Phenom — Xavier Knight

Abandoned by his mother at a very young age and raised by a single father, Shawn Banks honed his basketball skills on the tough city streets of Gary, Indiana and dreamed of one day playing in the NBA. After leading his Butler Bulldogs to the NCAA championship game as a freshman, Shawn's dream of becoming a first round draft pick in the NBA are about to come true. But no sooner than Shawn enters his name in the draft, then his life begins to spiral out of control. Shawn's girlfriend is viciously attacked and robbed on her way home. Then a local drug lord demands a piece of Shawn's NBA contract and will stop at nothing to own a piece of Shawn. And when a local reporter begins digging into Shawn's past, she uncovers a secret that threatens to end Shawn's dream of playing in the NBA before it ever begins. Now Shawn must embark on a mission to uncover the truth before it costs him not only his future in the NBA, but also his life.