Mike Daniels wants more than anything to make the freshman basketball team. Although he has excellent basketball skills that were gained on a grass and dirt court during elementary school, one fact works against him-he is only four feet eleven inches tall. During tryouts, six footer John Reardon deliberately smashes into a pick set by Mike sending him crashing to the hardwood. With the cracking of bones in his right wrist, Mike realizes his freshman dream is over. His later efforts to make the sophomore team and get even with John wind through a series of events leading up to the conference championship game