that of Rochester Matthew injured is now enjoying the offseason at the end of its 2023-24 professional basketball season which included a whirlwind of activity.
Hurt, a 2019 John Marshall graduate, made three major saves during the season. He spent the majority of the year in the G League with the Memphis Hustle. But he also had two 10-day NBA contracts with the Memphis Grizzlies as well as a brief outing with the U.S. men’s AmeriCup qualifying team.
The 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward played in 22 G League games with the Hustle during the season. He was second on the team in scoring, averaging 20.5 points per game while shooting 50.3% from the floor and 40.7% from 3-point range. He also averaged a team-leading 7.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 blocks per game.
During his two 10-day stints in the NBA, Hurt appeared in eight games with the Grizzlies. He averaged 4.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. Hurt shot 35.3% from the floor and 25.0% from the 3-point line.
Prior to his second stint in the NBA, Hurt, who turned 24 on April 20, was one of 12 players selected by USA Basketball to play for the U.S. men’s AmeriCup qualifying team.
Hurt appeared in one game for the United States and scored 13 points in 20 minutes in a 100-79 victory over Cuba in Orlando. He was in Cuba for a second qualifying game when he signed a second 10-day contract with the Grizzlies and therefore returned to Memphis.
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Katie injuredMatthew’s younger sister, recently completed her sophomore season of women’s basketball at Division I Lehigh University.
She is a 5-11 reserve guard/forward.
Hurt, a 2022 graduate of John Marshall, played in seven games for Lehigh during the 2023-24 season. She made her only field goal attempt of the season, a 3-point basket. She added a steal to go with her three points.
Lehigh finished with a 17-13 record.
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Lilly Meisterwho was a teammate of Katie Hurt at John Marshall, completed her sophomore season of women’s basketball at Indiana University.
Meister, a 6-3 reserve forward, played in all 32 games for the Hoosiers during the 2023-24 season. She averaged 3.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game while shooting an excellent 71.4% from the field.
She scored a career-high 13 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the floor in a Big Ten Conference victory over Northwestern.
Meister helped Indiana finish 26-6. The Hoosiers reached the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 before suffering a close 79-75 loss to the event’s national champion, South Carolina.
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John Marshall baseball team to honor former Rockets coach Lou Branca ahead of a match against rivals Century on Tuesday April 30. The Rockets had planned a tribute to the coach earlier this season, but the game took place in the rain.
Branca died in January 2023 at the age of 94.
The game will be played at John Adams Middle School and the tribute will be held at 4:45 p.m. prior to the 5 p.m. start. A number of former John Marshall players are expected to attend as well as Mayo’s former baseball coach. Dale Massey.
Branca was the head baseball coach at John Marshall for 20 years, from the spring of 1967 to 1986. He guided the Rockets to three Big Nine Conference titles during that span. He previously led Faribault to a Big Nine Conference title.
Branca won more than 300 games as a baseball coach at JM.
Guy N. Limbeck is a sports writer for the Post Bulletin. Its local notebook appears every Tuesday. He can be reached at
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