Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima
Whoopi Goldberg
as Eddie Franklin
Frank Langella
as Wild Bill Burgess
Dennis Farina
as John Bailey
Richard Jenkins
as Carl Zimmer
Lisa Ann Walter
as Claudine
John Benjamin Hickey
as Joe Nader
Troy Byer
as Beth Hastings
John Salley
as Nate Wilson
Rick Fox
as Terry Hastings
Malik Sealy
as Stacy Patton
John Starks
as Pickup Player
Mark Jackson
as Darren "Preacher" Taylor
