- Played basketball at Duke University and is the school's all-time leader in assists. Had a brief NBA career with the Sacramento Kings and Vancouver Grizzlies that was cut short following a near fatal 1994 car accident.
- December 12, 1993: Hurley's truck was struck by another car at a deserted intersection. His injuries were critical: two collapsed lungs, windpipe ripped from his lungs, a broken shoulder blade, five fractured ribs, a torn ligament in his right knee, a fractured lower back, a broken leg, and a sprained wrist. Not to mention numerous cuts and bruises.
- Returned to the basketball court on October 14, 1994 for a preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers. He went on to play 68 games for the Kings after returning from injuries.
- In 1992, Hurley became the seventh basketball player in Duke University's history to have his jersey number (#11) retired.
- Selected by Sacramento Kings in the first round (seventh pick overall) in the 1993 NBA draft.
- Plunged into horse racing after he was introduced to it by a friend in Jersey City. He pored over books, studied bloodlines and became an obsessive watcher of videotapes.
- Has a younger sister named Melissa and a brother Danny, who played college ball for Seton Hall.
- He was a point guard at St. Anthony's High School in Jersey City, New Jersey where his father coaches.
- He won numerous awards while playing high school ball.
- He was part of an eight man developmental squad that scrimmaged against the Dream Team (featuring fellow teammate Christian Laettner) in 1992.
- 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival participant and two time ACC Rookie of the Week.
- 1990 USA Basketball Men's Goodwill Games Team. 1990-1991: All NCAA tournament team, All-Midwest regional team & MVP, ACC third team, ACC Player of the week.
- 1991 USA Basketball World University Games Team 1991-1992: Third team All-America, All-NCAA Tournament Team, NCAA Tournament MVP, All-East Regional Team, first team All-ACC Tournament, and ACC second team.
- 1992: USA Basketball Developmental Team 1992-1993: First Team All-America and ACC First Team Graduated from Duke in the Spring of 1993 with a degree in Sociology.
- He was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1998.
- He officially retired from the NBA in 1999.
- He named one of his daughters Cameron after Duke University's famed Cameron Stadium.
- Named his stable Devil Eleven after his college days
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