Sometimes basketball is more than a game.  Before 1966, the
sport had never seen an all-black starting lineup. That was
until Don Haskins led underdog Texas Western (now the University
of Texas-El Paso), a mostly African-American team, to the NCAA
national championship.  "There's not that much basketball in
'Glory Road.' It's a much bigger story," says actor Josh Lucas
("Stealth," "Sweet Home Alabama"), who stars as no-nonsense
coach Haskins.  The film, the feature debut for director James
Gartner (who'd previously done only commercials), tells a
little-known story that transcends sports and still resonates.
"With not only the death of Rosa Parks but also the racial
issues with what went down in New Orleans, the country's being
challenged again right now [by racial questions]," Lucas says.
Derek Luke ("Antwone Fisher"), who plays star guard Bobby Joe
Hill, says audiences are increasingly interested in seeing films
in the same vein as "Glory," including "Crash," "Syriana," and
"Good Night, and Good Luck." "W