By The Numbers: How To Remember St. Anthony Under Bob Hurley Sr.
By The Numbers: How To Remember St. Anthony Under Bob Hurley Sr.
The ways to remember St. Anthony (NJ) and its impact on high school basketball under legendary coach Bob Hurley Sr.
Nothing short of a miracle needed to happen, but time ran out. One of the most storied high school basketball programs in the country has to close its doors.
Due to a lack of funding and decreased enrollment, the incredible run at St. Anthony (NJ) will officially end in June. The school had attempted to raise funds to stay open next school year, but the effort, and a meeting with officials from the Archdiocese of Newark on Wednesday, did not result favorably.
The news hit hard to the high school hoops community, and understandably so. It shouldn’t have to end at all, and definitely not this way for Hall of Fame head coach and school president Bob Hurley, Sr., both on and off the court. More than $1.2 million had been raised this year, too. It just wasn’t near close to enough.
Here is how the four-story schoolhouse, which opened in 1952, will be remembered by the numbers:
2010: The year Hurley was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
1,000: Hurley became the 10th coach in high school basketball history to win 1,000 games in 2011.
150: The number of Division I basketball players Hurley coached over the years, at least.
45: The number of seasons Hurley guided the program, starting in 1972.
28: The number of New Jersey state titles won with Hurley at the helm.
13: The number of times St. Anthony won the New Jersey Tournament of Champions.
9: The number of consecutive state championships from 1983-1991.
8: The number of times the Friars went undefeated.
5: The number of first-round NBA Draft picks coached by Hurley.
4: The number of national championships the Friars won under Hurley.
3: The number of USA Today National Coach of the Year honors won by Hurley (1989,1996, 2008).
This is quite the legacy, and nobody will ever forget it.
Due to a lack of funding and decreased enrollment, the incredible run at St. Anthony (NJ) will officially end in June. The school had attempted to raise funds to stay open next school year, but the effort, and a meeting with officials from the Archdiocese of Newark on Wednesday, did not result favorably.
The news hit hard to the high school hoops community, and understandably so. It shouldn’t have to end at all, and definitely not this way for Hall of Fame head coach and school president Bob Hurley, Sr., both on and off the court. More than $1.2 million had been raised this year, too. It just wasn’t near close to enough.
Here is how the four-story schoolhouse, which opened in 1952, will be remembered by the numbers:
2010: The year Hurley was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
1,000: Hurley became the 10th coach in high school basketball history to win 1,000 games in 2011.
150: The number of Division I basketball players Hurley coached over the years, at least.
45: The number of seasons Hurley guided the program, starting in 1972.
28: The number of New Jersey state titles won with Hurley at the helm.
13: The number of times St. Anthony won the New Jersey Tournament of Champions.
9: The number of consecutive state championships from 1983-1991.
8: The number of times the Friars went undefeated.
5: The number of first-round NBA Draft picks coached by Hurley.
4: The number of national championships the Friars won under Hurley.
3: The number of USA Today National Coach of the Year honors won by Hurley (1989,1996, 2008).
This is quite the legacy, and nobody will ever forget it.
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