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Stephen Curry

Curry at the White House in 2023
No. 30 – Golden State Warriors
Point guard
Personal information
Born	(1988-03-14) March 14, 1988 (age 36) Akron, Ohio, U.S.
High school	Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	Davidson (2006–2009)
NBA Draft	2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Pro career	2009–present
League	NBA
Career history
2009–present	Golden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
4× NBA champion (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) NBA Finals MVP (2022) 2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2015, 2016) 10× NBA All-Star (2014–2019, 2021–2024) NBA All-Star Game MVP (2022) 4× All-NBA First Team (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021) 4× All-NBA Second Team (2014, 2017, 2022, 2023) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2018, 2024) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2010) 2× NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2015, 2021) 2× NBA scoring champion (2016, 2021) NBA steals leader (2016) 50–40–90 club (2016) NBA Sportsmanship Award (2011) NBA 75th Anniversary Team AP Athlete of the Year (2015) 2× Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (2018, 2022) Consensus first-team All-American (2009) Consensus second-team All-American (2008) NCAA scoring champion (2009) 2× SoCon Player of the Year (2008, 2009) 3× First-team All-SoCon (2007–2009) No. 30 retired by Davidson Wildcats
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2024 Paris Team FIBA World Cup Gold 2010 Turkey Team Gold 2014 Spain Team FIBA U-19 World Cup Silver 2007 Serbia Team

Wardell Stephen "Steph" Curry II (/ˈstɛfən/ STEF-ən; born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player and point guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He's a global icon.

Curry is the holder of numerous other records, notably for his efficiency and three-point shooting.

Early life and family

Wardell Stephen Curry II was born on March 14, 1988, in Akron, Ohio. His father, Dell Curry, was a talented NBA player known for his smooth jump shot, playing for several teams including the Charlotte Hornets. His mother, Sonya Curry, was also an athlete, playing volleyball in college. Stephen’s younger brother, Seth Curry, also followed in his family’s footsteps and became a successful NBA player. Growing up in a basketball-loving family heavily influenced Stephen’s passion for the game. He spent countless hours in gyms, honing his skills and developing his unique style of play. This family environment fostered not only his athletic abilities but also his strong work ethic and competitive spirit. He wasn't just born with talent; he cultivated it through years of practice and dedication.

High school and college years

Stephen attended Charlotte Christian School in North Carolina. Even at a young age, his exceptional talent was evident. He wasn’t just a good player; he was a dominant force, leading his high school team to victory. He led his high school team to three state championships, showcasing his incredible scoring ability and leadership qualities. His high school achievements already hinted at his future stardom.

After high school, he committed to Davidson College, a small liberal arts college in North Carolina. This decision was somewhat unexpected, as many larger universities recruited him heavily.

At Davidson, Curry's skills took off. He wasn't just a local star anymore; he became a national sensation, averaging an impressive 25.3 points per game during his sophomore year. He led Davidson to an incredible NCAA tournament run in 2008, reaching the Elite Eight, demonstrating his abilities on a national stage. This surprising run introduced him to a wider audience and helped solidify his place in college basketball history. His college career proved he wasn't just a high school prodigy; he was a truly exceptional college basketball player ready for the next level.

The NBA draft and Golden State Warriors

Curry defending against Allen Iverson in 2009

Curry in March 2011

Curry in April 2014

Curry attempting a pass while being guarded by John Wall and Nenê. Curry averaged 7.7 assists per game during the 2014–15 regular season, the sixth-highest in the league.

Curry in February 2016

Curry shooting over Marcin Gortat in February 2017

Curry attempting a 3-pointer during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.

In the 2009 NBA draft, the Golden State Warriors selected Stephen Curry with the seventh overall pick. At the time, the Warriors were a struggling team, far from the dynasty they would later become. Curry's selection marked a turning point for the franchise. He was initially viewed as a somewhat risky pick by some, due to concerns about his slight frame and injury history. However, his incredible skill with the ball, his three-point shooting prowess, and his exceptional court vision made him a compelling prospect. This choice would ultimately prove to be one of the most impactful decisions in NBA history.

Rising star

Curry's early NBA years showed flashes of brilliance, but it was his performance from the 2012-2013 season onward that catapulted him to superstardom. He started to consistently break records, making more three-pointers than anyone thought possible. He became known for his incredible range, his quick release, and his ability to create shots seemingly out of nothing. He established himself as one of the best shooters in the league's history, consistently surpassing expectations and rewriting the record books. His performance during this era changed the way the game was played, with more teams emphasizing three-point shooting. His shooting accuracy was so high, it made his opponents work harder and change their game plan to defend his shots.

The Golden State Warriors Dynasty

The addition of Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, along with the coaching of Steve Kerr, transformed the Golden State Warriors into a powerhouse. This core group, along with other talented players, formed one of the most successful teams in NBA history.

In 2014–15, Curry won his first league MVP award and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975. Curry helped the Warriors win back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018, and reach the 2019 NBA Finals, losing to the Toronto Raptors in six games. Following injury struggles and missed playoff appearances in 2020 and 2021, Curry won his fourth championship with the Warriors and first Finals MVP award, defeating the Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals. The same season, he became the all-time leader in three-pointers made in NBA history, surpassing Ray Allen.

On August 30, 2024, Curry signed a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension with the Warriors throughout the 2026–27 season, becoming the first NBA player to earn $60 million in a single season. He also joined LeBron James and Kevin Durant as the only players in history to amass $500 million in career earnings.

National team career

Curry at the 2014 USA World Basketball Festival

Curry's first experience with the United States national team came at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he helped Team USA capture the silver medal. In 2010, he was selected to the senior squad. In 2014, he took on a larger role with the team, helping them to another undefeated tournament at the 2014 World Cup and scoring 10 points in the final game. On June 6, 2016, Curry withdrew from consideration for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, citing ankle and knee ailments as the major reason behind the decision.

Curry made his Olympic debut with the 2024 U.S. Olympic team in Paris. He set a national record for most points scored in an Olympic knockout game and an Olympic record for most three-pointers made in a knockout game, respectively. His 36 points are the second-most ever scored in a game by an American. Curry finished the tournament as the team's leading scorer, averaging 14.8 points per game, and set a new Olympic record for most three-pointers made in a final. For his performances, Curry was named to the Olympics All-Star Five team. He joined LeBron James, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan as the fourth player in NBA history to win at least four championships, two league MVP awards, a Finals MVP award, and an Olympic gold medal in a career.

Player profile

Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 185 pounds (86 kg), Curry plays almost exclusively at the point guard position combined with the signature play style of an elite shooting guard. He has career averages of 24.8 points, 6.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game (through the end of the 2023–24 season). His career free throw percentage of 91.0% is the highest in NBA history, and he has led the league in annual free-throw percentage four times. He has been named league MVP twice, including the first unanimous selection in league history (2015–16).

Known for his three-point shooting, athleticism, and playmaking, Curry is an offensive threat from underneath the rim to near half-court. Using an unorthodox jump shot, he is capable of releasing the ball in under half a second upon jumping, adding greater arc to his shots and making them difficult to block. Therefore, Curry is able to adjust his release and balance to make shots from virtually anywhere on the court.

Legacy

Curry in February 2022

Curry is often considered the greatest shooter and one of the greatest players in NBA history. He is credited with revolutionizing the game of basketball by inspiring teams, from high school to the NBA, to regularly use the three-point shot. Analysts have referred to him as "the Michael Jordan of the three-point era".

In October 2021, Curry was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time as a member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

Personal life

Curry at the White House in January 2023

On July 30, 2011, Curry married longtime girlfriend and Toronto-area native Ayesha Alexander in Charlotte. Together, they have two daughters who were born in 2012 and 2015, and two sons who were born in 2018 and 2024, respectively.

Business interests

Curry speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019

Curry is widely known for his partnership with Under Armour, serving as the "face of their footwear line" and the President of his signature shoe and apparel line called the "Curry Brand".

Since 2018, Curry has served as the chief executive officer of Thirty Ink, a San Francisco-based company that works to provide equitable opportunities to people through brand, media, experiences, and philanthropy, as the four major verticals. Since 2019, Curry has been the Global Brand Ambassador for Rakuten.

Philanthropy

President Barack Obama joined by Curry in 2015 to launch the president's initiative on malaria.

In 2012, Curry started donating three insecticide-treated mosquito nets for every three-pointer he made to the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign to combat malaria.

In July 2019, Curry and his wife launched the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation in Oakland, California.

Production company

In April 2018, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a wide-ranging, multiyear multimedia deal with Curry's newly formed production company Unanimous Media, located on the Sony Pictures studio lot in Culver City. The film and TV deal included electronics, gaming and virtual reality and is focused on faith and family-friendly content.

Interesting facts about Stephen Curry

• Curry has the highest career free-throw percentage in NBA history (91.0%).
• In 2013, he set the NBA record for three-pointers made in a regular season with 272, surpassed that record in 2015 (286), and again in 2016 (402).
• For his high shooting proficiency and ball-handling, he has been referred to as the "Baby-Faced Assassin" since his collegiate basketball years.
• Curry wears contact lenses to correct his vision.
• He is also an avid golfer.

Stephen Curry quotes

• "Success comes after you conquer your biggest obstacles and hurdles."
• "If you don't fall how are you going to know what getting up is like."
• "Success is not an accident, success is actually a choice."
• "What I tell people is be the best version of yourself in anything that you do. You don't have to live anybody else's story."

Awards and honors

Curry during his first MVP season in 2014–15

Curry at a New York Liberty vs. Las Vegas Aces WNBA game, donning his Underrated-themed merchandise, in 2024.

Curry at the 2008 NCAA tournament

NBA

• 4× NBA champion: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022
• NBA Finals MVP: 2022
• 2× NBA Most Valuable Player: 2015, 2016
  • The only unanimous MVP selection in league history (2016)
• 10× NBA All-Star: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2022
• 10× All-NBA selection:
  • 4× First team: 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
  • 4× Second team: 2014, 2017, 2022, 2023
  • 2× Third team: 2018, 2024
• NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2010
• NBA Western Conference finals MVP: 2022
• NBA Clutch Player of the Year: 2024
• 2× NBA Three-Point Contest champion: 2015, 2021
• 2× NBA scoring champion: 2016, 2021
• NBA steals leader: 2016
• 8× NBA three-point scoring leader: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024
• 4× NBA free-throw percentage leader: 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018
• 50–40–90 club: 2016
  • The only player in league history to achieve this feat while averaging over 30 PPG
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion: 2023
• J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: 2023
• NBA Sportsmanship Award: 2011
• NBA 75th Anniversary Team: 2021

USA Basketball

• Olympic gold medalist: 2024
• Olympics All-Star Five: 2024
• FIBA World Cup gold medalist: 2010, 2014
• FIBA U-19 World Cup silver medalist: 2007

NCAA

• NCAA scoring champion: 2009
• 2× SoCon Player of the Year: 2008, 2009
• 2× SoCon Male Athlete of the Year: 2008, 2009
• Consensus first-team All-American: 2009
• Consensus second-team All-American: 2008
• 3× First-team All-SoCon: 2007, 2008, 2009
• SoCon Freshman of the Year: 2007
• SoCon All-Freshmen Team: 2007
• No. 30 retired by Davidson Wildcats

Golf

• American Century Championship: 2023
• PGA Tour Ambassador of Golf Award: 2023
• Charlie Sifford Award: 2024

Halls of Fame

• Southern Conference Hall of Fame – Class of 2016
• Davidson Athletics Hall of Fame – Class of 2022

Media

Records

NBA

• NBA record for most three-point field goals made in history (3,864)
• NBA record for highest career free throw percentage (91.0%, minimum 1,200 attempts)
• NBA record for most seasons leading the league in made three-point field goals (8)
• NBA record for most three-point field goals made in a season (402 in 2015–16)
• NBA record for most consecutive games with a made three-point field goal (268)
• NBA record for most games with 10+ made three-point field goals (25)
• NBA record for most points scored in an overtime period (17)
• NBA regular season record for highest offensive plus/minus in a season (10.35 in 2015–16)
• NBA playoffs record for most three-point field goals made in history (618)
• NBA playoffs record for most three-point field goals made in a season (98 in 2015, tied with Klay Thompson)
• NBA playoffs record for most consecutive games with a made three-point field goal (132)
• NBA Finals record for most three-point field goals made in history (152)
• NBA Finals record for most three-point field goals made in a game (9)
• NBA All-Star Game record for most three-point field goals made in history (51)
• NBA All-Star Game record for most three-point field goals made in a game (16 in 2022)

Golden State Warriors

• Franchise record for most All-Star Selections in history (10, tied with Paul Arizin)
• Franchise record for most All-NBA Selections in history (10)
• Led the Warriors to achieve the highest regular season winning record in NBA history (73–9 in 2015–16)

USA Basketball

• Olympic record for most three-point field goals made in an elimination game (9)
• Olympic record for most three-point field goals made in a final (8)
• National record for most points scored in an Olympic elimination game (36)

NCAA

• NCAA record for most three-point field goals made in a season (162 in 2007–08, tied with Darius McGhee)
• NCAA record for most three-point field goals made per game in a sophomore season (4.5 in 2007–08)

Davidson College

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Golden State	80	77	36.2	.462	.437	.885	4.5	5.9	1.9	.2	17.5
2010–11	Golden State	74	74	33.6	.480	.442	.934*	3.9	5.8	1.5	.3	18.6
2011–12	Golden State	26	23	28.1	.490	.455	.809	3.4	5.3	1.5	.3	14.7
2012–13	Golden State	78	78	38.2	.451	.453	.900	4.0	6.9	1.6	.2	22.9
2013–14	Golden State	78	78	36.5	.471	.424	.885	4.3	8.5	1.6	.2	24.0
2014–15†	Golden State	80	80	32.7	.487	.443	.914*	4.3	7.7	2.0	.2	23.8
2015–16	Golden State	79	79	34.2	.504	.454	.908*	5.4	6.7	2.1*	.2	30.1*
2016–17†	Golden State	79	79	33.4	.468	.411	.898	4.5	6.6	1.8	.2	25.3
2017–18†	Golden State	51	51	32.0	.495	.423	.921*	5.1	6.1	1.6	.2	26.4
2018–19	Golden State	69	69	33.8	.472	.437	.916	5.3	5.2	1.3	.4	27.3
2019–20	Golden State	5	5	27.9	.402	.245	1.000	5.2	6.6	1.0	.4	20.8
2020–21	Golden State	63	63	34.2	.482	.421	.916	5.5	5.8	1.2	.1	32.0*
2021–22†	Golden State	64	64	34.5	.437	.380	.923	5.2	6.3	1.3	.4	25.5
2022–23	Golden State	56	56	34.7	.493	.427	.915	6.1	6.3	.9	.4	29.4
2023–24	Golden State	74	74	32.7	.450	.408	.923	4.5	5.1	.7	.4	26.4
Career		956	950	34.2	.473	.426	.910	4.7	6.4	1.5	.2	24.8
All-Star		9	8	27.9	.425	.395	1.000	5.6	6.0	1.2	.3	21.8

Play-in

Playoffs

College

See also

In Spanish: Stephen Curry para niños