Being the starting point guard for state champions, Washington High, is a pretty big deal. For high school freshman, Harper Johnson, it's beyond that. It's a new start.

All of his life, Harper has been living in his older brother Jordan's shadow on and off the basketball court. With Jordan now off playing college basketball at Georgetown, Harper feels he can finally make a name for himself. Less than an hour before the opening game of the season, Harper finds a clue that his father, whose name is never even mentioned in his mother's house, could possibly be living in New Orleans as a street musician. If the upcoming basketball game against Jefferson High wasn't enough, now the mystery of his estranged father weighs heavily on Harper's mind.

With no other option, Harper knows he must somehow reach New Orleans to search for his father. With the assistance of his best friend, along with a girl he hopes turns into something more than just a crush, Harper sets out on a journey of a lifetime to reach the Big Easy, but what he finds there is so much more than he could ever imagine.