HACKENSACK, N.J. – On this week's
Greg Herenda Show video series, Coach Herenda is joined by hall of fame basketball coach Bob Hurley
Tune in on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. (EST) on the Knights' official YouTube and Facebook pages.
Previous Episodes:
Steve Clifford (4/22)
Mike Thibault (4/29)
Streaming links:
YouTube | Facebook
About Bob Hurley:
Bob Hurley coached basketball at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, New Jersey from 1972 until 2017, building a local program into a national powerhouse along the way. Presiding over what he calls a "benevolent dictatorship," Hurley has been more than a coach to his players; he has been a teacher, a father figure, advisor, mentor, and friend.
Hurley, who has coached more than 150 Division I players, is the father of Bobby Hurley, a former All-American point guard at Duke and the head basketball coach at Arizona State, and Dan Hurley, who is the head coach at UConn. Hurley has coached prominent former players including Kyle Anderson, Terry Dehere, Bobby and Danny Hurley and David Rivers. In addition, the New Jersey legend coached current Knights,
Kaleb Bishop and
Oscar Okeke at St. Anthony.
On August 13, 2010, the Jersey City native was announced as the only coach to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame that year and only the third high school coach in history to be so honored. In 2011, Hurley became just the tenth coach in high school history to win 1,000 games and is featured in the documentary
The Street Stops Here. Hurley's 2003–04 team, also undefeated and ranked second in the nation, is the subject of
The Miracle of St. Anthony, a best-selling book by Adrian Wojnarowski.
In 2017, the FDU Athletic Department presented Hurley with the Al LoBalbo Award, which each year is given to a person who, like Coach Lo, has through selfless service, tireless dedication and education through sport made significant contributions that transcend competition for the betterment of athletics and all who are involved.