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The documentary Hooked: The Legend of Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell, released in 2003, traces the life of Demetrius Mitchell, who, at 5-feet-10, built his legendary playground status because of his amazing hops that enabled him to dunk 360 degrees over a late model Honda Accord car.
Mar 7, 2021 · The news shocked him: Demetrius “Hook” Mitchell, the texts said, was dead. The story spread swiftly on social media, with fervor befitting a longtime playground legend.
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Mar 6, 2021 · The news shocked him: Demetrius “Hook” Mitchell, the texts said, was dead. The story spread swiftly on social media, with fervor befitting a longtime playground legend. One tweet called Mitchell the “Superman of Street Hoops” and “Blacktop God.” Another paired his demise with that of Boston Celtics great K.C. Jones, who died the ...
May 5, 2003 · With Calvin Andrews, Antonio Davis, Bill Duffy, Drew Gooden. Raised in the drug infested, crime-ridden streets of West Oakland, California, Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell was born to a drug addicted mother and a father he never knew.
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- William O'Neill, Michael Skolnik
- 2003-05-05
The Legend of Demetrius “Hook” Mitchell traces the life of Demetrius Mitchell, who, at 5-feet-10, built his legendary playground status in Oakland but fell victim to the streets and drugs.
Hooked is the proverbial cautionary tale, but well shot at the point where Demetrius “Hook” Mitchell, a playground legend on the courts of Oakland, is on the verge of and then is released from prison for drug charges.
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Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell was at CMC between 2000 and 2004. Much of the film documentary Hooked: The Legend of Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell was filmed while Hook was at CMC. Since being released from CMC Hook has started Project Straight Path, a non-profit organization committed to raise the consciousness of youths, desire of youth's interest in education and raise cultural consciousness.
