Nana Gbewonyo, who played Junior Battle in the movie "Coach Carter", stands at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m).
Gbewonyo, born on December 11, 1980, played basketball for College of the Canyons. He was MVP in his sophomore year. He averaged 21 points and eight rebounds per game that season.
He was the only real basketball player among the main cast. The rest of the guys were football, soccer and baseball players primarily.
"Coach Carter" was Samuel L. Jackson's first basketball movie. The real Ken Carter was an “All League” athlete in the ’70s, averaging 23.3 points per game.
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