Stephen Curry
Wardell Stephen Curry II (born March 14, 1988)[1] is an American basketball star player who plays for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
![]() Curry with the Warriors in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | Akron, Ohio, America | March 14, 1988||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school | Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||||
College | Davidson (2006–2009) | ||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall | ||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||||
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2009–present | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||||
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Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||
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Curry plays as a point guard position. He is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry who played the shooting guard and small forward positions.
He is a two-time MVP and three-time champion. He has also broken the record of most three-pointers made in a season, with 402, during the 2016 NBA season.
College
Curry played college basketball for the Davidson College Wildcats. There, he was twice named Southern Conference Player of the Year. He set the all-time scoring record for both Davidson and the Southern Conference. In his second year of college, Curry also set the single-season NCAA record for three-point-shots made.[2]
Professional career
Curry was picked with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. Curry was voted the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the 2015 NBA season. Curry and the Warriors won the 2015 NBA championship. Curry was the NBA's first unanimous MVP for the 2016 NBA season. Curry won his second championship with the Warriors in 2017. Curry won his fourth championship with the Warriors this year.
Personal life
Stephen Curry is married to Ayesha Curry. They have two daughters (Riley & Ryan) and one son (Canon).
References
- "Stephen Curry NBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- "DRAFT 2009 Prospects – Stephen Curry". NBA.com. Retrieved July 12, 2014.