JamesOn Curry

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JamesOn Curry
Personal information
Born (1986-01-07) January 7, 1986 (age 37)
Pleasant Grove, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Eastern Alamance
(Mebane, North Carolina)
College Oklahoma State (2004–2007)
NBA draft 2007: 2nd round, 51st overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career2007–2014
Position Guard
Career history
2007–2008 Iowa Energy
2008 Pau-Orthez
2009 Iowa Energy
2009 AEL Limassol B.C.
2009–2010 Springfield Armor
2010 Los Angeles Clippers
2011 Toros de Aragua
2011–2012Springfield Armor
2012 Basket Barcellona
2013–2014Springfield Armor
2014 Bakersfield Jam
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

JamesOn Curry (born January 7, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for Oklahoma State University from 2004 to 2007, and after forgoing his senior season, left for the 2007 NBA draft. He was selected in the second round as the 51st overall pick by the Chicago Bulls. [1] After stints in the NBA Development League and Europe, Curry made his NBA debut in January 2010, playing 3.9 seconds for the Los Angeles Clippers. It was Curry's only NBA regular-season appearance and set a record for the shortest NBA career of all time per in-game time spent on the court. [2]

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High school career

Curry was born in Pleasant Grove, North Carolina to father Leon and mother Connie (née Parker) Curry. [3] He attended Eastern Alamance High School, in Mebane, North Carolina; in his freshman season, Curry scored a total of 639 points, which at the time was the highest mark for a freshman in North Carolina high school history: the record was then beaten by Junior Robinson in 2011. [4] In 2001, Curry scored 59 points in a game against Chatham High School of Chatham, Virginia. [5] Curry established another single-season scoring record the following year, scoring a total of 892 points, beating the old sophomore record established by Scooter Sherrill in 1998. [4] In his junior year, Curry scored 972 points, another North Carolina record, beating the mark of 954 that Lawrence Clayton had established in 1958. [4]

He averaged 40.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game as a senior and was a two-time Associated Press All-State first team selection. On December 9, 2003 Curry scored 47 points and added 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 9 steals, thus recording a near-quadruple double. [3] On January 19, 2004 Curry scored 65 points against Western Alamance High School, 2 shy of the all-time North Carolina record of 67 established in 1950 by Bob Poole. [5] During that game he shot 25/39 from the field (9/16 on three-pointers), and also recorded 11 rebounds. [3] Curry set the all-time North Carolina high school scoring record with 3,307 points, [6] which was surpassed in 2018 by UNC recruit Coby White with 3,573 points. [7] In his high school Curry had 74 games where he scored at least 20 points (28 of them in his junior year), 44 30+ point games, and 16 games with 40 points or more. [4]

College career

Curry initially signed a National Letter of Intent to play for North Carolina, but his scholarship was rescinded following pleading guilty to drug charges, and he signed with Oklahoma State. [3] [8] Curry scored an OSU freshman all-time NCAA Tournament-best 18 points in the 2005 second-round game against Southern Illinois on March 20, 2005. [9] [10]

He helped Oklahoma State to a 26–7 record, the Big 12 Tournament crown and the 2005 NCAA Sweet Sixteen as a freshman in 2004–05; he started 15 of 33 games played and averaged 9.4 ppg. and 2.8 apg. and averaged 14.3 ppg. in three 2005 NCAA games.

He finished the season ranked ninth among Big 12 leaders in conference games for 3-point field goals made (1.75 per game).

He scored 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting, in his first start versus Colorado on January 30, 2005. [9] [11] He made six three-pointers out of 8 attempts, [9] including 5-for-5 in the second half, in which he scored 17 of his 22. [12] He matched his career-high 22 points in a 79–67 victory over Oklahoma on February 7, 2005. [9] [13]

In his freshman season, Curry scored in double digits in 15 games, including twice over 20 points.

Highlights of his sophomore season include a career-high 30 points in a 97–61 victory over Mercer on December 18, 2005, [14] and a 22-point, nine-rebound effort in an 81–60 win over Texas on February 19, 2006. [15] He recorded a double-double, scoring 16 points and making a career-high 10 assists [11] [16] in a 90–56 win over Detroit on November 22, 2005, and matched that assists total against Gonzaga in a 64–62 loss on December 10, 2005. [9] [11] [17]

In his junior season, on November 29, 2006, Curry scored a career-high 35 points (on 12-for-19 shooting) to go along with a season-high 9 assists [9] [11] with no turnovers in a 95–73 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. [18] On January 16, 2007, Curry scored 28 points and grabbed a season-high 9 rebounds [11] in 52 minutes played in a 105–103 triple-overtime win over Texas. [19] On March 3, 2007, Curry scored a new career-high 40 points, [11] including a career-high 7 three-pointers [9] [11] out of ten attempts, [9] [20] in an 86–82 loss to Baylor. [21]

Professional career

The Chicago Bulls selected Curry with the 51st overall pick of the 2007 NBA draft. On August 2, 2007, the Bulls announced that Curry had signed a contract and would wear number 20. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed. [22] [23]

On July 31, 2008, the Bulls waived Curry. [24] [25] [26] By releasing him, the Bulls were only obligated to pay $100,000 of his partially guaranteed salary for 2008–09. [1]

In August 2008, he was signed by Pau-Orthez of the French league, [27] [28] but was waived in October after failing to impress coaching staff. [29] He later joined Proteas EKA AEL, a Cypriot team in Limassol. [9] [30]

On January 22, 2010, Curry was signed by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Springfield Armor, for whom he had been averaging 16.1 points, 7.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds. [31] He was subbed into a game on January 24, 2010, playing just 3.9 seconds. This was the only time Curry would ever play in an NBA game, [32] and is the shortest NBA career in terms of time played. [33] He was released by the Clippers on January 26, when the team acquired Bobby Brown. [34]

NBA G-League career

The Bulls assigned Curry to their NBA Development League affiliate Iowa Energy on November 15, 2007, [35] [36] then recalled him to the NBA on December 17 [35] [37] but soon after reassigned him to Iowa on January 7, 2008. [35] [38] He was recalled later that month. [35] [39] Curry played 13 games as a starter for Iowa during the 2007–08 season, averaging 20.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.08 steals and 39.7 minutes per game. He also shot .463 from the floor, including .377 from three-point range, and .719 from the free throw line. [39] Curry was selected 14th overall in the 2009 NBA D-League Draft by the expansion Springfield Armor on November 5. It was their first-ever pick. [40] Curry was selected to play in the 2012 NBA D-League All-Star Game in Orlando.

On November 1, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Springfield Armor. [41] On January 2, 2014, he was traded to the Bakersfield Jam. [42] On March 19, 2014, he was waived by the Jam due to a season-ending injury. [43] He lives in Enid, Oklahoma.

In February 2004, Curry was among 49 students arrested in a drug raid that involved North Carolina's Alamance County school system. [25] He was charged with two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, two counts of sale and delivery of marijuana, and two counts of sale, possession, and delivery of a controlled substance on school grounds. [25] [44] Curry pleaded guilty to the drug charges, and the University of North Carolina, with whom he had signed a letter-of-intent, rescinded the scholarship to him. [25]

In the early morning of January 17, 2008, he was arrested in Boise, Idaho and pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and urinating in public. [45] Police took him to the Ada County jail. He was released a few hours later after posting $600 bond. [45] The Chicago Bulls suspended him one game after he pleaded guilty to the two misdemeanors. [26]

On October 20, 2014, Curry was arrested for marijuana possession and false representation to an officer in Edmond, Oklahoma. [46]

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

NBA

Source [47]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009–10 L.A. Clippers 10.1–––.0.0.0.0.0

Personal life

Curry was brought up on a tobacco farm in rural North Carolina in Pleasant Grove. [48] The unusual capitalization of his first name is a mix of Leon and James, honoring his father and great-uncle, respectively. [48] [2] Following the end of his basketball career, Curry moved back to his hometown, Pleasant Grove, in 2016. In April 2017, Curry was injured in a traffic collision, flipped on a freeway while trying to retrieve his dropped mobile phone. It ended his basketball career as he dislocated his ribs and fractured his lower back that needed metal rods inserted there to stabilize it. [49] That July, he returned to Oklahoma. Subsequently, Curry worked several jobs, including as a trucker. His supervisor there asked Curry to coach the YMCA basketball team. Soon after Curry's first coaching experience, he began leading a basketball camp at Drummond High School in Drummond, Oklahoma. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Bulls waive Curry". Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  2. 1 2 3 Young, Royce (August 28, 2019). "Gone in 3.9 seconds: Where basketball took Jameson Curry". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "JamesOn Curry". okstate.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "MEN'S BASKETBALL" (PDF). nchsaa.org. p. 3. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  5. 1 2 MEN'S BASKETBALL, nchsaa.org, p. 9.
  6. ↑ MEN'S BASKETBALL, nchsaa.org, p. 8.
  7. ↑ "Coby White". usab.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  8. ↑ Kelli Anderson (28 February 2005). "A jolt from JameSon". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Archived copy" (PDF). NBA.com . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2010-01-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Southern Illinois vs. Oklahoma State – Game Recap – March 20, 2005 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NBA.com: JamesOn Curry Draft 2007 Profile". NBA.com .
  12. ↑ "Oklahoma State vs. Colorado – Game Recap – January 30, 2005 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  13. ↑ "Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State – Game Recap – February 7, 2005 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  14. ↑ "Mercer vs. Oklahoma State – Game Recap – December 18, 2005 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  15. ↑ "Texas vs. Oklahoma State – Game Recap – February 19, 2006 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  16. ↑ "Detroit Mercy vs. Oklahoma State – Box Score – November 22, 2005 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  17. ↑ "Oklahoma State vs. Gonzaga – Box Score – December 10, 2005 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  18. ↑ "Texas A&M-CC vs. Oklahoma State – Game Recap – November 29, 2006 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  19. ↑ "Texas vs. Oklahoma State – Game Recap – January 16, 2007 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  20. ↑ "Oklahoma State vs. Baylor – Box Score – March 3, 2007 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  21. ↑ "Oklahoma State vs. Baylor – Game Recap – March 3, 2007 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  22. ↑ "Bulls sign former OSU star Curry". Associated Press. August 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  23. ↑ "Bulls sign JamesOn Curry". NBA.com. August 2, 2007. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007.
  24. ↑ "Bulls waive JamesOn Curry". NBA.com. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original on August 5, 2008.
  25. 1 2 3 4 "Chicago Bulls waive guard JamesOn Curry". Oklahoman.com. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  26. 1 2 "Bulls waive '07 second-round draft pick Curry". ESPN.com. July 31, 2008.
  27. ↑ "The Hoop: Pau Orthez signed Jameson Curry". August 21, 2008.
  28. ↑ "Pau-Orthez enrôle JamesOn Curry". Archived from the original on 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  29. ↑ "The Hoop: Pau Orthez to replace Curry". October 9, 2008.
  30. ↑ "Clippers Sign JamesOn Curry to 10-Day Contract". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  31. ↑ "Clippers' Telfair out 4–6 weeks; Curry signs". ESPN.com. January 23, 2010.
  32. ↑ "Armor Re-Acquire JamesOn Curry". OurSports Central. January 28, 2010.
  33. ↑ Bois, Jon (December 30, 2019). "The 10 least consequential athletes of the decade". SBNation. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  34. ↑ "Clippers acquire guard Bobby Brown from New Orleans". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 2010.
  35. 1 2 3 4 "Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions". Chicago Bulls.
  36. ↑ "Bulls Assign JamesOn Curry To Iowa Energy". NBA.com .
  37. ↑ uvly Bulls Recall JamesOn Curry From Iowa Energy
  38. ↑ "Bulls Re-Assign JamesOn Curry To Iowa Energy". NBA.com .
  39. 1 2 "Bulls Recall Curry From Energy". NBA.com .
  40. ↑ Belanger, Kyle (November 6, 2009). "Springfield Armor select former Chicago Bulls guard JamesOn Curry with their first pick". masslive.com.
  41. ↑ "Returning Players Highlight Initial Training Camp Invites". NBA.com . Archived from the original on December 4, 2013.
  42. ↑ "Jam Trade for JamesOn Curry". NBA.com . Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  43. ↑ "NBA Development League: Jake O'Brien Added to Jam Roster". NBA.com . 2015-03-28. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2023-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  44. ↑ Evans, Thayer (March 15, 2005). "Cowboys' Curry Makes Most of Second Chance". The Washington Post . Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  45. 1 2 "Bulls rookie Curry arrested for urinating in public". ESPN.com. January 17, 2008.
  46. ↑ Mark Schlachtenhaufen. "Tail light issue leads to NBA player's arrest". The Edmond Sun.
  47. ↑ "JamesOn Curry". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference . Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  48. 1 2 Theodore, Conrad (November 13, 2007). "Game on for Jameson". NBA.com. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  49. ↑ HEARTBREAKING Journey from SHORTEST NBA career to TRUCK-DRIVER, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-10-15

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