"Glory Road" is an appealing story about a basketball coach who almost accidentally engages in social engineering in his quest to win games. The coach, Don Haskins, played with energy and dedication by Josh Lucas, was no political activist but did realize that recruiting black players was a shortcut to winning in all-white Southern conferences. "Glory Road" will get the new year off to a fine start for the Walt Disney Co., which no doubt is aware that another basketball movie, "Coach Carter," racked up more than $67 million in boxoffice grosses playing at the same time last year.

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