Bobby Hurley

infobox NBA Player


name = Bobby Hurley
nickname =
position = Point guard
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0
weight_lbs = 166
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1971|6|28
birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey
college = Duke
draft = 7th overall
draft_year = 1993
draft_team = Sacramento Kings
career_start = 1993
career_end = 1998
former_teams = Sacramento Kings (1993–1998) Vancouver Grizzlies (1998)
awards =

Robert (Bobby) Matthew Hurley (born June 28 1971 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a former professional basketball player.

Biography

Bobby Hurley was a basketball star at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, where his father, Bob Hurley Sr., was 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. [ [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1004534/index.htm "Greetings from Jersey City"] , "Sports Illustrated", November 23, 1992.] [ [http://www.nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/hssports/century/stories/bballtop10.html "Boys Basketball All-Century Top 10"] "The Star-Ledger". Accessed June 30, 2008.] Hurley has been considered one of the greatest point guards in NCAA history.

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. [ [http://www.dukeupdate.com/Legends/hurley.html Bobby Hurley ] ]

Hurley was selected by the Sacramento Kings as the 7th pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. While returning home following a game in December of his rookie season, Hurley's pickup truck was slammed into by a painter named Daniel Wieland. Hurley was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from his truck, and suffered life-threatening injuries. He 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. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/horses/2006-08-04-haskell-hurley_x.htm USATODAY.com - Former basketball star Hurley has high hopes of winning Haskell horse race ] ] He was also hired as a scout by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2003, and has expressed coaching aspirations.

Hurley appeared in the 1994 feature film "Blue Chips", where he played for the Indiana Team under Bobby Knight.

A fan of Thoroughbred horse racing, Hurley owned Songandaprayer who won the 2001 Fountain of Youth Stakes. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E5D71130F93BA25751C0A9679C8B63&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss] He currently owns Devil Eleven Stables.

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