It’s with a heavy heart that we pass along the news that former Kentucky player Charles Hurt has died after a long battle with leukemia. Hurt, a native of Shelby County, played in 124 games at UK from 1979-1983, scoring 786 points, grabbing 496 rebounds, and dishing out 104 assists. He was drafted 134th overall in the sixth round of the 1983 NBA Draft by Milwaukee. In 1987, he gave up his basketball career to join the Army, serving in Germany, Kuwait, Korea, and Saudi Arabia before returning home to Shelby County in 2012 to become an assistant basketball coach.
Former UK player Charles Hurt passes away
