Hurt attended John Marshall High School in Rochester, Minnesota for four years.

As a junior in 2017–18, averaged 33.9 points, 15.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 4.3 blocks to help his team to a 26–3 record and the section title game.

Hurt averaged 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game on the Adidas Guantlet Circuit for his AAU team, D1 Minnesota.

[1] As a senior, Hurt averaged 36.8 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 5.0 assist per game and was named Minnesota Mr.

[9] Sources: On November 13, Hurt scored 19 points, 3 assist, and 2 blocks in a 105–54 blowout win against Central Arkansas.

[21] On February 22, 2021, Hurt was named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the week for the second consecutive time.

[22] At the conclusion of the regular season, Hurt averaged 18.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game and was named ACC Most Improved Player and first-team All-ACC.

[30] On July 29, 2024, Hurt signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2024–25 season.

[38] Hurt played for the United States under-18 basketball team at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship.