Stephen Curry is a professional basketball player in the NBA who plays for the ‘Golden State Warriors.’ Stephen Curry is the first child of Dell Curry, who is regarded as one of the best 3-point shooters in NBA history. Many players and commentators have dubbed him the greatest shooter. He has earned the ‘NBA Most Valuable Player Award’ two years in a succession, including a unanimous victory, which is a first in the league’s history. He helped the ‘Warriors’ win their first championship in four decades and set a new record for the most wins in a ‘NBA’ season. By setting an all-time scoring record for both ‘Davidson’ and the ‘Southern Conference,’ he won the ‘Southern Conference Player of the Year’ award twice. During his second year of college, he also set the ‘NCAA’ record for most three-pointers made in a season. He is known for his shooting abilities, and he holds the ‘NBA’ record for most three-pointers made in a regular season, which he broke twice. For their record-breaking aggregate three-pointers in a season, he and his colleague Klay Thompson have earned the moniker “Splash Brothers.”
Childhood of Stephen
Wardell, Wardell, Wardell, Wardell, Wardell, Wardell, Wardell, Stephen Curry II was born on March 14, 1988, in Akron, Ohio, to Dell Curry, a former NBA player, and Sonya Curry, a volleyball player at ‘Virginia Tech.’ He is his parents’ oldest child, and he has a brother named Seth, who is a professional basketball player with the ‘Dallas Mavericks.’ Sydel, his younger sister, is a volleyball player at ‘Elon University.’
Stephen’s father was a member of the ‘Cleveland Cavaliers’ when he was born, but later joined the ‘Charlotte Hornets’ in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he spent much of his youth. Both he and his brother used to be taken to his practice sessions by their father.
After his father joined the ‘Toronto Raptors,’ the family stayed in Toronto for a short time. Stephen guided the ‘Queensway Christian College’ boys’ basketball team to an unbeaten season during this period. He enrolled at ‘Charlotte Christian High School’ once the family returned to Charlotte. Most coaches passed him up because of his small stature, and he was not recruited.
Despite his desire to attend ‘Virginia Tech,’ where his father attended college, he was turned down by Coach Seth Greenberg. Curry enrolled at Davidson College in November 2005 after being persuaded by Bob McKillop, a coach who first saw his potential when he watched him play at the age of ten.
Career in College
Stephen Curry’s first collegiate game was against ‘Eastern Michigan’ after joining ‘Davidson College.’ While he only scored 15 points and committed 13 turnovers in that game, he proved his worth in the following game against ‘Michigan,’ scoring 32 points. He finished the season as the second leading scorer in the country with an average of 21.5 points per game, earning him the honor of ‘Southern Conference Freshman of the Year.’
In the 2007-08 season, he improved on his freshman season’s record-breaking 122 three-pointers with an even more spectacular performance. He led the ‘Davidson Wildcats’ to their first ‘NCAA Tournament’ appearance since 1969, and aided his team in continuing its 22-game winning streak.
With 34 points in his junior year, he became Davidson’s all-time leading scorer. On November 18, 2008, he also set a career high with 44 points against ‘Oklahoma.’ In total points, he overcame John Gerdy, the previous scoring leader, and became the ‘NCAA’ scoring leader that season.
A Professional Life of Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry dropped out of Davidson College without finishing his senior year to pursue a career in the NBA. The ‘Golden State Warriors’ selected him with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 ‘NBA’ draft.
He displayed his shooting ability right from the start, scoring a league-record 166 three-pointers as a rookie. During the next two seasons, however, injuries and the fact that he played for a bad team kept him out of the spotlight.
He fully healed from his ankle sprain throughout the 2012-13 season. As a result of his record combined three-pointers in a season, he and his colleague Klay Thompson were dubbed “The Splash Brothers.” Stephen alone established a ‘NBA’ record with 272 three-pointers this season.
In February 2014, he made his first ‘All-Star’ appearance for the ‘West,’ and he was later named to his first ‘All-NBA Team.’ He also surpassed Jason Richardson as the ‘Warriors’ leading three-pointer scorer.
During the 2014-15 season, he set a new league record for the most three-pointers made in a single season, with 286. He was voted the NBA’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ of the year in 2015 after helping the ‘Warriors’ win their first title since 1975. He helped his club win 24 consecutive games the next season, for a total of 73 wins, an all-time ‘NBA’ record. Despite an injury, Curry led the ‘Warriors’ to their second consecutive ‘NBA Finals,’ but his record of 27 three-pointers in a championship match couldn’t save the squad.
During the 2015-16 season, he continued to smash records, including his own, increasing his total number of three-pointers to 402. He was also the first player in NBA history to receive unanimous votes for ‘Most Valuable Player.’
Curry set multiple three-point NBA records in the 2016–17 season, including becoming the second player in NBA history to reach 300 three-pointers with 324. By February 25, 2017, his club had clinched a playoff berth, becoming them the fastest team in ‘NBA’ history to do so.
Stephen made his FIBA Under-19 World Championship debut with the United States National Basketball Squad in 2007, where he helped the team win a silver medal. Later, as a member of the senior squad in 2010, he helped his team earn a Gold medal. In the 2014 ‘FIBA Basketball World’ Cup, his squad went undefeated as well.
In the 2018 ‘NBA’ finals, Curry led the ‘Golden State Warriors’ to their third title in four seasons.
Achievements of Stephen
Stephen Curry is known for his shooting accuracy and for leading the league in three consecutive seasons in terms of three-pointers made. During the 2012–13 season, he set the record with 272 three-pointers, and then exceeded it in 2015 and 2016 with 286 and 402 three-pointers, respectively.
In May 2016, Stephen Curry became the first player in ‘NBA’ history to be unanimously awarded ‘Most Valuable Player.’ With this victory, he joined a select group of players who have won the title for two years in a row.
‘Sports Illustrated’ named Stephen third in the ‘Top 100 NBA Players of 2019’ list, after Lurant and LeBron James.
Personal History and Legacy
Stephen Curry married Ayesha Alexander, his college sweetheart, on July 30, 2011 in Charlotte. When they were teenagers, they met in a Christian youth group. Riley Elizabeth Curry and Ryan Carson Curry, as well as their son Canon W. Jack Curry, live with them in Alamo, California.
He is a fervent Christian who frequently emphasizes his faith in God throughout his matches and comments. On his wrist, he also has a tattoo with First Corinthians 13:8 in Hebrew.
During his high school years, Curry learned about the malaria outbreak through Davidson teammate Bryant Barr. Since 2012, he has pledged to contribute three insecticide-treated mosquito nets to the United Nations Foundation’s ‘Nothing But Nets’ initiative for every 3-pointer he makes. He met President Barack Obama at the White House in 2015 and gave a five-minute address in support of the ‘President’s Malaria Initiative.’
In 2016, Stephen founded ‘Unanimous Media,’ a production firm with his buddies Jeron Smith and Erick Peyton. Their distribution partner was ‘Sony Pictures Entertainment.’ Curry’s achievement of being the first unanimous MVP in NBA history inspired the company’s name.
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Trivia
Stephen Curry may be a basketball superstar, but his mother still has him under control. After his third turnover in each game, she fines him $100 for each turnover he makes.