That leads him to a troubled former high school star Kamal Harris, played by Sinqua Wells. Harlow's character in the "White Men Can't Jump" remake is an awkward, unassuming ex-Gonzaga basketball player trying to make ends meet after tearing both ACLs during college. The film highlights Raveling's role as a key figure in helping former Nike consultant Sonny Vaccaro persuade Jordan to ink with the company.
"Stockton's too short, too."įormer Washington State basketball coach George Raveling, now a director of international basketball for Nike, also has brief a cameo in "Air" - played by popular actor/comedian Marlon Wayans. "Spokane, Washington," the employee says. Vaccaro later visits a 7-Eleven convenience store, posing the same question to a store clerk while purchasing a Sports Illustrated magazine. "Do you even know where Gonzaga is?" Damon responds, uttering a common mispronunciation of the Spokane-based school. In the following scene, Bateman's character is pictured conversing in a bathroom with Sonny Vaccaro, a Nike shoe salesman played by Matt Damon. One Nike employee singles out Stockton, prompting a response from Bateman. Still 15 years from making a splash at the NCAA Tournament, Gonzaga was relatively unknown in the summer of 1984, the year in which "Air" was based.Īt one point early in the film, Nike executive Rob Strasser, played by Jason Bateman, reveals a board of top college players the company might sign to a shoe sponsorship. In the Ben Affleck-directed film, Gonzaga is mentioned on multiple occasions because of its affiliation with John Stockton - one of the college players Nike was considering before the sneaker giant signed Jordan to a landmark deal.
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