Robert Matthew "Bobby" Hurley ( born June 28, 1971 , Jersey City , New Jersey ) is an American professional basketball player and coach who currently works as the head coach of the National University Sports Association team ( NCAA) Arizona State Sun Devils .
| Bobby Hurley | |
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| Finished his career | |
| Position | Point guard |
| Growth | 183 cm |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | June 28, 1971 (48 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Jersey City , New Jersey , USA |
| School | St. Anthony (Jersey City) |
| College | Duke (1989-1993) |
| NBA draft | 7th (1st round), 1993 , Sacramento Kings |
| Statistics | |
| Games | 269 |
| Glasses | 1032 ( 3.8 on average per game) |
| Rebounds | 283 ( 1.1 on average per game) |
| Gears | 880 ( 3.3 on average per game) |
| Intercepts | 120 ( 0.4 on average per game) |
| Block shots | 7 ( 0 on average per game) |
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The early years
Bobby Hurley was born in Jersey City ( New Jersey ), studied at a local school, where he played for a basketball team. In 1993, he graduated from Duke University , where for four he played for the Duke Blue Devils team, in which he had a successful career, gaining 1731 points, 306 rebounds, 1076 assists and 204 interceptions [1] , besides two years in a row helped his team win the regular championship of the Atlantic Coast Conference (1991-1992) and for three consecutive years helped bring it to the finals of the four US student championships (1990-1992) [2] . In addition, the Blue Devils reached the final of the championship for three years and twice (1991-1992) became champions of the National University Sports Association (NCAA) [3] [4] , but in 1992 Hurley was recognized as the most outstanding player in this basketball tournament [1] .
Player Career
He played as a point guard . In 1993, he was selected by the NBA draft under the 7th number by the Sacramento Kings team. He later played for the Vancouver Grizzlies team. In total, the NBA spent 5 seasons. In 1993, he joined the 1st All-American National Team of the NCAA [1] . During his career in the NBA, he played 269 games in which he scored 1,032 points (an average of 3.8 per game), made 283 rebounds , 880 assists , 120 interceptions and 7 block shots .
In 1990, Hurley won the Seattle Goodwill Games silver medal in the US team . In 1991, he became the winner of the Summer Universiade in Sheffield as part of the US team .
December 13, 1993 got into a car accident in which he was seriously injured [5]
Coaching career
After completing his professional career as a player, Bobby Hurley worked for a year as an assistant to the head coach of the Wagner Seahawks student team (2010-2011), where he joined the coaching staff led by his younger brother Dan Hurley . Then, for a short time, he worked as an assistant to the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams student team (2012) [6] . On March 26, 2013, he took the position of head coach for the Buffalo Bulls team, replacing Reggie Witherspoon , who was brought to the NCAA tournament for the first time in its history [7] . On April 9, 2015, Hurley took a similar position on the Arizona State Sun Devils student team, which he currently works at.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Bobby Hurley . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment January 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1989-90 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment January 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1990-91 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment January 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1991-92 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment January 8, 2014.
- ↑ Titorenko V. Tragedy in Sacramento // Sport Express. - 1993. - No. 303-304 (December 15). - with. five.
- ↑ Dan Hurley Leaving Wagner to Coach Rhode Island . nytimes.com . New York Times. Date of treatment January 8, 2014.
- ↑ Bobby Hurley hired at Buffalo . cbssports.com . CBS Interactive. Date of treatment January 8, 2014.