The Huddle: Matt Hurt - From Duke to the Phoenix

25 Oct

2 mins read

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NBL.com.au

Matt Hurt talks about what is was like growing up in Minnesota, to why he decided to go to Duke and now Australia.

Matt Hurt has had many chapters in his basketball career to date and they range from his Duke Days under Mike Krzyzewski, to making the Memphis Grizzlies roster to now playing for the Phoenix in South East Melbourne.

He talks about what is was like growing up in Minnesota, to why he decided to go to Duke and now to Australia, where he can see exactly why people don’t want to ever leave here.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Australia as a new home
3:15 - Having fun on court with celebrations, trash talk etc
4:30 - Growing up in Minnesota
7:45 - Baseball, Football and then Basketball
10:10 - College experience at Duke
14:30 - Why did you want to be a Blue Devil?
21:30 - Duke Days during COVID
25:30 - Getting called up to the NBA
26:40 - Finding a home in South East Melbourne
28:20 - Hobbies outside of basketball