_(cropped).jpg) Hurley coaching in 2019 | |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| League | Big 12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1971-06-28)June 28, 1971 (age 54) Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
| College | Duke (1989–1993) |
| NBA draft | 1993: 1st round, 7th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Sacramento Kings |
| Playing career | 1993–1998 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 7, 11 |
| Coaching career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1993–1998 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1998 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
Coaching | |
| 2010–2012 | Wagner (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Rhode Island (associate HC) |
| 2013–2015 | Buffalo |
| 2015–present | Arizona State |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
As head coach:
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 1,032 (3.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 283 (1.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 880 (3.3 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Robert M. Hurley (born June 28, 1971) is an Americancollege basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of theArizona State Sun Devils. He was previously the head coach at theUniversity at Buffalo.
As a college senior, he was a unanimous first-teamAll-America for theDuke Blue Devils, with whom he won consecutive national championships. He is the all-time leader inassists in NCAA basketball. He played in theNational Basketball Association (NBA) for theSacramento Kings andVancouver Grizzlies from 1993 to 1999.
Hurley was born toBob Hurley Sr. and Christine Hurley on June 28, 1971, inJersey City, New Jersey, where he was raised with his siblingsDan and Melissa.[1] Hurley attended Our Lady of Mercy grammar school in Jersey City.
Hurley was a basketball star atSt. 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 year he averaged 20 points, 8 assists and 3 steals, as St. Anthony racked up a 32–0 record, the school's firstTournament of champions crown, and the No. 1 ranking in the United States. In his high school career the team's overall record with Hurley aspoint guard was 115–5.[2][3]
Hurley was a point guard for coachMike Krzyzewski'sDuke University team from 1989 to 1993. He was a first-teamAll-America in 1993, went to theFinal Four three times, and helped lead the Blue Devils to back-to-back national championships in 1991 and 1992 with All American teammatesChristian Laettner andGrant Hill, earningFinal Four Most Outstanding Player 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 Dukejersey number 11 wasretired in 1993.[4] In 2002, Hurley was named to theACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the fifty greatest players inAtlantic Coast Conference history. In 2006, Hurley, who is of Polish descent through his mother, was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame.[5] At Duke, Hurley was a member of theSigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Coincidentally, Bobby Hurley played against his younger brotherDan in an NCAA Tournament game, when Duke squared off against Seton Hall.
Hurley appeared in the 1994 feature filmBlue Chips, where he played for the Indiana team under coachBobby Knight.
Hurley was selected by theSacramento Kings as the seventh pick in the1993 NBA draft. He signed a shoe contract with a new shoe company ITZ (In The Zone), which was sold atFoot Locker exclusively.[6]
On December 12, 1993, while Hurley was returning home following a game in hisrookie season, he was involved in a car accident. His SUV was broadsided by a station wagon. Hurley was not wearing aseat belt, was thrown from his vehicle, and suffered life-threatening injuries.[7] Kings teammateMike Peplowski was driving five minutes behind Hurley and was among the first on the scene to render immediate aid.[8]
Hurley returned to theNBA for the1994–95 season and played four more years beyond that. He was traded to theVancouver Grizzlies on February 18, 1998, and played in 27 games for the Grizzlies.[9] Hurley was waived by the Grizzlies on January 25, 1999.[9]
Hurley was hired as a scout by thePhiladelphia 76ers in 2003.[10]
On April 13, 2010,Wagner College announced that Hurley was hired as an assistant coach for themen's basketball team. Hurley joined his younger brotherDan Hurley's coaching staff. Dan Hurley had been hired as Wagner's head coach on April 6, 2010. In 2012, the Hurleys took coaching positions atRhode Island.[11]
On March 26, 2013, Hurley was named the head coach of the University at Buffalo (Buffalo Bulls), replacingReggie Witherspoon.[12] Hurley coached the2014–15 Bulls team to their firstNCAA tournament appearance.
On April 9, 2015, Hurley was hired as head coach atArizona State. In his first conference game with the Sun Devils, he gained notoriety when he got ejected for 2 technical fouls in 15 seconds for arguing with the officials against the rivalArizona Wildcats.[13] After he got ejected, he encouraged the crowd to continue to taunt the officials.[14] Following a 15–17first season at Arizona State, Hurley's contract was extended through 2021.[15]
The 2016–2017 season showed improvements and ASU improved its roster with transfers and a few recruits.
In the 2017–2018 season Hurley would lead Arizona State to their first 12–0 start and sweep their non-conference schedule. Along the way, ASU beat Top-10 teams Kansas and Xavier and were ranked #3 by theAssociated Press. Despite their early success, the Sun Devils struggled mightily in Pac-12 conference play, going only 8–10 and earning the 9th seed in the Pac-12 tournament, where they were defeated in the first round by the 8th seededColorado Buffaloes. Nevertheless, ASU still earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament and faced Syracuse in a First Four matchup in Dayton. The Orange then beat the Sun Devils 60–56, thus ending their season. Hurley's squad finished 20–12.
On December 22, 2018, Hurley led the Sun Devils to its first home win (and second win ever) against a #1 NCAA ranked team when they defeated the Kansas Jayhawks.[16]
A fan ofthoroughbred horse racing, Hurley owned Songandaprayer who won the 2001Fountain of Youth Stakes.[17] He was also co-owner with breeder with Nik Visger.[18] In December 2009 he was sued byPNC Bank fordefaulting on a $1 million loan that was used to purchase Songandaprayer, who was trained by Eddie Plesa Jr.[19] He owns Devil Eleven Stables, which went into foreclosure in 2010,[20] and was sold in 2011.
Hurley married Leslie Palceski on November 2, 1995. They have two daughters and a son: Cameron, Sydney, and Bobby.
In May 1992, he was arrested and charged withdrunk driving inDurham County, North Carolina. He pleaded guilty later that month to a lesser charge of careless and reckless driving and was given a six-month suspended sentence, a $500 fine and a 90-day suspension of his driver's license.[21]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bulls(Mid-American Conference)(2013–2015) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Buffalo | 19–10 | 13–5 | 1st(East) | |||||
| 2014–15 | Buffalo | 23–10 | 12–6 | T–1st(East) | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| Buffalo: | 42–20 (.677) | 25–11 (.694) | |||||||
| Arizona State Sun Devils(Pac-12 Conference)(2015–2024) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Arizona State | 15–17 | 5–13 | 11th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Arizona State | 15–18 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Arizona State | 20–12 | 8–10 | T–8th | NCAA Division I First Four | ||||
| 2018–19 | Arizona State | 23–11 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Arizona State | 20–11 | 11–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Arizona State | 11–14 | 7–10 | 9th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Arizona State | 14–17 | 10–10 | 8th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Arizona State | 23–13 | 11–9 | T–5th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Arizona State | 14–18 | 8–12 | T–9th | |||||
| Arizona State Sun Devils(Big 12 Conference)(2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Arizona State | 13–20 | 4–16 | 15th | CBC First round | ||||
| 2025–26 | Arizona State | 5–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Arizona State: | 173–152 (.532) | 83–104 (.444) | |||||||
| Total: | 215–172 (.556) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
