Michael Curry (basketball)

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Michael Curry
Personal information
Born (1968-08-22) August 22, 1968 (age 56)
Anniston, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Glenn Hills (Augusta, Georgia)
College Georgia Southern (1986–1990)
NBA draft 1990: undrafted
Playing career1990–2005
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Number12, 20, 34
Coaching career2007–present
Career history
As player:
1990–1991Steiner Bayreuth
1992–1993 Capital Region Pontiacs
1992 Long Island Surf
1993–1994 Philadelphia 76ers
1994 Clear Cantù
1994–1995 Valvi Girona
1995 Omaha Racers
1996 Washington Bullets
1996–1997 Detroit Pistons
1997–1999 Milwaukee Bucks
1999–2003 Detroit Pistons
2003–2004 Toronto Raptors
2004–2005 Indiana Pacers
As coach:
2007–2008 Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2008–2009 Detroit Pistons
2010–2013 Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
2014–2018 Florida Atlantic
2020–2021 Georgia (player development assistant)
2021–2024 Vanderbilt (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-TAAC (1990)
Career NBA statistics
Points 2,986 (4.5 ppg)
Rebounds 1,045 (1.6 rpg)
Assists 804 (1.2 apg)
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Michael Edward Curry (born August 22, 1968) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He was most recently an assistant coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Curry played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993 to 2005. He later served as head coach of the Detroit Pistons.

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College career

A 6'5" guard/forward from Glenn Hills High School in Augusta, Georgia, Curry played four seasons at Georgia Southern University. With the Eagles, he averaged 9.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists over his four-year collegiate career.

The Eagles performed well during Curry's tenure with the team, winning the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) tournament championship and qualifying for the 1987 NCAA tournament in Curry's freshman year at Georgia Southern.

Curry's best season with the Eagles came in his senior year when he averaged 16.6 points per game and was named to the 1989–90 All-TAAC team.

Professional career

Curry played eleven seasons (1993–1994 through 2004–2005) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, the Washington Bullets, the Detroit Pistons, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Toronto Raptors and the Indiana Pacers. Though he never averaged more than 6.6 points per game in a season, Curry was well respected throughout the league for his strong defense and leadership qualities, and for several years he served as president of the NBA Players Association. [1]

In 1992, Curry was a guard/forward for the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League (USBL), averaging 20 points per game. As of November 2000, he was one of 128 USBL players who had graduated to the NBA. [2]

Internationally, Curry played in the German 1st basketball league for Steiner Bayreuth (1990–1991), in Italy for Clear Cantù (1994) [3] and in the Spanish ACB for Valvi Girona (1994–1995). [4]

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
1993–94 Philadelphia 1004.3.214.000.7500.10.10.10.00.9
1995–96 Washington 506.8.300.0001.0001.00.20.20.02.0
1995–96 Detroit 41118.3.464.400.7072.00.60.60.04.9
1996–97 Detroit 81215.0.448.299.8981.50.50.40.13.9
1997–98 Milwaukee 82*2724.1.469.444.8351.21.70.70.26.6
1998–99 Milwaukee 50*422.9.437.067.7972.21.60.80.14.9
1999–00 Detroit 82319.6.480.200.8391.31.10.40.16.2
2000–01 Detroit 685821.8.455.444.8491.81.90.40.05.2
2001–02 Detroit 827523.3.453.269.7912.01.50.60.14.0
2002–03 Detroit 787719.9.402.296.8001.61.30.60.13.0
2003–04 Toronto 701517.6.388.200.8451.20.80.30.12.9
2004–05 Indiana 18713.8.448.000.5001.50.80.30.21.7
Career66726919.8.447.298.8251.61.20.50.14.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1995–96 Detroit 3014.3.429.000.0001.00.30.30.32.0
1996–97 Detroit 203.5.500.000.0000.50.00.00.01.0
1998–99 Milwaukee 3019.7.583.0001.0001.31.00.70.36.7
1999–00 Detroit 3126.3.522.000.6671.01.00.30.39.3
2001–02 Detroit 101022.1.564.385.7271.41.20.40.05.7
2002–03 Detroit 151418.3.364.333.8571.11.10.50.12.7
Career362519.0.480.333.7741.11.00.40.14.3

Coaching career

On June 10, 2008 Curry was named as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons for the 2008–09 season, succeeding Flip Saunders. He received a three-year deal, worth $2.5 million per season. [5] On June 30, 2009, Curry was fired as head coach. [6] Prior to becoming head coach of the Pistons, Curry served as an assistant coach for Detroit and also as the NBA's Vice-President of Player Development. [7]

Curry later worked as the associate head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers. [8]

On April 7, 2014, Curry accepted a job at Florida Atlantic University, replacing Mike Jarvis. In four seasons, the Owls were 39–84 under Curry, who was fired from FAU on March 16, 2018 and replaced by Dusty May. [9]

Head coaching record

NBA

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Detroit 2008–09 823943.4763rd in Central404.000Lost in First round
Career823943.476404.000

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Florida Atlantic Owls (Conference USA)(2014–2018)
2014–15 Florida Atlantic 9–202–1614th
2015–16 Florida Atlantic 8–255–13T–12th
2016–17 Florida Atlantic 10–206–12T–11th
2017–18 Florida Atlantic 12–196–12T–11th
Florida Atlantic:39–84 (.317)19–53 (.264)
Total:39–84 (.317)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

His son, Deon Curry, played football as a wide receiver for Michigan State University. [10]

References

  1. ↑ ESPN.com – NBA – PLAYOFFS2003 – Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic
  2. ↑ Copia, Joe (November 13, 2000). "Three New USBL Alumni to Appear on NBA Opening Night Rosters; 128 Players Have Graduated From the USBL to the NBA". Silicon Investor. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Michael Curry
  4. ↑ "ACB". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
  5. ↑ Gerstner, Joanne C. (June 10, 2008). "Curry: We're playing to put up another banner". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
  6. ↑ Stein, Marc (July 1, 2009). "Pistons fire Curry". ESPN . Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ InsideHoops.com – Michael Curry named NBA Vice President, Basketball Operations
  8. ↑ "Michael Curry". nba.com. National Basketball Association . Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ "FAUSPORTS.COM Athletics to Seek a New Head Mens Basketball Coach :: Florida Atlantic University Official Athletic Site Florida Atlantic University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ Michigan State University Official Athletic Site
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