NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley of St. Anthony High in Jersey City, N.J., would consider taking over the Rutgers basketball program on a caretaker basis for a year or two.

The 65-year-old Hurley told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday that his wife, Chris, and his daughter, Melissa, have encouraged him to take the job if approached, and he indicated he would do it on a short-term basis to stabilize the program that was rocked after a video was aired last week showing now fired coach Mike Rice kicking and grabbing players while uttering anti-gay slurs.