Overview

Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But that’s about to change when he meets, Talisa McCoy (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), the mother of a star player, new to Jackson high. She’s a beautiful, strong-willed single mom, with her own ideas on a winning team…and the perfect man. Now, this coach will have to learn a few new plays if he’s going to stay in the game.

Cast

Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Esai Morales, Jennifer Lewis, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Robert Townsend, Melyssa Ford, Steve White, Bobby McGee

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What is "Playin' for Love" about?

Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But that’s about to change when he meets, Talisa McCoy (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), the mother of a star player, new to Jackson high. She’s a beautiful, strong-willed single mom, with her own ideas on a winning team…and the perfect man. Now, this coach will have to learn a few new plays if he’s going to stay in the game.

When was "Playin' for Love" released?

Playin' for Love was released in 2015.

Who stars in "Playin' for Love"?

The cast includes Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Esai Morales, Jennifer Lewis, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs.