Wardell Stephen "Steph" Curry II (/ˈstɛfən/ STEF-ən; born March 14, 1988[1]) is an American

professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball

Association (NBA). Many analysts and players have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history.
[2]
 He is credited with revolutionizing the game of basketball by inspiring teams to regularly utilize
the three-point shot.[3][4][5] A six-time NBA All-Star, Curry has been named the NBA Most Valuable
Player (MVP) twice and won three NBA championships with the Warriors.
The son of a former NBA player, Dell, and older brother of current NBA player Seth, Curry
played college basketball for the Davidson Wildcats. He set the all-time scoring record for both
Davidson and the Southern Conference and was twice named the conference's player of the
year During his sophomore year, Curry also set the single-season NCAA record for three-pointers
made, and was then selected by the Warriors with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.
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, 2018 and 2019, winning back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018, before being defeated
by the Toronto Raptors in 2019.
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, and alongside teammate Klay Thompson, the
pair have earned the nickname of the Splash Brothers; in 2013–14, they set the record for combined
three-pointers in an NBA season with 484, a record they broke the following season (525), and again
in the 2015–16 season (678).

Contents

 1Early life

 2College career

o 2.1Freshman season

o 2.2Sophomore season

o 2.3Junior season

 3Professional career

o 3.1Golden State Warriors

 3.1.1Early years (2009–2014)

 3.1.2NBA championship and MVP (2014–2015)

 3.1.3Unanimous MVP and historic season (2015–2016)

  3.1.4Back-to-back NBA championships (2016–2018)

 3.1.52018–19 season

 3.1.62019–20 season

 4National team career

 5Player profile

 6Legacy

 7Off the court

o 7.1Personal life

o 7.2Public image

o 7.3Business interests

o 7.4Charity

o 7.5Production company

 8Career statistics

o 8.1NBA

 8.1.1Regular season

 8.1.2Playoffs

o 8.2College

 9Awards and honors

o 9.1NBA

o 9.2College

 9.2.1NCAA records

 9.2.2Davidson College records

o 9.3Other

 10See also

 11Notes
 12References

 13External links

Early life
Wardell Stephen Curry II is the son of Sonya and Dell Curry. He was born in Akron, Ohio while his
father was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.[6][7] He grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, where
his father spent most of his NBA career with the Charlotte Hornets.[8] Dell often took Curry and his
younger brother Seth to his games, where they would shoot with the Hornets during warm-ups.[9] The
family briefly relocated to Toronto, where Dell finished out his career as a member of the Raptors.
[8]
 During this time, Curry played for the Queensway Christian College boys' basketball team, leading
them to an undefeated season.[10][11] He was also a member of Toronto 5–0, a club team that plays
across Ontario,[12][13] pitting him against fellow future NBA players Cory Joseph and Kelly Olynyk.
[13]
 Curry led the team to a 33–4 record, en route to winning the provincial championship.[14]
Following Dell's retirement, the family moved back to Charlotte and Curry enrolled at Charlotte
Christian School, where he was named all-conference, all-state, and led his team to three
conference titles and three state playoff appearances. Because of his father's storied career
at Virginia Tech, Curry wanted to play college basketball for the Hokies, but was only offered a walk-
on spot due in part to his slender 160-pound frame.[15] He ultimately chose to attend Davidson
College, who had aggressively recruited him from the tenth grade.[16]

College career
Freshman season
Before Curry even played in his first game for the Wildcats, head coach Bob McKillop praised him at
a Davidson alumni event, "Wait 'til you see Steph Curry. He is something special."[17] In his first
collegiate game, against Eastern Michigan, Curry finished with 15 points but committed 13
turnovers. In the next game, against Michigan, he scored 32 points, dished out 4 assists, and
grabbed 9 rebounds. Curry finished the season leading the Southern Conference in scoring with
21.5 points per game. He was second in the nation among freshmen in scoring, behind only Kevin
Durant of Texas. Curry's scoring ability helped the Wildcats to a 29–5 overall record and a Southern
Conference regular season title. On March 2, 2007, in the Southern Conference tournament semi-
finals against Furman, Curry made his 113th three-pointer of the year, breaking Keydren Clark's
NCAA freshman season record for 3-point field goals.[18]
Curry eclipsed the school freshman scoring record with his 502nd point against Chattanooga on
February 6, 2007.[19] On March 15, 2007, Davidson marched into the NCAA tournament as a 13 seed
set to play Maryland; despite Curry's game-high 30 points, Davidson lost 82–70.[20] At the end of
his freshman season, Curry was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, SoCon
Tournament MVP, and selected to the SoCon All-tournament team, All-freshman team, and first
team All-SoCon. He was also honorable mention in Sports Illustrated's All-Mid-Major. After the
season ended, he was selected for the USA team to appear at the 2007 FIBA U19 World
Championships in which he averaged 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 19.4 minutes,
helping Team USA to a silver medal finish.

Sophomore season
Curry at the 2008 NCAA Tournament

In his sophomore season in 2007–08, Curry had grown to his adult height of 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and
again led the Southern Conference in scoring, averaging 25.5 points per game while adding 4.7
rebounds per game and 2.8 assists per game. He led the Wildcats to a 26–6 regular season record,
and a 20–0 conference record. As a result of Curry's exceptional play, Davidson earned its third
straight NCAA Tournament bid.
On March 21, 2008, Davidson matched up with seventh-seeded Gonzaga. Gonzaga led by 11 points
early in the second half but Curry went on to score 30 points in the half[21] to push Davidson to their
first NCAA Tournament win since 1969, 82–76. Curry ended the game with 40 points while also
going 8-for-10 from 3-point range.[22] On March 23, Davidson played second seeded Georgetown in
the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Georgetown, ranked eighth nationally, entered the
game as a heavy favorite after an appearance in the Final Four in 2007. Curry managed just five
points in the first half of the game as Davidson trailed by as many as 17 points, but his 25 second-
half points led Davidson to a 74–70 comeback victory.[21]
On March 28, 2008, Curry led Davidson to another win, against third-seeded Wisconsin. Curry
scored 33 points as Davidson won 73–56 to advance to the Elite 8.[23] Curry joined Clyde
Lovellette, Jerry Chambers, and Glenn Robinson as the only college players to score over 30 points
in their first four career NCAA tournament games.[23] Curry also tied Darrin Fitzgerald of Butler for the
single-season record for most three-pointers with 158.[24][25] On March 30, 2008, he set the record,
against the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks, with his 159th three-pointer of the season. Curry scored
25 points in the game but Davidson lost 57–59, and the Jayhawks went on to win the championship.
[26]

Curry finished the season averaging 25.9 points, 2.9 assists, and 2.1 steals per game. He was
named to the Associated Press' All-America Second Team on March 31, 2008.[27] He also was
named the Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest Region of the 2008 NCAA Tournament,
becoming the first player from a team not making the Final Four to do so since Juwan
Howard of Michigan in 1994.[28] Curry was nominated for an ESPY in the Breakthrough Player of the
Year category.[29]

Junior season
After Davidson's loss against Kansas in the NCAA Regional Finals, Curry announced that he would
return for his junior year.[24] He stated that he wanted to develop as a point guard, his likely position in
the NBA. On November 18, 2008, Curry scored a career-high 44 points in Davidson's 82–78 loss
to Oklahoma.[30] He extended a career-long streak by scoring at least 25 points for the seventh
straight game.[30] On November 21, Curry registered a career-high 13 assists, to go along with 30
points, in Davidson's 97–70 win over Winthrop.[31] On November 25, against Loyola, Curry was held
scoreless as Loyola constantly double-teamed him. It was Curry's only scoreless collegiate game
and just his second without double-digit points. He finished 0-for-3 from the field as Davidson won
the game 78–48.[32] In Davidson's next game (11 days later), Curry matched his career high of 44 in a
72–67 win over North Carolina State.[33]
Curry surpassed the 2000-point mark for his career on January 3, 2009, as he scored