Netlix announces East L.A. basketball to be featured in new "Last Chance U" season

East Los Angeles College will be featured on "Last Chance U".

February 16, 2021

MONTEREY PARK - After over a year and a half of production, Netflix has announced this morning that the East Los Angeles College men's basketball team will officially be featured for the new season of the critically acclaimed sports documentary series, Last Chance U. The season premiere will air on Wednesday, March 10th.

Netflix has made the announcement all throughout their social media channels, and has created a new page dedicated to Last Chance U: Basketball that features the 2019-2020 Huskies team on it.

Official YouTube trailer below:

Also, various media outlets have begun to post articles on the announcement of the new season: see The Wrap and Clutch Points.

Needless to say, ELAC Athletics is beyond exhilaration for thenews.

"We're excited to see the stories of our East LA athletes shown throughout the world," exclaims ELAC Athletic Director Bobby Godinez. "This is a huge moment not just for our athletes and program, but for our college and community as well".

(Cerwin Hayes, East Los Angeles College Athletics)