Chicago basketball team faces tragedies. Coach Lou mentors Tyquone, an aspiring player, amid violence. Aiming for championship, Tyquone wrestles with dreams beyond hometown.

Chicago harbors many scars for Orr Academy's basketball team. There's the abandoned house where Tyquone's friends were murdered, the corner where Coach Lou was shot, and the alley where Marquise was arrested for gun possession. Tyquone seeks refuge between the lines of the basketball court. With Coach Lou as his guide, their eyes are set on a championship. But Tyquone wants more, and grapples with dreams bigger than Chicago can offer.—Shot in the Dark