Coming to a theater near you? Two MU greats.

[mu_hilltopper]

I was googling Earl Tatum to create his wiki page .. and noticed he had an entry in IMDB.com .. turns out there's a movie, "4 Square Miles to Glory" coming out Feb 2008.  The plot "Documentary honoring Mount Vernon, New York, about the neighborhood assembly line of prized NBA and College players. "

So, not only does Tatum appear, but also Maurice Lucas, both natives.

Go figure.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0984167/

[SoCalwarrior]

That is pretty remarkable.  Reminds me of that Dominica Republic village that has produced over twenty major league short stops.

[sailwi]

Perhaps Lucas moved from there but he was from Pittsburgh when he was recruited to MU.  I am sure the McCray (Louisville) brothers will be prominent in the film.

[NYWarrior]

I was googling Earl Tatum to create his wiki page .. and noticed he had an entry in IMDB.com .. turns out there's a movie, "4 Square Miles to Glory" coming out Feb 2008.  The plot "Documentary honoring Mount Vernon, New York, about the neighborhood assembly line of prized NBA and College players. "

So, not only does Tatum appear, but also Maurice Lucas, both natives.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0984167/

this is awesome....mt vernon is astonishing when it comes to hoops......Ben Gordon, the  McCrays, Gus Williams, on and on and on.....its a great program still to this day (champs again this year).

BTW, Maurice Lucas is from Pittsburgh - not Mt Vernon.

Here's a good article about Mt Vernon's legacy

http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051130/NEWS02/511300339/1035

[mu_hilltopper]

Humf, I should have done some more research..

Here's a bunch of clips from the movie.

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v4572084FjgyAtq

There's a snip of Lucas talking about Tatum in the clip.