Edniesha Curry

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Edniesha Curry
Personal information
Born (1979-07-09) July 9, 1979 (age 45)
Los Angeles County, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Listed weight138 lb (63 kg)
Career information
High school Palmdale (Palmdale, California)
College
WNBA draft 2002: 3rd round, 41st overall pick
Drafted by Charlotte Sting
Playing career2002–2009
Position Point guard
Number1, 22
Coaching career2018–present
Career history
As a player:
2003 Phoenix Mercury
2005 Los Angeles Sparks
As a coach:
2015–2017 Maine (women's assistant)
2018–2021 Maine (men's assistant)
2021–2022 Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
Career highlights
  • 2x All-Big Sky (1998, 1999)
  • Big Sky Freshman of the Year (1998)
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Edniesha Nicole Curry [1] (born July 9, 1979) is a former assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). She previously played in the Women's National Basketball Association for the Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks.[ citation needed ]

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Early life

Curry attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, CA. She was a four-sport athlete at Palmdale, lettering three times in basketball, three times in track, two times in tennis, and once in cross country. Curry later attended California State University Northridge where she graduated as the all time leader in 3-point baskets. [2] She then transferred to the University of Oregon in 2000 where she received a degree in sociology. [3] She received a Pacific Conference honorable mention in her first season with their women's basketball team in 2002, in which she averaged 9.8 points per game and accumulated 104 assists throughout the season. [4]

In 2002, Curry was drafted by the WNBA's Charlotte Sting. She spent eight years as a professional athlete, playing for the Sting, the Phoenix Mercury, the Los Angeles Sparks, and for teams in Europe and the Middle East as well. [5]

Playing career

Curry was drafted in the third round of the WNBA draft by the Charlotte Sting in 2002. [6] However, she was waived by the Sting prior to playing a regular-season game. [7] Curry played in the WNBA for two seasons: in 2003 for the Phoenix Mercury and in 2005 for the Los Angeles Sparks. [7]

Curry also played basketball professionally overseas. From 2003 to 2004, she played for Ra’ananna in Israel.[ citation needed ] From 2004 to 2005, she played for Thessaloniki in Greece and was named an All-Star. [2] From 2005 to 2006, Curry played for BSE-ESMA Budapest (Hungary-A) Eurocup in Budapest, Hungary, and appeared in FIBA Cup Europe. [8] [2] She spent the 2007-2008 season with Hapoel Tel Aviv and Lezno Poland. [9] Curry played her final season of professional basketball from 2008 to 2009 for Elitzur Holon in Israel, and was an Israeli Cup Semi-Finalist. [10] [6] [8] She played on the international tour of Athens, Thessaloniki, Greece, Israel, Hungary and Poland. [11]

Coaching career

Curry was an international basketball development coach in Israel, China, and Vietnam from 2012 to 2015 including head coach for SSA Basketball in Ho Chi Minh City. [2] In July 2015, she joined the University of Maine's women's basketball team as a player development and assistant coach. At the University of Maine she worked under Coach Richard Barron until May 2017. She left the University of Maine in 2017 to serve in the Assistant Coaches' Program and the Atlanta Classical Academy as their Women's Athletic Program Manager. In 2018, Curry returned as an assistant coach for the University of Maine's men's basketball team. [12]

On August 2, 2021, Curry was hired by the Portland Trail Blazers to work as an assistant coach during the 2021–22 NBA season. [13] She was not rehired prior to the 2022 season. [14]

Awards

Curry led the Cal State Northridge women's basketball team in scoring for three consecutive seasons. At Northridge, Curry was selected as a member of the Big Sky Conference team in 1998 and in 1999. She currently holds the university's record for 3-point baskets made (168). [6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2003 Phoenix 20010.337.122.766.70.61.20.50.00.81.7
2005 Los Angeles 1308.730.437.550.00.80.90.50.10.81.8
Career2 years, 2 teams3309.634.528.955.60.71.10.50.00.81.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2005 Los Angeles 2528.00.00.00.00.50.50.50.02.50.0
Career1 year, 1 team2528.00.00.00.00.50.50.50.02.50.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1997–98 Cal State Northridge 28--38.032.766.74.34.22.00.3-17.0
1998–99 Cal State Northridge 29--41.938.880.53.63.22.00.1-18.4
1999–00 Cal State Northridge 16--36.930.164.43.54.22.50.5-15.3
2001–02 Oregon 32--40.028.270.93.03.31.90.1-9.8
Career105--39.533.071.93.63.62.10.2-14.9
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [15]

Personal life

Curry has three brothers, two sisters, and two daughters. Curry's Stepmother was Jenoah Curry. [4] Curry holds a bachelor science degree in sociology from the University of Oregon, and earned an MBA from American InterContinental University in 2006. [8]

See also

References

  1. "Edniesha Nicole Curry was born on July 9, 1979 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index . Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "This is UMaine Women's Basketball - Basketball Staff" (PDF). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2022.
  3. "Edniesha Curry - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Coach Eddie Basketball".
  5. "Curry Breaking Barriers As Coach".
  6. 1 2 3 "Edniesha Curry named assistant coach for Maine men's basketball team". March 30, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Edniesha Curry WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "EDNIESHA CURRY basketball profile". Eurobasket.
  9. Eurobasket. "Pompax Tecza Leszno basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  10. Eurobasket. "Edniesha Curry Player Profile, Elitzur Holon, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  11. "Edniesha Curry to instill confidence in Maine's men's basketball team". May 2, 2018.
  12. "Edniesha Curry - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  13. "Trail Blazers Announce Coaching Staff Additions". NBA.com. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  14. Oregonian/OregonLive, Aaron Fentress | The (September 3, 2022). "Portland Trail Blazers part ways with assistant coach Edniesha Curry". oregonlive. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  15. "Ashley Joens College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 11, 2024.