The Air Up There (1994) on Netflix

Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team. —Reid Gaglebasketballcollege basketballafricaathletic scoutbasketball movie2 morePlot summaryAdd synopsisTaglinesJimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame.GenresComedyFamilySportMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)Rated PG for some violence and languageParents guide