Dell Curry

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Dell Curry
Dell Curry at 2016 All-Star Weekend.jpg
Curry in 2016
Personal information
Born (1964-06-25) June 25, 1964 (age 59)
Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 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 career1986–2002
Position Shooting guard
Number30
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
Career NBA statistics
Points 12,670 (11.7 ppg)
Rebounds 2,617 (2.4 rpg)
Assists 1,909 (1.8 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 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]

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Early life

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]

College career

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]

Professional career

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]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1986–87 Utah 6709.5.426.283.7891.2.9.4.14.9
1987–88 Cleveland 79819.0.458.346.7822.11.91.2.310.0
1988–89 Charlotte 48016.9.491.345.8702.21.0.9.111.9
1989–90 Charlotte 671327.8.466.354.9232.52.41.5.416.0
1990–91 Charlotte 761419.9.471.372.8422.62.21.0.310.6
1991–92 Charlotte 77026.2.486.404.8363.42.31.2.315.7
1992–93 Charlotte 80026.2.452.401.8663.62.31.1.315.3
1993–94 Charlotte 82026.5.455.402.8733.22.71.2.316.3
1994–95 Charlotte 69024.9.441.427.8563.41.6.8.313.6
1995–96 Charlotte 822928.9.453.404.8543.22.11.3.314.5
1996–97 Charlotte 682030.6.459.426.8033.11.7.9.214.8
1997–98 Charlotte 52118.7.447.421.7881.91.3.6.19.4
1998–99 Milwaukee 42020.6.485.476*.8242.01.1.9.110.1
1999–00 Toronto 67916.3.427.393.7501.51.3.5.17.6
2000–01 Toronto 71113.5.424.428.8431.21.1.4.16.0
2001–02 Toronto 56415.8.406.344.8921.41.1.4.16.4
Career1,0839921.7.457.402.8432.41.8.9.211.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1987 Utah 202.0.000.000—.0.0.0.00.0
1988 Cleveland 208.5.250.000—.51.0.0.51.0
1993 Charlotte 9024.7.433.286.8183.62.01.4.011.0
1995 Charlotte 4026.8.471.429.9092.31.5.0.012.8
1997 Charlotte 3116.7.294.2501.000.31.71.3.04.7
1998 Charlotte 9019.0.593.250.8572.11.1.8.35.8
1999 Milwaukee 3016.3.404.1251.0001.3.31.0.03.0
2000 Toronto 3010.0.133.667.500.7.3.7.02.3
2001 Toronto 12015.2.500.378.8331.2.8.5.16.5
2002 Toronto 4014.8.422.8001.0001.31.01.3.57.0
Career51117.5.400.350.8701.71.1.8.16.7

Post-playing career

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.

Personal life

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. While he has been with them, they have won four NBA championships alongside 2 NBA MVP Awards. Stephen is married to Ayesha Curry. 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. [14] Curry's daughter Sydel played volleyball at Elon University and is married to NBA player Damion Lee. [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]

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  13. ↑ "Christian Montessori classrooms for infants & Pre-school in Huntersville, NC". Christian Montessori School at Lake Norman | Toddler through 6th Grade in Huntersville, NC. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Sources: Blazers, Seth Curry agree on contract". ESPN.com. July 3, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Sydel Curry - Women's Volleyball". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Watch: Ayesha Curry help sister-in-law Sydel Curry find her perfect 'sexy' wedding dress". The Mercury News. December 29, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  17. ↑ Mizoguchi, Karen; Leonard, Elizabeth (August 23, 2021). "Stephen Curry's Parents Sonya and Dell Curry to Divorce After 33 Years of Marriage". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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