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And from Monrovia, you have three people who are in the CollegeBasketball Hall of Fame

And from Monrovia, you have three people who are in the College
Basketball Hall of Fame

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And from Monrovia, you have three people
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who are in the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:28
Uploaded
Jun 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Civic Film LLC,Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,PBS

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Movie Summary

Following the 2016 presidential election, Frederick Wiseman's documentary dissects small-town America to understand how its values impact and influence the political landscape of the nation.
They're not strong, but he's known as a Monrovia boy. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
They're not strong, but he's known as a Monrovia b...
Ten times he, he coached UCLA - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
Ten times he, he coached UCLA
So our town has ties to 12 national championships, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:11
So our town has ties to 12 national championships,
Branch McCracken played eighth-grade basketball - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
Branch McCracken played eighth-grade basketball
And then he got on the high school team, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
And then he got on the high school team,
And Monrovia had such a dominant basketball team, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
And Monrovia had such a dominant basketball team,
There were 70 teams there from three different states, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
There were 70 teams there from three different states,
Monrovia was so dominant, they had a traveling trophy. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
Monrovia was so dominant, they had a traveling trophy.
Well, now it's at the library for the display, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:06
Well, now it's at the library for the display,
Branch McCracken was so well-known - Monrovia, Indiana 00:09
Branch McCracken was so well-known
As a high-school player, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
As a high-school player,
One year he scored 33% of all the IU points, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:06
One year he scored 33% of all the IU points,
He was such an athlete, he didn't only play basketball, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:07
He was such an athlete, he didn't only play basketball,
And he was such a dominant football player - Monrovia, Indiana 00:14
And he was such a dominant football player
As an IU coach, he won two national championships. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:04
As an IU coach, he won two national championships.
It's like when people talk about Monrovia football, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
It's like when people talk about Monrovia football,
Like, if you want to change anything at the field, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:16
Like, if you want to change anything at the field,
I mean, so people get really touchy about Monrovia football, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:07
I mean, so people get really touchy about Monrovia football,
My dad's like, are you... "We're going tonight." - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
My dad's like, are you... "We're going tonigh...
Well, Monrovia had this tradition - Monrovia, Indiana 00:04
Well, Monrovia had this tradition