Basketball in Africa is currently undergoing a renewal that will change the landscape of the sport forever. African teams continue to forge their way to international competitiveness, despite a glaring lack of infrastructure and funding, often inept management, and less than adequate coaching. Thanks to the exploits of modern-day African trailblazers such as Nigeria’s Hakeem Olajuwon, Congo’s Dikembe Mutombo and Sudan's Manute Bol, African players are now sought after by nearly every professional league in the world.

Today, an unprecedented number of African-born players are making their way to the European, Asian and Middle Eastern clubs, as well as American high schools, universities and professional leagues. The migration of talent has already begun, and the flood will soon follow. The opportunity to witness the unfolding of such a phenomenon - and to document it - is rare.

In African Hoop Dreams, Director Eric Drury goes straight to the source to capture the emerging status of basketball on the continent today. From the clay court playgrounds of central Africa, to the western African gyms and the southern African summer camps, he meets the players, the coaches and administrators who nourish the game that is blossoming in Africa today. Mr. Drury also travels beyond the continent's borders to seek out the African players who have migrated far from home in their own personal quests; some to achieve honor and recognition on the global stage, others simply to earn a living.

With countless interviews, original footage and insight from across the globe, African Hoop Dreams reveals the present-day hope, joy and excitement that surrounds the game on the continent, while offering a glimpse into the daily lives and realities of the aspiring young players through whom the future of basketball in Africa will be revealed.