One Hour Coaching Session with Basketball Hall of Fame Coach, Bob Hurley
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This is a once in a lifetime experience! Learn from the best with this private one hour skills session with the legend, Bob Hurley. Have a discussion about the great players that he coached, why they were great, what it takes to be a college or professional basketball player, and how to choose the college sports program that has the best fit.
Meet at a Los Angeles park, school or personal court and be trained by one of the best! Date: April 11th-16th, 2014.
Special Instructions
Robert Matthew “Bob” Hurley, Sr. is a basketball coach at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. Hurley has amassed 25 state championships and more than 1000 wins in 39 years as a coach, creating a national powerhouse despite older facilities and financial limitations. On February 2, 2011, Hurley became the tenth coach in high school history to win 1000 games. Five of his teams have gone undefeated, including his 2007–08 team. On April 5, 2010, he was announced as the only coach to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame that year and only the third high school coach in history to be so honored; he was formally inducted on August 13 of that year.
Hurley has produced over 150 players to Division I basketball programs, all on full scholarships. Hurley has coached five first round NBA draft picks, including his own son, Bobby Hurley. Hurley's undefeated 1989 team – which featured Jerry Walker, Hurley's son Bobby, Terry Dehere, and Rodrick Rhodes – was ranked first in the nation by USA Today. Three of the players on that team — Bobby Hurley, Dehere and Rhodes — were first round draft choices in the NBA draft. That team won New Jersey's first Tournament of Champions and amassed 50 straight victories in a two-year span. It is generally considered one of the best teams in New Jersey history.
St. Anthony has won 27 state championships, more than any other school in U.S. history. Hurley was the coach for 25 of those teams and an assistant coach on the other two. His teams are known for their speed, defensive intensity, and precise ball movement. Over the years, more than 100 graduates of the program have earned Division I basketball scholarships. Every senior to graduate from his program has won at least one state championship, with many winning several.
Hurley has also produced a total of five first round NBA draft picks. Hurley is also one of just a few high school coaches to be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Date is to be arranged mutually between April 11th-16th, 2014. Los Angeles only.
Thank you to Rita Cornyn.