In the concrete jungles of Montego Bay, Jamaica, 14-year-old Kyle Wilson doesn’t have much—just an absent father, a worn-out pair of shoes, and a rusted rim hanging behind his rundown school. But what he does have is height, heart, and hunger. When he stumbles across basketball for the first time, a fire ignites inside him. It’s not just a game. It’s escape. Identity. A way out.

Above the Rim, Below the Poverty Line is a coming-of-age sports drama that follows Kyle from the raw streets of Jamaica to the polished courts of America, and eventually to the world stage. But talent alone won't be enough. Poverty, violence, betrayal, and self-doubt lurk around every corner. This is a journey about more than basketball—it’s about survival, legacy, and the cost of chasing greatness.

KYLE WILSON - Head Coach, Maine Celtics


Result: L vs. Capital City Go-Go, 108-106


The silence in the locker room was a physical presence, heavy and suffocating. It was the silence of a dream ending. The air, thick with the smell of sweat and antiseptic spray, felt frozen. Players sat slumped in front of their lockers, towels draped over bowed heads. Some stared at the floor as if the answers to how it had gone wrong were written in the grout between the tiles.


Kyle stood near the door, his own post-game words having failed him. What could he say? They had left everything on the court. They had fought. They had executed. And it hadn't been enough.


The game against the Go-Go had been a masterpiece of playoff basketball, a brutal, beautiful war that had swung on a single, razor-thin moment.


Chapter 183 - The Semifinal Storms