Bobby Hurley

American basketball player and coach (born 1971) Robert Matthew Hurley (born June 28, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player. He was previously the head coach at the University at Buffalo and Arizona State University. As a college senior, he was a unanimous first-team All-American for the Duke Blue Devils, with whom he won consecutive national championships. He is 2nd in all time assists in men’s college basketball, with 1,076, holding the record for 33 years before it was broken by Braden Smith of Purdue in 2026. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Sacramento Kings and Vancouver Grizzlies from 1993 to 1999. Early life Hurley was born to Bob Hurley Sr. and Christine Hurley on June 28, 1971, in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he was raised with his siblings Dan and Melissa. Hurley attended Our Lady of Mercy grammar school in Jersey City. Playing career Hurley in high school, circa 1988 Hurley was a basketball star at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, where his father 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 yea