jennings) and for a 2006 Humanitas Prize in the Feature Film category.
The film received mixed reviews from Rotten Tomatoes-57%, but its Top Critics gave it mostly positive reviews-63%. The common consensus was the following: "As formulaic as sports movies get, this underdog story still triumphs on the strength of its inspiring story."
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