Bobby Hurley is an NCAA basketball legend. From 1989 to 1993, the former point guard led Duke to three Final Four appearances and back-to-back national championships in 1992 and 1993. He was the MVP of the Final Four in 1992, and his 1076 career assists still stand as an NCAA record.

In 1993, Sacramento Kings selected Hurley with the seventh pick in the NBA Draft. He had a promising career ahead of him, but on his way home from a game in December of his rookie year, Hurley got into a serious car accident. Hurley was thrown from his vehicle and suffered life-threatening injuries.

Hurley returned to the NBA in 1994, and played four more seasons with the Kings. In 1998, he made a comeback with the Grizzlies. Due to the accident, Hurley never developed into a superstar at the next level. He became involved in thoroughbred horse racing and eventually got into coaching. He now serves as an assistant coach at Wagner College, where he works with his brother, head coach Dan Hurley.

For this year’s March Madness tournament, Hurley is teaming up with Magic Johnson, Georgetown coach John Thompson III and Dove Men+Care for a campaign called “Journey to Comfort.” During the campaign, these basketball greats will reveal “personal milestones that helped them become comfortable in their own skin – on and off the court.” The spots will air throughout the NCAA March Madness tournament.

As part of the campaign, Dove Men+Care is giving fans a chance to win a trip to Los Angeles and hang out with Magic Johnson at a basketball game. From now until April 5, fans can visit the Dove Men+Care website to play “Trivia Timeout” for a chance to with the meet-and0greet with Magic, autographed basketballs, tickets to the 2012 NCAA Men’s Final Four in New Orleans and other college hoops prizes.

During our interview with Bobby Hurley, we discussed the Dove Men+Care campaign, how his life changed after the accident, who he likes in the tourney, potential bracket-buster teams, who he modeled his game after, and which team he thought was better – undefeated UNLV or the Fab 5.

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