Blue Chips

Championship-winning coach Pete Bell (Nick Nolte) runs the cleanest program in collegiate basketball. When he finds himself on the brink of his first losing season, Bell decides he must make a risky move to protect his job: under-the-table dollars for talent. Betraying his conscience and the trust of his ex-wife (Mary McDonnell), bell signs the nation's blue chips: a farm boy forward (Matt Nover), a playmaking guard from the projects (Penny Hardaway), and Neon Bodeaux (Shaquille O'Neal), a 7-foot slam-dunking phenom from the bayou. (Showtime)