Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has yet to play his first collegiate game, but by the time he does, he will already have been featured in an HBO documentary called Prayer for a Perfect Season.Kidd-Gilchrist played his high school basketball for national powerhouse St. Patrick’s in Elizabeth, N.J. During his senior season, award-winning director Marc Levin and a camera crew followed his national championship-contending team that took an undefeated record into a end-of-season showdown against archrival St. Anthony’s.While St. Patrick’s quest for a national championship will undoubtedly figure largely into the piece, Kidd-Gilchrist’s personal journey and that of his team will be at its heart. Since he signed with Kentucky in November 2010, UK fans have come to learn about the perseverance that Kidd-Gilchrist has shown throughout his young life.Tragedy struck Kidd-Gilchrist from an early age. He lost his father, Michael Gilchrist, Sr., at the age of two and a half and his uncle and surrogate father, Darrin Kidd, at the beginning of his senior year. All the while, in spite of great personal loss and a high level of scrutiny, Kidd-Gilchrist has remained grounded, humble and exceptionally hard-working.Prayer for a Perfect Season will debut exclusively on HBO on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 9:00 p.m. It will run for 90 minutes and should give Kentucky fans a chance to get to know a player they will come to love when he suits up for the Big Blue.In the mean time, take a look at Eric Lindsey’s profile of Kidd-Gilchrist over at CoachCal.com: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist playing for a lot more than the name on the back of his jersey.