While most sports films celebrate the quest for a championship Quantum Hoops follows a team that is searching for a single win The documentary chronicles the final week of the 2006 Caltech basketball season The team is currently in the midst of a 21 year losing streak over 240 consecutive conference losses Caltech is annually considered one of the top 5 academic institutions in the world yet its athletic department always takes a back seat to the achievements of its world renowned faculty Nobel prize winners and advancements in the world of science and technology