A Season on the Brink

ESPN original movie, based on the best-selling book by John Feinstein, which chronicles Indiana's 1985-86 season, when controversial basketball coach Bobby Knight granted Feinstein unprecedented access to his team and its practices, meetings, and huddles. We see dramatizations of some of Knight's infamous tantrums and the team's inter-personal struggles.

Cast

Brian Dennehy

as Bobby Knight

Al Thompson

as Delray Brooks

Benz Antoine

as Joby Wright

James Lafferty

as Steve Alford

Gary Hudson

as Ron Felling

Duane Murray

as Kohn Smith

Thomas Hauff

as Ed Williams

Frank Adamson

as President Ryan

James Kirk

as Patrick Knight

Michael James Johnson

as Daryl Thomas

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