New Girl Basketsball (Season 3, Episode 12)
TV-14
TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

New Girl

Basketsball (Season 3, Episode 12)

TV-14

TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Jess pretends to be a fan of the Pistons in an attempt to befriend Coach, to Nick's dismay, who is a Bulls fan. Meanwhile, Schmidt is assigned to mentor an elderly colleague at work and Winston discovers a new career path.

Showrunner

Elizabeth Meriwether

Director

Lorene Scafaria

Writers

Elizabeth Meriwether (created by) | Rebecca Addelman (written by) (story editor) | Berkley Johnson (executive story editor) | Kim Rosenstock (executive story editor) & 3 more

Producers

Alex Cuthbertson | Zooey Deschanel | Elizabeth Meriwether

Composer

Ludwig Göransson

Cinematographer

Russ T. Alsobrook (as Russ Alsobrook)

Editor

Hugh Ross

Casting Directors

Juel Bestrop | Anya Colloff | Michael V. Nicolo (as Michael Nicolo) | Seth Yanklewitz

Production Designer

Michael Whetstone

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 14, 2014

Release date

Jan 14, 2014 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 11 wins & 78 nominations

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Zooey Deschanel Jess Day Jess Day See fewer	New Girl (2011)
Jake Johnson Nick Miller Nick Miller See fewer	Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Max Greenfield Schmidt Schmidt See fewer	New Girl (2011)
Lamorne Morris Winston Bishop Winston Bishop See fewer	New Girl (2011)
Hannah Simone Cece Parekh Cece Parekh See fewer	New Girl (2011)
Damon Wayans Jr. Coach Coach See fewer	Big Hero 6 (2014)
Gillian Vigman Kim Kim See fewer	Step Brothers (2008)
Bob Gunton Ed Ed See fewer	The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Selina Kaye Waitress (uncredited) Waitress (uncredited) See fewer	Bookie (2023)
Adam Michna Bar Patron (uncredited) Bar Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Army of the Dead (2021)