Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, March 22, 1992 TAG: 9203220079
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Bill Brill
DATELINE: GREENSBORO, N.C. LENGTH: Medium
The headlines are certain to trumpet the first-ever meeting of the Hurley brothers, Duke's Bobby and Seton Hall's Danny.
But, in truth, it's really a meeting of the St. Anthony's Alumni Association.
Bob Hurley is the coach at St. Anthony's, a small Catholic school that doesn't even have a gym, but does have one of the nation's finest high-school programs.
His oldest son, Bobby, has been a star ever since he arrived at Duke three years ago, having led St. Anthony's to the mythical prep national championship (No. 1 in USA Today). Bobby's career has been well documented. Duke played in the NCAA title game when he was a rookie, then won it all in his sophomore year.
This season, despite a broken foot that made him miss five games, Hurley has been a brilliant leader for the team that started out No. 1 and stayed there for 17 weeks.
He has been named first-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and third team by The Associated Press and UPI.
He is not, however, the only good player from St. Anthony's.
Danny, a left-handed freshman, has played sparingly for Seton Hall, and likely won't go up against his sibling very often.
Their father has been unhappy with the way Danny has been handled, and for a long time, did not talk to Seton Hall coach P.J. Carlesimo.
But D. Hurley was on the court for eight minutes Saturday as Seton Hall trounced Missouri 88-71. He contributed five points, and, Carlesimo said, "Danny played very, very well."
"In my heart, I don't want this game to be played," mother Christine said earlier in the week.
"It would be devastating," said father Bob. The Hurleys will sit in the Duke section Thursday. "Bobby's the oldest," Christine said. "Danny will understand."
But the St. Anthony's grads who will most concern Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski are Seton Hall juniors Terry Dehere and Jerry Walker, classmates of Bobby Hurley.
They are Seton Hall's two leading scorers at 19.1 and 13.7, and, significantly, each scores better against tough competition in the Big East.
After a terrific second half against Missouri, Dehere finished with 20 points and the bullish, 6-foot-7, 230-pound Walker contributed 19. Between them, they went to the foul line 22 times.
Walker is a blue-collar worker, but against Missouri, "Coach called good plays for me and Terry Dehere set good screens," Walker said.
As for playing Duke, "We'll go into Thursday with a positive attitude and take it from there," Walker said.
"This is an excellent situation for us, playing a great team like Duke. And I'm looking forward to playing my old teammate, Bobby Hurley."
Carlesimo, whose team beat Duke in the 1989 NCAA Final Four, is happy for the third-round meeting.
"Frankly, it's a great thing for us. It gives us more time to prepare," Carlesimo said.
"What lays ahead is the best team in the country, but we're pretty good, too. Let's face it, if Duke plays as good as it can, they'll win. But teams don't always play that way."
One thing is certain. While it may be agonizing for the Hurley parents, it's a great circumstance for St. Anthony's.
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