Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Hurley, who earned national notoriety – and 28 state championships – during his 40-year coaching career at St. Anthony’s in Jersey City, will be the next speaker in the Daniel Pearl Education Center Speaker Series on Sunday, Nov. 12, beginning at 12:30 pm at Temple B’nai Shalom in East Brunswick.

Hurley, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010 and was recently honored as “Best Coach” at the 2017 ESPY Awards, ended his storied high school coaching career in 2017 when St. Anthony’s was closed by the Newark Archdiocese due to a lack of funding. Since the closing of St. Anthony’s, Hurley has started a non-profit foundation, the Hurley Family Foundation, to provide basketball coaching – with a touch of life-skills training – to youth in Jersey City and surrounding communities.

Hurley’s talk will be a unique combination of basketball and youth coaching information, anecdotes from his illustrious career and observations on how to continue to assist underprivileged youth in achieving their basketball, sports and life goals.

There is a minimal donation – $10 – to attend Hurley’s presentation, with all proceeds being split between the Hurley Family Foundation and the DPEC.

Seating will be limited, so seats can be reserved by contacting [email protected] or by calling 732-251-4300, ext. 222.