Stephen Curry

AMERICAN BASKETBALL PLAYER

Stephen Curry, in full Wardell Stephen Curry II, byname Steph, (born
March 14, 1988, Akron, Ohio, U.S.), American
professional basketball player who led the Golden State Warriors of
the National Basketball Association (NBA) to championships in 2014–15,
2016–17, and 2017–18 and to the best regular-season record in league
history (73–9) in 2015–16.
Curry grew up immersed in basketball as the son of 16-year NBA veteran
sharpshooter Dell Curry. The younger Curry learned the intricacies of the
game from his father. His keen shooting and high “basketball IQ” were not
enough to persuade college coaches to overlook his wiry frame and
unremarkable 6-foot (1.8-metre) height. He did not receive scholarship
offers from major college basketball programs and attended Davidson
(North Carolina) College, which had an enrollment of fewer than 2,000
students. He quickly made his mark, however, averaging 21.5 points per
game as a freshman to lead all first-year players in the country. Curry
became a national sensation during his sophomore season, when he led
10th-seeded Davidson on an improbable run to the Elite Eight of
the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s top-division basketball
championship tournament in a performance that featured what would soon
be recognized as his signature shot: a three-pointer from well outside the
line. His junior season did not feature any such postseason heroics, but his
average of 28.6 points per game led the country, and he was named
a consensus first-team All-American. He then entered the 2009 NBA draft,
in which he was selected by the Warriors with the seventh overall pick.
Curry made an immediate impact with the Warriors, becoming the team’s
starting point guard and averaging 17.5 points per game in his first season.
A series of ankle sprains led to Curry’s playing just 26 games in the 2011–
12 season, and he underwent off-season ligament surgery. He then signed
a modest four-year $44 million contract extension that allowed Golden
State to surround its budding star with other talented players. Curry led the
league in three-pointers made (272) in 2012–13. The following season he
repeated that feat (with 261) and earned his first All-Star selection. In
2014–15 he made a then-record 286 three-pointers while leading the
Warriors to an NBA-best 67–15 record and was named the league’s Most
Valuable Player (MVP). In the following postseason, Curry propelled the
Warriors to the franchise’s first title in 40 years over the Cleveland
Cavaliers.
Curry led his team to even greater heights in 2015–16, as Golden State
bested the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls’ 72–10 regular-season record by one
additional victory. He also topped the NBA with an average of 30.1 points
per game and shattered his own league standard by making an astounding
402 three-point shots. Curry earned his second consecutive MVP award for
his efforts and became the first person to be voted MVP unanimously.
However, the Warriors’ historic season ultimately ended in shocking
disappointment as the team surrendered a 3–1 NBA finals lead to
the Cavaliers.
In 2016–17 Curry led the NBA in three-point field goals made (324) for a
fifth straight season as the Warriors again led the NBA in wins (67). Golden
State then ran off an unprecedented 12 straight victories to open the
postseason and won a third consecutive Western Conference title. The
Warriors finally had a postseason loss in game four of the NBA finals, but
the team rebounded to defeat the Cavaliers in five games to capture
Curry’s second NBA title.

A knee injury limited Curry to 51 games during the 2017–18 regular

season, ending his five-year run as the league leader in three-point field
goals attempted and made. He returned during the second round of the
play-offs to help the Warriors win their fourth consecutive conference
championship and third NBA title (in a four-game sweep of the Cavaliers).

Wardell Stephen Curry II (/ˈstɛfən/ STEF-ən; born March 14, 1988) is an American
professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball
Association (NBA). A six-time NBA All-Star, he has been named the NBA Most Valuable
Player (MVP) twice and won three NBA championships with the Warriors. Many players and
analysts have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history.[1] He is credited with revolutionizing
the game of basketball by inspiring teams to regularly employ the three-point shot as part of their
winning strategy.[2][3][4]

In 2014–15, Curry won his first MVP award and led the Warriors to their first championship since
1975. The following season, he became the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a
unanimous vote and to lead the league in scoring while shooting above 50–40–90. That same
year, the Warriors broke the record for the most wins in an NBA season en route to reaching
the 2016 NBA Finals, which they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Curry helped the Warriors
return to the NBA Finals in 2017 and 2018, where they won back-to-back titles.
Curry is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and older brother of current NBA player Seth
Curry. He played college basketball for Davidson. There, he was twice named Southern
Conference Player of the Year and set the all-time scoring record for both Davidson and the
Southern Conference. During his sophomore year, he also set the single-season NCAA record
for three-pointers made.
During the 2012–13 season, Curry set the NBA record for three-pointers made in a regular
season with 272. He surpassed that record in 2015 with 286, and again in 2016 with 402. Curry
is currently third in all-time made three-pointers in NBA history. The 2012–13 season saw Curry
and teammate Klay Thompson earn the nickname of the Splash Brothers, with the pair going on
to set the NBA record for combined three-pointers in a season with 484 in 2013–14, a record
they broke the following season (525) and again in the 2015–16 season (678).
 Career highlights and awards

 3× NBA champion (2015, 2017, 2018)

 2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2015, 2016)

 6× NBA All-Star (2014–2019)

 2× All-NBA First Team (2015, 2016)

 2× All-NBA Second Team (2014, 2017)

 All-NBA Third Team (2018)

 NBA scoring champion (2016)

 NBA steals leader (2016)

 50–40–90 club (2016)

 NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2015)

 NBA Sportsmanship Award (2011)

 NBA All-Rookie First Team (2010)

 AP Athlete of the Year (2015)

 Consensus first-team All-American (2009)

 Consensus second-team All-American (2008)

 NCAA Division I scoring leader (2009)

 2× SoCon Player of the Year (2008, 2009)