Changes: Dell Curry

Dell Curry
	; Dell Curry in 2009
Position	guard/forward
Born	June 25, 1964 (age 49) Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Nationality	American
Listed Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career Information	High School: Fort Defiance; (Fort Defiance, Virginia) College: Virginia Tech (1982–1986); NBA draft: 1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall; Selected by the Utah Jazz
Career History	1986–1987 Utah Jazz; 1987–1988 Cleveland Cavaliers; 1988–1998 Charlotte Hornets; 1999 Milwaukee Bucks; 1999–2002 Toronto Raptors;
Career highlights and awards	NBA three-point shooting leader (1999); NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1994); Metro Conference Player of the Year (1986); Consensus second team All-American (1986);

Revision as of 03:02, 20 September 2014

Wardell Stephen "Dell" Curry (born June 25, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player at the shooting guard and the small forward positions who received his education from Fort Defiance High School in Virginia and Virginia Tech. He then played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1986 until 2002. He now works as a commentator, alongside Steve Martin, on the Bobcats television broadcasts. As of 2010, he is still the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets all-time leader in points (9,839) and three-point field goals made (929).

Early life

Curry was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia. As a child he would shoot with two hands. Curry broke his left wrist at the age of 9 and was forced to shoot with one hand and develop correct shooting form. He went to Fort Defiance High School in Fort Defiance, Virginia, and won state championships in both basketball and baseball. Curry also played basketball and baseball in college at Virginia Tech, and he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 14th round of the 1985 MLB Draft, but opted to continue playing basketball.

College career

Curry was a four-year starter at Virginia Tech along with contemporaries Bobby Beecher, Perry Young, Al Young, and Keith Colbert. The team appeared in the 1983 and 1984 NIT tournaments, finishing 3rd in 1984. Although the team qualified for at-large bids to the NCAA tournament in 1985 and 1986, it lost in the first round on both occasions. NCAA basketball did not feature a three-point line during Curry's collegiate career, so his accurate long-range shooting was not rewarded as it would be later in his NBA career.

Dell Curry finished his Virginia Tech career with 2389 points (2nd all-time) and 295 steals (all-time leader) in basketball, and a 6-1 record with a 3.81 ERA in baseball.

NBA career

The Curry was selected 15th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 1986 NBA Draft after attending Virginia Tech. He played one season in Utah before moving on to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1987 for another season. He was selected by one of the NBA's two newest teams for the 1988-89 season, the Charlotte Hornets, in the expansion draft after he was made available by the Cavaliers. In Charlotte, Curry was primarily used off the bench where he was utilized as an instant scoring threat, especially from behind the three-point line. He played ten seasons for the Hornets and currently ranks among the franchise's all-time statistical leaders in points, games played, three-point field goals made and attempted, and three-point field goal percentage. He was a regular vote-receiver for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award and the conclusion of the 1993-94 season finally saw him become the recipient of the trophy.

Curry also played one season for the Milwaukee Bucks and his final three seasons for the Toronto Raptors. He holds career averages of 11.7 points per game and 40.2 percent from three-point range. He is the all-time leading scorer for the Charlotte Hornets with 9839 points. In addition, he was the last remaining original member of the team first fielded in the 1988-89 NBA season.

Coaching career

On June 18, 2007, he was named assistant coach of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, but he stepped down before the season began so that he could attend his sons' basketball games.

Virginia Sports Hall of Fame

In 2004, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Family

Sonya Curry

Main article: Sonya Curry

Sonya Adams Curry, Dell's wife, went to Radford High School in Radford, Virginia where she was a standout basketball and volleyball player winning state championships. She chose to play volleyball at Virginia Tech, which is also where she met her husband, former NBA Star Dell Curry. Sonya was a freshman and Dell was a junior when he first asked her out after one of her games. They married in 1988. After marriage and moving to Charlotte, North Carolina Dell and Sonya had two sons and one daughter and she became, and remains, active in charity and volunteer work in the community. She has her own school called Monterossi.

Steph Curry

Main article: Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry, Dell's oldest son, was born in 1988. He was drafted 7th overall in 2009 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. Curry plays as a guard and is listed at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and 185 lb (84 kg).

Stephen played high school basketball at Charlotte Christian School in Charlotte, North Carolina and was named all-state, all-conference, and team MVP while he led his team to three conference titles and three state playoff appearances.

Curry played college basketball for the Wildcats of Davidson College. Curry was twice named Southern Conference Player of the Year and set the all-time scoring record for both Davidson and the Southern Conference. He also set school career records for three-point field goals, free throws, 30-point games, 40-point games, and set a single season NCAA record for three-pointers made.

In the 2012–13 season, Curry set the NBA record for three-pointers made in a regular season with 272 made three pointers. Curry made his first All-Star appearance after he was voted by the fans as a starter for the Western Conference. He finished the season averaging 24.0 points and 8.5 assists; both career bests.

Seth Curry

Main article: Seth Curry

Seth Curry, Dell's youngest son, was born in 1990. Seth also played basketball for Charlotte Christian School where he earned all-conference, all-state, and first team CSAA All-American accolades. He went To Liberty University but transferred to Duke University.

He unfortunately went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft but signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors, but got cut. He currently plays for the Golden State Warriors' NBA development team Santa Cruz Warriors.

Sydel Curry

Main article: Sydel Curry

Sydel Curry, Dell's only daughter, was born in 1994.

Sydel was a four year starter and three year captain volleyball player at Charlotte Christian School (the same school Stephen and Seth went to). Sydel lead her team to three state quarterfinal appearances. She currently plays indoor college volleyball at Elon University.

The Dell Curry Foundation

In 1998, Curry established a charitable foundation, the Dell Curry Foundation, which is a youth oriented program in Charlotte, North Carolina. The foundation runs five learning centers in Charlotte to provide educational training and drug abuse counseling.

References

External links

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Dell Curry
Dell Curry in 2009
Position	guard/forward
Born	June 25, 1964 (age 49) Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Nationality	American
Listed Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career Information	High School: Fort Defiance (Fort Defiance, Virginia) College: Virginia Tech (1982–1986) NBA draft: 1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall Selected by the Utah Jazz
Career History	1986–1987 Utah Jazz 1987–1988 Cleveland Cavaliers 1988–1998 Charlotte Hornets 1999 Milwaukee Bucks 1999–2002 Toronto Raptors
Career highlights and awards	NBA three-point shooting leader (1999) NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1994) Metro Conference Player of the Year (1986) Consensus second team All-American (1986)