| Julius "Dr. J" Erving | Moses Guthrie |
| Jonathan Winters | H.S./Halsey Tilson |
| Meadowlark Lemon | Rev. Grady Jackson |
| Jack Kehoe | Setshot |
| Margaret Avery | Toby Millman |
| James Bond | Tyrone Millman |
| Michael Vincente Gazzo | "Harry the Trainer" |
| Peter Isacksen | "Driftwood" |
| Nicholas Pryor | George Brockington |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Wally Cantrell |
| Stockard Channing | Mona Mondieu |
| Julius J. Carry | Malik Jamaal Truth |
| Jerry Chambers | Lucian Tucker |
| Jesse Lawrence Ferguson | Jackhammer Washington |
| Malek Abdul Mansour | Bullet Haines |
| Branscombe Richmond | Winston Running Hawk |
| Flip Wilson | Coach "Jack" Delaney |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Himself |
| Marv Albert | Himself |
| Debbie Allen | Ola |
| Dee Dee Bridgewater | Brandy |
| Alix Elias | Michelle |
| Spinners | Actor |
| Sylvers | Actor |
Technical Credits
| Gilbert Moses | Director |
| Debbie Allen | Choreography |
| Arthur Schmidt | Editor |
| Thom Bell | Score Composer |
| David Dashev | Producer |
| Herbert Spencer Deverill | Art Director |
| Bud Friedgen | Editor |
| Jerry Grandey | Asst. Director |
| Frank Mazzola | Editor |
| Pat Norris | Costumes/Costume Designer |
| Frank Stanley | Cinematographer |
| Jaison Starkes | Screenwriter |
| Edmond Stevens | Screenwriter |
| Gary Stromberg | Producer |
| Peter Zinner | Editor |
