St. Anthony High School (New Jersey)

St. Anthony High School is a four-year co-educational Roman Catholic high school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, operating under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.

As of the 2004-05 school year, the high school had 75 students in 9th grade, 49 students in 10th grade, 50 students in 11th grade, 61 students in 12th grade and no ungraded students. With 235 students and 27.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), the school had a student-teacher ratio of 8.7. [ [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00862482&ID=00862482 Statistical education data for St. Anthony High School] , National Center for Education Statistics, accessed May 22, 2007.]

Athletics

The boys' basketball varsity, coached by Bob Hurley, has been, over more than the past 30 years, the most dominant high school team in New Jersey's history. St. Anthony has won a national record 25 state championships, set with a 74-44 win in the 2008 sectional championship game over Trenton Catholic High School to win the Parochial B state title. [ [http://www.northjersey.com/hssports/boysbasketball/Friars_achieve_national_record.html "St. Anthony sets national record"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", March 9, 2008. Accessed March 9, 2008. "St. Anthony set a national record by winning its 25th State title Saturday with a 74-44 rout of Trenton Catholic in the Non-Public B final at the Ritacco Center in Toms River."] and has won 9 of the 18 Tournaments of Champions. He has sent over 100 players to Division I basketball programs, all on full scholarships. He has coached 5 first round NBA draft picks, including his own son, Bobby Hurley. His team has been the subject of a book, a documentary, and soon a movie based on the book. This year, the Friars are currently ranked the #1 team in the country, followed by Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, another New Jersey program. Hurley has won at least two national championships, according to USA Today. Just this year, Hurley has 7 Division I recruits in his lineup.

Notable alumni

* Joe Budden, rapper.Fact|date=January 2008 [From Joe Budden's 2008 record entitled "Ransom Note" attacking fellow New Jersey rapper Ransom: "...not Westside Union, I live with bizzike / went to St. Anthony's, go and check Big Ike / you think you cool with niggas, you say "what up" to 'em / difference between us is I grew up with 'em..."]
* Bobby Hurley (born 1971), former NBA basketball player. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E4DB103EF933A15753C1A9669C8B63 "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Hurley's Retirement Becomes Official"] , "The New York Times", October 20, 2000. Accessed December 29, 2007. "Hurley, 29, was a high school standout at St. Anthony of Jersey City and an all-American guard at Duke University."]
* Roshown McLeod (born 1975), played in three NBA seasons from 1999 to 2001, for the Atlanta Hawks and briefly for the Philadelphia 76ers. [ [http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCLEORO01 Roshown Mcleod] , databaseBasketball.com. Accessed December 30, 2007.]
* Josh A. Moore (born 1980), former NBA basketball player. [Popper, Steve. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E2D61E31F935A25752C1A96E958260 "BASKETBALL: COLLEGE MEN -- ST. JOHN'S; Red Storm Seeks Alaskan Recruit"] , "The New York Times", November 16, 1998. Accessed December 29, 2007. "St. John's has also been visited by the 7-0 center Josh Moore, who played for St. Anthony's of Jersey City before transferring to St. Thomas More Prep in Connecticut."]
* Terry Dehere (born 1971), Politician, former NBA basketball player.
* Rodrick Rhodes (born 1973) Former NBA basketball player.
* Terrence Roberts (born 1985), former member of the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team. [Lieber, Jill. [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketball/2002-10-06-st-anthonys-cover_x.htm "On defense at St. Anthony's"] , "USA Today", October 6, 2002. Accessed August 24, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.stanthonyhighschool.org/ St. Anthony High School]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00862482&ID=00862482 Statistical education data for St. Anthony High School] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://digg.com/basketball/The_2008_St_Anthony_Friars/ The 2008 St. Anthony Friars]