Portrait of high school basketball coach Bob Hurley Sr. and his lifelong commitment to improve the lives of inner city kids and save the high school that gives them hope.
THE STREET STOPS HERE is a portrait of the nation's best high
school basketball coach, Bob Hurley Sr., and his career-long
struggle to inspire and motivate those around him in order to keep
the doors of an inner-city Catholic school open. This is a story
about teenagers fighting their way out of the 'hood, armed with
little more than a basketball and the hard wisdom of a fierce,
demanding coach. For 35 years, Hurley has led St. Anthony his way.
He's an uncompromising teacher who demands perfection from kids
who've known little discipline growing up on the streets of Jersey
City. His methodical yet volatile style works miracles. He's
tallied 900-plus victories for a school that's won 24 state
championships. Hurley's sent to college all but two of the hundreds
of players he's coached, a feat that truly shows what matters most
to him. This season, Hurley faces challenges that will test his
resolve. The most talented senior class he's ever assembled, with
six seniors headed to Division One schools, is about to graduate
without having won a state championship - something that's never
happened to one of his teams. Even worse, a financial crisis
threatens to close the high school to which he's dedicated his
life. Intimate and inspiring, THE STREET STOPS HERE is the story of
a man's lifelong commitment to improve the lives of inner city kids
and save the high school that gives them hope.