Hoosiers is a 1986 film about a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship.

The story is set during 1951, when all high schools in Indiana, regardless of size, competed in one state championship tournament. It is very loosely based on the story of a real Indiana team of that period, the Milan High School (Milan High School (Indiana)) team that won the 1954 state championship (1954 Milan High School basketball team).

Gene Hackman stars as Norman Dale, a new coach with a spotty past. It co-stars Barbara Hershey and Sheb Wooley and features Dennis Hopper as the basketball-loving town drunkard, a performance that brought Hopper an Oscar (Academy Awards) nomination.

The movie was written by Angelo Pizzo, who would go on to co-produce the underdog sports movie Rudy (Rudy (film)), and was directed by David Anspaugh, who also directed Rudy. The score (film score) was composed by Jerry Goldsmith, who was nominated for an Oscar (Academy Awards).

Hoosiers was re-titled as Best Shot in the United Kingdom.