Leroy Hurd
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LeRoy Hurd is an American
basketball player currently with Italian team Scavolini Pesaro.
Hurd was a multi-sport superstar at Moss Point High School before a five-inch growth sport made a future in basketball possible. Hurd attended the University of Miami
for two years before transferring with his wife Noelle, a doctoral student, to the University of Texas at San Antonio
. His first year at UTSA was a mediocre season for his team although Hurd was named Southland Conference
newcomer of the year. In 2003-2004 Hurd was named the 2004 Southland Conference Most Valuable Player after leading the conference in scoring with 19.4 points per game. He also averaged 8.2 rebounds and helped UTSA become the Southland regular season and tournament champions, as well as an NCAA tournament appearance.
Hurd went undrafted and briefly played for the Columbus River Dragons before moving on to Sutor Basket Montegranaro
, to Teramo Basket
and then to Solsonica Rieti.
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basketball player currently with Italian team Scavolini Pesaro.
Hurd was a multi-sport superstar at Moss Point High School before a five-inch growth sport made a future in basketball possible. Hurd attended the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
for two years before transferring with his wife Noelle, a doctoral student, to the University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in...
. His first year at UTSA was a mediocre season for his team although Hurd was named Southland Conference
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the south central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision...
newcomer of the year. In 2003-2004 Hurd was named the 2004 Southland Conference Most Valuable Player after leading the conference in scoring with 19.4 points per game. He also averaged 8.2 rebounds and helped UTSA become the Southland regular season and tournament champions, as well as an NCAA tournament appearance.
Hurd went undrafted and briefly played for the Columbus River Dragons before moving on to Sutor Basket Montegranaro
Sutor Basket Montegranaro
Sutor Basket Montegranaro, also known for sponsorship reasons as Sigma Coatings Montegranaro, is an Italian League professional basketball club from the town of Montegranaro, Marche...
, to Teramo Basket
Teramo Basket
Teramo Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Teramo, Italy and plays in the Italian League. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bancatercas Teramo. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.-History:...
and then to Solsonica Rieti.