Robert Matthew 'Bobby' Hurley (born June 28, 1971) is an American former basketball player and currently an assistant coach at Wagner College.
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Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Hurley was a basketball star at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, where his father, Bob Hurley Sr., is the longtime coach. While at St. Anthony, from 1985 to 1989, Hurley led the team to four consecutive Parochial B state titles. In his senior year he averaged 20 points, 8 assists and 3 steals, as St. Anthony racked up a 32-0 record, the school's first Tournament of Champions crown, and the No. 1 ranking in the United States. In his high school career the team's overall record with Hurley as point guard was 115-5.[1][2]
Hurley was a point guard for Duke University's men's basketball team from 1989-1993. He was a first-team All-American in 1993, went to the Final Four three times, and led the Blue Devils to back-to-back national championships in 1991 and 1992, earning Final Four MVP honors in 1992. Hurley remains the NCAA all-time assists leader with 1076 assists, and Duke's single game assist leader with 16 (against Florida State on February 24, 1993). His Duke jersey number 11 was retired in 1993.[3] In 2002, Hurley was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the fifty greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history. At Duke, Hurley was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
Hurley was selected by the Sacramento Kings as the 7th pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. He signed a shoe contract with a new shoe company ITZ (In The Zone) which was sold at Foot Locker exclusively.[citation needed] While Hurley was returning home following a game in December of his rookie season he was involved in a car accident. His truck was slammed into by a house painter named Daniel Wieland. Hurley was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from his truck, and suffered life-threatening injuries.[4] Kings teammate Mike Peplowski was driving five minutes behind Hurley, and was first on the scene to render immediate aid. Hurley returned to the NBA for the 1994-1995 season, and played four more years beyond that. After retiring, Hurley went on to become a thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder.[5] He was also hired as a scout by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2003,[6] and has expressed coaching aspirations.
Hurley appeared in the 1994 feature film Blue Chips, where he played for the Indiana team under coach Bobby Knight.
A fan of Thoroughbred horse racing, Hurley owned Songandaprayer who won the 2001 Fountain of Youth Stakes.[7] He currently owns Devil Eleven Stables. In December 2009 he was sued by PNC Bank for defaulting on a $1 million loan that was used to purchase Songandaprayer, who is trained by Eddie Plesa, Jr.[8]
On April 13, 2010, Wagner College announced that Hurley was hired as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team. Hurley joins his younger brother Dan Hurley's coaching staff. Dan Hurley was hired as Wagner's head coach on April 6, 2010.
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