Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
Big Day for the Hurleys: Bob Finally Gets Hall Call, Dan Headed to Wagner
INDIANAPOLIS — Bob and Chris Hurley were on their way to church with their 1-year-old grandson, Gabriel, when the telephone rang last Wednesday morning in their Jersey City home.
Bob told Chris to let it ring, but — noticing that the incoming call was from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. — she answered it.
“In church, I think I was more poorly behaved than the baby because I just had a hard time concentrating for that next half hour,” Hurley, 62, recalled Monday in a ballroom at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.
Read the full story at SNY.tv.
**In related news, Dan Hurley gave ZAGSBLOG.com his first interview since agreeing to become the head coach at Wagner. He will likely bring his older brother, Bobby, along as an assistant coach.
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
INDIANAPOLIS — Bob and Chris Hurley were on their way to church with their 1-year-old grandson, Gabriel, when the telephone rang last Wednesday morning in their Jersey City home.
Bob told Chris to let it ring, but — noticing that the incoming call was from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. — she answered it.
“In church, I think I was more poorly behaved than the baby because I just had a hard time concentrating for that next half hour,” Hurley, 62, recalled Monday in a ballroom at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.
Read the full story at SNY.tv.
**In related news, Dan Hurley gave ZAGSBLOG.com his first interview since agreeing to become the head coach at Wagner. He will likely bring his older brother, Bobby, along as an assistant coach.
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