Stephen Curry

Biography

Wardell Stephen Curry II (pronounced /ˈstɛfɨn/) (born March 14, 1988 in Akron, Ohio) is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association as point guard and shooting guard. He is listed as 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and 185 lb (84 kg) and has size 14 (US) feet.

He played college basketball for the Wildcats of Davidson College from 2006 to 2009. In 2008-09, he led the nation in scoring with 28.6 points per game and was a consensus first-team All-America selection by The Sporting News, Associated Press, National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). Curry was twice named Southern Conference Player of the Year and to the John R. Wooden Award All-American team, set the all-time scoring record for Davidson and the Southern Conference, set school career records for three-pointers, free throws, 30-point games and 40-point games, set a single season NCAA record for three-pointers, and led Davidson to two straight NCAA tournament appearances.

Curry is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and former volleyball standout Sonya Curry. On April 23, 2009, Curry announced that he would leave Davidson after his junior year to enter the 2009 NBA Draft, and on June 25, 2009, he was selected 7th overall by the Golden State Warriors.
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