Gina Prince-Bythewoods debut feature premiered on April 21, 2000.
On its 25th anniversary, lets take a look at the cast ofLove & Basketball, then and now.
It became this thing where people watched it over and over and over again.
Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan in ‘Love & Basketball’.Credit:S. Baldwin/New Line Cinema
Lathans nuanced portrayal was her first lead role after a string of supporting and guest spots.
No stranger to genre work, the actress was the final girl inAlien vs.
Her guest work onSuccession(2021) earned an Emmy nomination.
Sanaa Lathan in ‘Love & Basketball’; Lathan at the ‘The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat’ premiere.New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett; Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
Lathan is vocally single andadvocates for women to choose themselvesuntil, and unless, they find the right partner.
She was notably dating herLove & Basketballcostar Omar Epps during filming.
The actor confessed toESPN in 2020that he didnt really know how to hoop before the film came around.
Omar Epps in ‘Love & Basketball’; Epps visits the SiriusXM Studios in New York City.S. Baldwin/New Line Cinema; Cindy Ord/Getty
He had to learn from on the fly.
He also had a small but mighty role in the beloved dramaThis Is Us(20192020).
Epps has been married to R&B singer Keisha Spivey since 2006.
Alfre Woodard in ‘Love & Basketball’; Woodard at the ‘Number One on the Call Sheet’ New York premiere.New Line Cinema; Adela Loconte/Variety via Getty
They have adaughter and a son together.
He also has a daughter from a previous relationship.
Woodard, of course, needs no introduction, as one of the most acclaimed figures in American acting.
Dennis Haysbert in ‘Love & Basketball’; Haysbert at Hallmark Media’s 15th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas event.New Line Cinema; Dave Kotinsky/Getty
The actresss Oscar-nominated performance inCross Creek(1983) established her for good.
Most recently, she appeared inThe Book of Clarence(2023) andSalems Lot(2024).
Woodard has beenmarried to writer Roderick Spencersince 1983.
Harry Lennix in ‘Love & Basketball’; Lennix at the 2023 HeartShare Spring Gala.New Line Cinema; Mike Coppola/Getty
They havea daughter and a son.
The man with the voice has never slowed down.
He even played God onLucifer(20202021).
Debbi Morgan in ‘Love & Basketball’; Morgan at the ‘Beauty in Black’ special screening in Atlanta.New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett; Paras Griffin/Getty
Of course,he admits most people recognize himfrom those Allstate ads.
Lennix is one of the most ubiquitous faces across movies and TV.
He later spent a decade as an FBI heavyweight onThe Blacklist(20132023).
Regina Hall in ‘Love & Basketball’; Hall at the Warner Bros. ‘The Big Picture’ presentation in 2025.New Line Cinema; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
Lennix has been married to businesswoman Djena Graves since 2009.
It was a rare big-screen performance for the veteran, who by that point was a soap-opera legend.
She later became the first Black woman nominated in the lead category.
Gabrielle Union in ‘Love & Basketball’; Union attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.New Line Cinema; Cindy Ord/VF25/Getty
Morgan married Jeffrey Winston in 2009.
Most recently, she earned acclaim for her performance in the satirical mockumentaryHonk for Jesus.
(2022) as the wife of a closeted pastor.
Tyra Banks in ‘Love & Basketball’; Banks at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards in 2025.New Line Cinema; Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty
Later this year, she teams up withLeonardo DiCaprioforPaul Thomas AndersonsOne Battle After Another(2025).
Hall is a deeply spiritual woman andtried to become a nuntwice first at age 14 and again at 40.
She later reprised herBad Boys II(2003) character in the cop proceduralL.A.s Finest(20192020).
Kyla Pratt in ‘Love & Basketball’; Pratt at the 2025 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards.Ronald Grant Archive/Mary Evans/Courtesy Everett; Amy Sussman/Getty
The actress, author, and LGBTQ activist has been married to real-life basketball starDwyane Wadesince 2014.
Theyshare one daughter, and she is a stepmom to Wades three other children.
Her acting has been intermittent since an early career arc onThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1993).
Glenndon Chatman in ‘Love & Basketball’; Chatman at a 2015 screening of the film.New Line Cinema; Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage
Banks has one son,born in 2016, with her ex-boyfriend Erik Asla.
The actress has been a showbiz workhorse for decades now.
She wasEddie Murphys daughter in the smash hitDr.
Dolittle(1998) and its four sequels and has continued to pile up TV work.
