Bobby Hurley, Coach K reunite, reminisce before Duke basketball plays Arizona State

DURHAM — Bobby Hurley never wanted to come back to Cameron Indoor Stadium.

A two-time national champion with Duke basketball and the NCAA’s all-time assists leader, Hurley never needed closure with the Blue Devils. With head coach Mike Krzyzewski, along with teammates Christian Laettner and Grant Hill, Hurley helped build Duke’s basketball empire.

Standing on Coach K Court as the head coach of Arizona State, which plays Duke in a charity exhibition game on Sunday (7 p.m., ACC Network) to benefit the Duke Children’s Hospital, the 53-year-old Hurley reminisced about “the great memories” from his time with the Blue Devils.

Rocking his 1992 national championship ring on Saturday afternoon, Hurley answered questions from media members as his No. 11 jersey hung as one of 13 retired numbers in the rafters.

He highlighted the feeling of standing on a stage after Duke’s first national title in 1991, seeing students and fans celebrating the breakthrough. He pointed to “the wars” with rival North Carolina and senior day on Feb. 28, 1993, the day his jersey was retired. On that night, Hurley had 19 points and 15 assists in a 78-67 win against UCLA.

“I never wanted to come back here because it was so good to me,” Hurley said. “That’s why I’m nervous that I’m on the other side of this now. But we’ll see what happens (Sunday) night.”

Entering his 10th season with the Sun Devils, Hurley smiled as he pointed to the visitors’ bench at Cameron before saying, “It’s not a lot of fun to be on this bench, though, I know that.”

Between his coaching career and spending time with his family, Hurley hasn’t been a regular at Cameron Indoor Stadium. He came a couple years after his Duke career ended, but said he “felt weird not being on the floor.”

“I didn’t need closure,” he said. “I think the way I left it was pretty good, but it’s just another taste, another way to kind of say goodbye.”

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Author : The Fayetteville Observer

Publish date : 2024-10-26 21:07:00

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