Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee traveling 90 minutes each way from innercity Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, also a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball schedule. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with assistance from their families, they struggle the physical and societal obstacles that stand in their own manner. This documentary was shot over five years' duration.