▁other ▁media ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁novel ▁was ▁adapted ▁for ▁a ▁Hall mark ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁television ▁film , ▁st arring ▁Thomas ▁Mc Car thy , ▁Mary - Lou ise ▁Parker , ▁B ly the ▁D anner , ▁Edward ▁Her rm ann , ▁Mel ina ▁Kan ak ared es , ▁G lyn nis ▁O ' Con nor , ▁Beth el ▁Les lie , ▁and ▁Den is ▁O ' H are . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁American ▁nov els ▁Category : American ▁nov els ▁adapted ▁into ▁films ▁Category : H all mark ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁episodes ▁Category : Al fred ▁A . ▁Kn opf ▁books ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁Anne ▁Ty ler <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Michael ▁" M . ▁J ." ▁Walker ▁Jr . ▁( born ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁college ▁basketball ▁player ▁for ▁the ▁Florida ▁State ▁Sem in oles ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁( AC C ). ▁ ▁High ▁school ▁career ▁Walker ▁attended ▁Jones bor o ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Jones bor o , ▁Georgia . ▁He ▁initially ▁played ▁football ▁but ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁basketball ▁after ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁As ▁a ▁s oph om ore ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 , ▁Walker ▁aver aged ▁ 1 7 . 3 ▁points , ▁ 4 . 5 ▁reb ounds , ▁ 3 . 0 ▁ass ists , ▁and ▁