Curry was nominated for an ESPY in the Breakthrough Player of the Year category.Ĭurry earned Western Conference Player of the Month honors for the month of April, averaging 25.4 points, 8.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.13 steals in eight games in the final month of the season to become the third Warrior to ever win the award, joining Chris Mullin (November 1990 and January 1989) and Bernard King (January 1981). 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.
He ultimately chose to attend Davidson College, who had aggressively recruited him from the tenth grade.Ĭurry was named to the Associated Press' All-America Second Team on March 31, 2008. 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. Curry led the team to a 33–4 record, en route to winning the provincial championship.įollowing 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. He was also a member of Toronto 5–0, a club team that plays across Ontario, pitting him against fellow future NBA players Cory Joseph and Kelly Olynyk. During this time, Curry played for the Queensway Christian College boys' basketball team, leading them to an undefeated season. The family briefly relocated to Toronto, where Dell finished out his career as a member of the Raptors. Dell often took Curry and his younger brother Seth to his games, where they would shoot with the Hornets during warm-ups. He grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, where his father spent most of his NBA career with the Charlotte Hornets.
He was born in Akron, Ohio while his father was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is a point guard in the NBA.Ĭurry is the son of Sonya and Dell Curry. Wardell Stephen "Steph" Curry II was born on March 14, 1988, in Akron, Ohio.
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