New Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley meets with team for first time
Apr 10, 2015, 4:52 PM | Updated: 7:56 pm
Thursday, Arizona State hired Bobby Hurley as its new men’s basketball head coach.
By Friday morning, Hurley was sporting the maroon and gold, flashing the pitchfork hand signal and meeting with returning members of the squad.
Coach Hurley meets @SunDevilHoops for the first time #SunDevilFamily pic.twitter.com/SXzk2kadtF
— Sun Devil Athletics (@TheSunDevils) April 10, 2015
#ForksUp! @SunDevilHoops shows @BobbyHurley11 how do to the pitchfork. pic.twitter.com/nIIZfCjUja
— Sun Devil Athletics (@TheSunDevils) April 10, 2015
And it didn’t take long for the 43-year-old to lay out some lofty goals, either.
Coach Hurley tells the team he wants to go after Arizona. Sounding like a Sun Devil already!
— Sun Devil Athletics (@TheSunDevils) April 10, 2015
One of greatest point guards in NCAA history… meet your Sun Devil point guard … pic.twitter.com/ew9mKb5exI
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) April 10, 2015
A little while later, Hurley signed his five-year deal along with vice president for athletics Ray Anderson and chief of staff Rocky Harris.
Signing his contract. @BobbyHurley11 is officially a Sun Devil! pic.twitter.com/Hq8WOHFme0
— Sun Devil Athletics (@TheSunDevils) April 10, 2015
Hurley was introduced to the media in a press conference Friday morning, and afterward stopped for some photos.
Go Devils FORKS UP!!! pic.twitter.com/7NI8xQSprZ
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) April 10, 2015
He also went to chat with some of ASU’s donors.
Coach Hurley visiting with some of the donors for the first time. pic.twitter.com/dYCWmhFtcg
— Kyle Dodd (@K_Dodd3) April 10, 2015
