
Hurley Sr., 70, led St. Anthony’s to 28 state championships and 13 New Jersey Tournament of Champions crowns before the school closed last year. “You always follow Bob Hurley because he could have coached at any level, and maybe it changed a little bit of how he would run his practice if he was at the NBA level, but maybe not,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. Coach K inducted the elder Hurley into the Hall of Fame in 2012 — and the two men are engaged in a virtual love fest here. “You needed someone that was in the Hall of Fame so when we looked at the group probably of the people I was most comfortable talking to, Mike was the one I was most comfortable talking to,” Hurley said. “And I knew also that the was going to be there because I was fortunate enough to go in with the ‘Dream Team,’ and he was one of the assistant coaches with P.J. [Carlesimo] and Lenny Wilkens, so I knew that he would be there. So my wife and I said, “Let’s ask Mike it because we knew he’d be there.”Bob Hurley Sr. addressing the media ahead of Duke vs. Rhody pic.twitter.com/QmyxBP8d85
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) March 16, 2018
If Rhode Island does beat Duke, it will not only add another chapter to the Hurley family/Coach K saga, but it will surely add to the buzz surrounding the Rams’ coach. “I can put my friendship with coach K aside immediately,” Bob Sr. said. “This is blood and he’s had a good career. I hope he doesn’t add a win tomorrow and I’m 100 percent behind everything that Rhode Island does and I think that’s understandable. We hope that we are the best team tomorrow.”Dan Hurley talking Coach K, Duke, Bobby Hurley. pic.twitter.com/BxwlMqQECu
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) March 16, 2018