![]() Curry in 2016 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. | June 25, 1964
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Fort Defiance (Fort Defiance, Virginia) |
College | Virginia Tech (1982–1986) |
NBA draft | 1986: 1st round, 15th overall pick |
Selected by the Utah Jazz | |
Playing career | 1986–2002 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 30 |
Career history | |
1986–1987 | Utah Jazz |
1987–1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1988–1998 | Charlotte Hornets |
1999 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1999–2002 | Toronto Raptors |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 12,670 (11.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,617 (2.4 rpg) |
Assists | 1,909 (1.8 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Wardell Stephen Curry Sr. [1] (born June 25, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1986 until 2002 and retired as the Charlotte Hornets' all-time leader in points (9,839) and three-point field goals made (929). [2] Curry currently works as a color commentator, alongside Eric Collins, on Charlotte Hornets television broadcasts. He is the father of NBA players Stephen Curry and Seth Curry. [3]
Born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Curry was raised in Grottoes and played high school basketball at Fort Defiance, where he used his coach's barn to practice shooting daily. He finished as the all-time leading scorer in school history, and was named a McDonald's All-American in 1982. Curry also played baseball, and won state championships in both sports; he was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1982 Major League Baseball draft. [4]
Curry was a four-year starter at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg along with contemporaries Bobby Beecher, Perry Young, Al Young, and Keith Colbert. The Hokies appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1983 and 1984, finishing third in the latter. Although the team qualified for at-large bids to the NCAA tournament in 1985 and 1986, it lost in the first round on both occasions. In his senior season in 1986, Curry was named the player of the year in the Metro Conference. Prior to the 1986–87 season, NCAA basketball did not feature a three-point line; Curry's accurate long-range shooting was not rewarded, as it would be later in his NBA career. (In the early and mid 1980s, the three-point line was introduced in many conferences at varying distances, but it was not recognized by the NCAA.)
Curry also played baseball for Virginia Tech. [5] He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 14th round of the 1985 MLB draft but opted to continue playing basketball. [6]
Curry finished his Virginia Tech career with 2,389 points (second all-time) and 295 steals (all-time leader) in basketball, and a 6–1 record with a 3.81 ERA in baseball. [5]
He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1996, his first year of eligibility. [7]
Curry was selected with the 15th overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 1986 NBA draft. He played one season in Utah before being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1987, where he spent the 1987–88 season. He was left unprotected by Cleveland for the 1988 NBA expansion draft and was the second player selected, the first by the Charlotte Hornets. Curry spent 10 seasons in Charlotte, mostly coming off the bench to provide instant offense with three-point shooting. He was a regular in the discussions for Sixth Man of the Year and won the honor in the 1993–94 season. He was once the franchise's all-time statistical leader in points, games played, three-point field goals made and attempted, and three-point field goal percentage. When he left the team in 1998, he was the last player remaining from its inaugural season 10 years earlier. [4]
Curry played one season for the Milwaukee Bucks before playing his final three seasons in the NBA for the Toronto Raptors. He holds career averages of 11.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists. Curry retired as the all-time leading scorer in Hornets history with 9,839 points. [8]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1986–87 | Utah | 67 | 0 | 9.5 | .426 | .283 | .789 | 1.2 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 14.9 |
1987–88 | Cleveland | 79 | 8 | 19.0 | .458 | .346 | .782 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .3 | 20.0 |
1988–89 | Charlotte | 48 | 0 | 16.9 | .491 | .345 | .870 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .9 | .1 | 21.9 |
1989–90 | Charlotte | 67 | 13 | 27.8 | .466 | .354 | .923 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | .4 | 26.0 |
1990–91 | Charlotte | 76 | 14 | 19.9 | .471 | .372 | .842 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .3 | 20.6 |
1991–92 | Charlotte | 77 | 0 | 26.2 | .486 | .404 | .836 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .3 | 25.7 |
1992–93 | Charlotte | 80 | 0 | 26.2 | .452 | .401 | .866 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .3 | 25.3 |
1993–94 | Charlotte | 82 | 0 | 26.5 | .455 | .402 | .873 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 16.3 |
1994–95 | Charlotte | 69 | 0 | 24.9 | .441 | .427 | .856 | 3.4 | 1.6 | .8 | .3 | 23.6 |
1995–96 | Charlotte | 82 | 29 | 28.9 | .453 | .404 | .854 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .3 | 24.5 |
1996–97 | Charlotte | 68 | 20 | 30.6 | .459 | .426 | .803 | 3.1 | 1.7 | .9 | .2 | 24.8 |
1997–98 | Charlotte | 52 | 1 | 18.7 | .447 | .421 | .788 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 19.4 |
1998–99 | Milwaukee | 42 | 0 | 20.6 | .485 | .476* | .824 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .9 | .1 | 10.1 |
1999–00 | Toronto | 67 | 9 | 16.3 | .427 | .393 | .750 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | 7.6 |
2000–01 | Toronto | 71 | 1 | 13.5 | .424 | .428 | .843 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 6.0 |
2001–02 | Toronto | 56 | 4 | 15.8 | .406 | .344 | .892 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 6.4 |
Career | 1,083 | 99 | 21.7 | .457 | .402 | .843 | 2.4 | 1.8 | .9 | .2 | 11.7 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1987 | Utah | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
1988 | Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 8.5 | .250 | .000 | — | .5 | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | 1.0 |
1993 | Charlotte | 9 | 0 | 24.7 | .433 | .286 | .818 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | .0 | 11.0 |
1995 | Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 26.8 | .471 | .429 | .909 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | 12.8 |
1997 | Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 16.7 | .294 | .250 | 1.000 | .3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .0 | 4.7 |
1998 | Charlotte | 9 | 0 | 19.0 | .593 | .250 | .857 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .8 | .3 | 5.8 |
1999 | Milwaukee | 3 | 0 | 16.3 | .404 | .125 | 1.000 | 1.3 | .3 | 1.0 | .0 | 3.0 |
2000 | Toronto | 3 | 0 | 10.0 | .133 | .667 | .500 | .7 | .3 | .7 | .0 | 2.3 |
2001 | Toronto | 12 | 0 | 15.2 | .500 | .378 | .833 | 1.2 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 6.5 |
2002 | Toronto | 4 | 0 | 14.8 | .422 | .800 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .5 | 7.0 |
Career | 51 | 1 | 17.5 | .400 | .350 | .870 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .8 | .1 | 6.7 |
In 2004, Curry was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. [9]
On June 18, 2007, Curry was named an assistant coach of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, but he stepped down before the season began so that he could attend his sons' basketball games. [10]
In 2009, Curry started working as a commentator, alongside longtime play-by-play announcer Steve Martin, for the Charlotte Bobcats (now Charlotte Hornets).
In 2016, Curry was the recipient of the Bobby Jones Award at the Athletes in Action All Star Breakfast, which is held each year at the NBA All Star Weekend.
On June 21, 1991, Curry and Charlotte Hornets teammate Muggsy Bogues appeared in a Minor League Baseball game for the Gastonia Rangers of the South Atlantic League. George Shinn, as owner of both teams, arranged the publicity stunt. Curry allowed only one run and struck out four batters in a three inning start. [11] [12]
In 1995, Dell and his wife, Sonya ( née Adams), founded the Christian Montessori School of Lake Norman, a preschool in Huntersville, North Carolina. [13]
In 1998, Curry established a charitable foundation, the Dell Curry Foundation, which is a youth oriented program in Charlotte, North Carolina. The foundation runs five learning centers in Charlotte to provide educational training and drug abuse counseling. [5]
Curry married his college sweetheart Sonya in 1988. They have three children, Stephen, Seth, and Sydel. Stephen is the starting point guard for the Golden State Warriors and was drafted into the league by the franchise on Dell’s 45th birthday in 2009. With Golden State, Stephen has won four NBA championships, alongside two NBA MVP Awards and one NBA Finals MVP in 2022. Stephen is married to Ayesha Curry, with whom he has four children. Seth currently plays for the Charlotte Hornets. He is married to Callie Rivers, sister of current NBA player Austin Rivers and daughter of former NBA player and coach Doc Rivers, and together they have three children. [14] Curry's daughter Sydel played volleyball at Elon University and is married to NBA player Damion Lee, whom she has a son and daughter with. [15] She was featured on Say Yes to the Dress in 2018. [16]
On August 23, 2021, Curry and his wife, Sonya, announced that they were divorcing after 33 years of marriage. [17] He remarried around 2023. [18]
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SF: And y'all have been married how long? DC: Almost a year.