All-time All-ACC NBA Mock Draft
By Ynal Al-Ouri
The Duke Blue Devils were downright dominant during the early 90s, boasting some of the top talent the NCAA had to offer on the same roster. Perhaps the most overlooked player on that team was Bobby Hurley, even though he secretly might’ve been the most important. Hurley helped lead Duke to two NCAA Championships, and was also named the most outstanding player of the 1991-92 tournament. Hurley was the ultimate floor general in college, as he averaged 7.7 assists per game to go along with 12.4 points, and 1.4 steals per game over the course of his collegiate career. He is also the ACC’s all-time assist leader with his 1076 career assists. Although Hurley wasn’t known to be much of a scorer, he steadily improved his 3-point shooting and it helped him score 17 points per game during his senior season.
Although Hurley was a great team leader, and always found ways to set his teammates up for easy baskets, his lack of size is a bit concerning. In today’s NBA, point guards are more athletic and explosive than ever, and he may have trouble adjusting to guarding and trying to get by those types of defenders. Hurley will still be able to find ways to affect games, it may just not be at the same level that he was able to at the college level. Hurley’s gifted passing ability, solid outside shooting, and collegiate experience (140 career games), will surely be welcomed on rosters. He just wouldn’t end up getting drafted in the top 10 with this draft class, as he was able to accomplish in the 93 draft.