The Hoop Life

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The Hoop Life
Genre Drama
Created bySean Jablonski
Starring
ComposerBennie Wallace
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producerJoe Cacaci
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Showtime
ReleaseJuly 4, 1999 (1999-07-04) 
March 19, 2000 (2000-03-19)

The Hoop Life is an American drama television series depicting the lives of a team of basketball players in the fictional UBA (United Basketball Association) that aired on Showtime from July 4, 1999 until March 19, 2000. starring Rick Peters as Greg Marr, Mykelti Williamson as Marvin Buxton, and Cirroc Lofton as b-ball prodigy Curtis Thorpe.

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Cast

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"The Hardwood"Kevin HooksSean JablonskiJuly 4, 1999 (1999-07-04)
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3"It's All Greek to Me"UnknownUnknownJuly 11, 1999 (1999-07-11)
4"Rookie"UnknownUnknownJuly 18, 1999 (1999-07-18)
5"Of Human Bondage"UnknownUnknownJuly 25, 1999 (1999-07-25)
6"The Doubleminded Man"UnknownUnknownAugust 1, 1999 (1999-08-01)
7"Rook to Knight's Five"UnknownUnknownAugust 8, 1999 (1999-08-08)
8"Acting on Impulse"UnknownUnknownAugust 15, 1999 (1999-08-15)
9"Communication Breakdown"UnknownUnknownAugust 22, 1999 (1999-08-22)
10"The Trade-Off"UnknownUnknownAugust 29, 1999 (1999-08-29)
11"Young But Daily Growing"UnknownUnknownOctober 10, 1999 (1999-10-10)
12"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Locker Room"UnknownUnknownOctober 17, 1999 (1999-10-17)
13"One Door Opens"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 1999 (1999-10-24)
14"A Knightmare"UnknownUnknownDecember 5, 1999 (1999-12-05)
15"Road Trip"UnknownUnknownDecember 12, 1999 (1999-12-12)
16"Skewed Confessions"UnknownUnknownDecember 19, 1999 (1999-12-19)
17"End Game"UnknownUnknownJanuary 16, 2000 (2000-01-16)
18"Rock, Salt and Nails"UnknownUnknownJanuary 23, 2000 (2000-01-23)
19"A Little Yen"UnknownUnknownJanuary 30, 2000 (2000-01-30)
20"Back Stretch"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 2000 (2000-03-05)
21"The Talented Tenth"UnknownUnknownMarch 12, 2000 (2000-03-12)
22"The Second Chance"UnknownUnknownMarch 19, 2000 (2000-03-19)


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