Bio of Stephen Curry

American professional basketball player Stephen Curry plays for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA. Stephen Curry has been dubbed the best shooter in NBA history by several players as well as pundits. He is the first child of Dell Curry, who is regarded as one of the top 3-point shooters in league history. He has twice in a row earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, including the first unanimous victory in league history. In addition to helping his club shatter the record for the most victories in an NBA season, he led the “Warriors” to their first title in forty years.

By breaking the scoring mark for Davidson and the Southern Conference, he twice won the “Southern Conference Player of the Year” award. During his second year of college, he also established the “NCAA” record for the most three-pointers made in a season. He owns the NBA record for the most three-pointers made in a regular season, a mark he twice broke. He is well known for his shooting prowess. He and his colleague Klay Thompson are referred to as the “Splash Brothers” because of the season-high total of three-pointers they each made.

Quick Facts

Also Known As: Wardell Stephen Curry II

Age: 34 Years, 34 Year Old Males

Family:

Spouse/Ex-: Ayesha Curry

Father: Dell Curry

Mother: Sonya Curry

Siblings: Seth Curry, Sydel Curry

Children: Riley Curry

Born Country: United States

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Height: 6'2" (188 cm), 6'2" Males

Notable Alumni: Davidson College

U.S. State: Ohio

City: Akron, Ohio

Early Childhood & Life

Wardell Dell Curry, a former NBA player, and his wife Sonya, a former volleyball player at “Virginia Tech,” welcomed their son Stephen Curry II on March 14, 1988, in Akron, Ohio. His brother Seth plays professional basketball for the “Dallas Mavericks,” and he is the oldest child of his parents. Sydel, another sibling of his, is a volleyball player at “Elon University.”

When Stephen was born, his father was a member of the “Cleveland Cavaliers,” but eventually joined the “Charlotte Hornets” in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Stephen spent most of his youth. He and his brother used to be driven by their father to their sibling’s practice sessions.

After his father joined the “Toronto Raptors” club, the family spent a brief time there. Stephen oversaw the boys’ basketball team at Queensway Christian College during this time, leading them to an unbeaten season. He enrolled at “Charlotte Christian High School” after the family relocated back to Charlotte. Most coaches passed him over because of his little stature and refrained from recruiting him.

Coach Seth Greenberg turned him down although he intended to enrol at “Virginia Tech,” where his father had attended college. After being persuaded by a coach by the name of Bob McKillop, who first saw Curry’s potential when he watched him play at the age of ten, Curry eventually enrolled at “Davidson College” in November 2005.

College Career

Stephen Curry participated in his first collegiate game against “Eastern Michigan” after enrolling “At Davidson College.” While he only managed to score 15 points and had 13 turnovers in the game, he proved himself against “Michigan” by scoring 32 points. That season, he was named the “Southern Conference Freshman of the Year” after averaging 21.5 points per game to become the second-highest scorer in the country.

His record-breaking 122 three-pointers as a rookie in the first season were followed by an even better showing in the 2007–08 campaign. He helped the “Davidson Wildcats” extend their winning streak to 22 games and go to their first NCAA Tournament since 1969.

He scored 34 points in his junior year to become Davidson’s all-time leading scorer. On November 18, 2008, he also surpassed his previous career high of 44 points against “Oklahoma.” He outscored John Gerdy, the previous scoring leader, by a large margin that season, taking over as the “NCAA” scoring leader.

Career in the Profession

In order to play in the “NBA,” Stephen Curry left “Davidson College” before completing his senior year. In the 2009 NBA draught, the “Golden State Warriors” selected him with the seventh overall choice.

He set a record for the most three-pointers made by a rookie in the history of the league with 166 as a youngster, showcasing his shooting ability right away. However, he was kept out of the spotlight for the following two seasons by recurrent injuries and the fact that he played for a bad team.

He fully recovered from his ankle sprain throughout the 2012–2013 campaign. The nickname “The Splash Brothers” was then given to him and his teammate Klay Thompson as a result of their record number of three-pointers made together in a season. Stephen shot 272 three-pointers on his own during the season, breaking the “NBA” record.

He participated in his first “All-Star” game for the “West” during the following season, and he was later chosen for his first “All-NBA Team.” He also surpassed Jason Richardson to become the Warriors’ top three-point shooter.

He achieved 286 three-pointers during the 2014–15 season, breaking his own league record for the most made in a season. He assisted the Warriors in winning their first championship since 1975 in 2015, and the NBA voted him the year’s “Most Valuable Player.”

The following year, he contributed to his club winning 24 straight games, resulting in 73 victories overall, an NBA record. Curry led the ‘Warriors’ to their second consecutive ‘NBA Finals’ despite being injured, but even his record-setting 27 three-pointers in a final game couldn’t turn the tide for the squad.

Throughout the 2015–16 season, he proceeded to shatter records, including his own, increasing the new mark for the most three-pointers made to 402. He also made history in the NBA by becoming the first player ever to get a unanimous vote for “Most Valuable Player.”

Curry finished the 2016–17 NBA season with 324 three-pointers, shattering multiple three-point records and going over 300 threes for the second time in league history. His club became the quickest team in NBA history to clinch a postseason berth by February 25, 2017.

At the 2007 “FIBA Under-19 World Championship,” Stephen made his debut with the United States National Basketball team and helped the group win a silver medal. Later, as a member of the senior team in 2010, he assisted his team in bringing home a Gold medal. In the 2014 “FIBA Basketball World” Cup, his squad also went undefeated.

In the 2018 NBA Finals, Curry steered the “Golden State Warriors” to their third title in four years.

Achievements

Stephen Curry is well-known for his precise shooting and for having led the NBA in three consecutive seasons in three-pointers made. He established the record in the 2012–13 season with 272 three-pointers, and in 2015 and 2016 he broke it with 286 and 402 threes, respectively.

In May 2016, Stephen Curry made NBA history by becoming the first player to get a unanimous vote for “Most Valuable Player.” He joined the group of athletes who have won the title twice in a row with this accomplishment.

Behind LeBron James and Laurant on Sports Illustrated’s list of the “Top 100 NBA Players of 2019,” Stephen was ranked third.

Personal Legacy & Life

On July 30, 2011, in Charlotte, Stephen Curry wed Ayesha Alexander, his college love. As teenagers, they first connected in a Christian youth group. Together with their two daughters, Riley Elizabeth Curry and Ryan Carson Curry, and son, Canon W. Jack Curry, they reside in Alamo, California.

He is a devoted Christian who frequently shares his faith in God both in talks and during games. On his wrist, he also has a Hebrew tattoo of First Corinthians 13:8.

Curry learned about the malaria outbreak through his Davidson colleague Bryant Barr when they were both in school. He decided to support the United Nations Foundation’s “Nothing But Nets” programme for three years starting in 2012 by donating three insecticide-treated mosquito nets for each 3-pointer he made. He spoke in support of the “President’s Malaria Initiative” for five minutes while visiting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office in 2015.

In 2016, Stephen founded the production firm “Unanimous Media” with his buddies Jeron Smith and Erick Peyton. They partnered with Sony Pictures Entertainment as a distributor. The business was named in honour of Curry’s accomplishment of winning the NBA’s first-ever unanimous MVP award.

Trivia

Even though Stephen Curry is a superstar on the basketball court, his mother still strictly controls him. Once he has committed three turnovers in a game, she fines him $100 for each additional one.