the zapper

John Walters

November 22, 1999

The producers of 7th Heaven (WB, Mondays, 8 p.m.) sought a "Kurt Rambis type" to play the principled girls' basketball coach at Glen Oak High. Talk about typecasting: Rambis got the role as Coach Cleary. Rambis, who guided the Lakers to a 31-19 record last season, locks out his TV team because of its subpar book work and confronts player rebellions. "It reminded me of last season," says Rambis, who preached on the importance of good grades during the Nov. 8 episode. "That's what it felt like in the locker room after every game."... Who wants to be a millionaire? The 25 golfers at the PGA Tour's Q school, whose last round will be shown on The Golf Channel (Monday, 12:30 p.m.).