• Quran "Storm P" Pender as Todd Andersen, a basketball player who joins the New Jersey Nets. • Otis Best as Young Todd •
Ja Rule as Percival "Bling Bling" Ashmokeem, a rival of Todd who used to pick on him when he was a child. When his last name is mispronounced as "Assmackey", Bling Bling corrects it by stating that it's a West African pronunciation. • Ali Wright as Young Bling Bling •
Tim Meadows as Leroy, the uncle of Todd and a wannabe lawyer who has failed his bar exam 15 times. •
Jenifer Lewis as Emma "Lady Em" Andersen, the mother of Todd. •
Meagan Good as Brittany, the gold-digging girlfriend of Todd who Lady Em disapproves of. •
Jonathan Silverman as Wes Riley, Todd's
sports agent. •
Farrah Fawcett as Eileen Crowley, an inhabitant of Garden Ridges Estates and the neighbor of Todd. •
Frankie Faison as JoJo Andersen, the father of Todd. •
Eve as Becky Cruz, a childhood friend of Todd. • Channelle Nazaire as Young Becky •
Danny Glover as Halstead Crowley, a judge who is the husband of Mrs. Crowley. •
Queen Latifah as Mildred Smith, a security guard at Garden Ridges Estates. Her name wasn't revealed until the postscript. • Ruperto Vanderpool as Wheezer, the clumsy friend of Bling Bling who used to pick on Todd when he was a child. • Rodney Henry as Young Wheezer •
Vincent Pastore as Poo Salesman, a man who collects and sells horse manure. • Roberto Roman as Danny •
Carl Wright as Grandpa, the unnamed grandfather of Todd who is often seen with a wooden baseball bat. •
Reg E. Cathey as Frank Washington, the maternal uncle of Todd. • Rita Owens as Nettie Washington, the maternal aunt of Todd and sister of Lady Em. •
Kevin Phillips as Jamal Washington, the son of Frank and Nettie and maternal cousin of Todd who wants to become a doctor instead of a basketball player like Nettie wanted. •
Gerry Bamman as Jeeves, a butler who Todd gets for his parents. • Marci Reed as Miss Peters, the representative of Stone Mountain Phones. • Denee Busby as Little Dee, the cousin of Todd who is looking for a father figure for her kids and also disapproves of Brittany. • Divine Compere as D.J., the daughter of Little Dee. • Hasani Houston as Sonny Ray, the son of Little Dee through a man named Marquis Fontaineau. • Julian Douglas and Mehki Clayton-Smith as Little Ray, the two-year-old son of Little Dee. •
Jerod Mixon as Willie, the pot-smoking cousin of Todd. •
Jamal Mixon as Nelson, the pot-smoking brother of Willie and the cousin of Todd. • Thomas Jane O'Leary as A.C. Charles, a
Sports Time reporter who interviews Todd, Lady Em, and JoJo. •
Wendy Williams as Piers Gabriel, a
Sports Time reporter who interviews Todd, Lady Em, and JoJo. • Shawn Andrew as Jerome, the country cousin of Todd. •
Godfrey as Jasper, the country cousin of Todd. • Lance Spellerberg as Sven, a master chef from Prague who is hired by Brittany to cook brunch for Miss Peters. • Jesse May as Olivier, the assistant of Sven. • Peggy Cosgrove as Mrs. Atwater • Walter Simpson III as A.J. • Wilhelm Lewis as Wayne • Antonio Walker as Young Thug • Deep Katdare as a clerk who Bling Bling and Wheezy rob. • William Stone Mahoney as Commissioner • Sandra Mills Scott as Nurse • Roxy Noffz as Cookie Girl, a girl scout who is denied entry by the security guard who does buy the cookies from her. • Marc Plastrik as the unnamed chief of police who compliments Mildred's heroic actions. • Alex Avant as an unnamed police officer who assists in the arrest of Bling Bling and Wheezy. •
DJ Enuff as himself, he performs at the cookout. •
Marv Albert as himself, he commentates on the draft picks that Todd is a part of. •
Elton Brand as himself •
Mark Cuban as himself, he appears during the draft picks that Todd is a part of. •
Baron Davis as himself, he appears during the draft picks that Todd is a part of. ==Box office==