Dell Curry
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| Position | Shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Born | June 25, 1964 Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| College | Virginia Tech |
| Draft | 15th overall, 1986 Utah Jazz |
| Pro career | 1986–2002 |
| Former teams | Utah Jazz 1986–1987 Cleveland Cavaliers 1987–1988 Charlotte Hornets 1988–1998 Milwaukee Bucks 1998–1999 Toronto Raptors 1999–2002 |
Wardell Stephen Curry (born June 25, 1964 in Harrisonburg, Virginia) is a retired American professional basketball player at the shooting guard position who received his education from Fort Defiance High School in Virginia and Virginia Tech. He then played in the National Basketball Association from 1986 until 2002. On June 18, 2007 he was named assistant coach of the Charlotte Bobcats NBA team.
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[edit] Early life
Curry grew up in 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. Curry attended Virginia Tech, where he played college basketball.
[edit] NBA career
The 6 ft 5 in 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.
Curry ranks 21st all-time in career 3-point field goals made.
[edit] Hall of Fame
In 2004, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
[edit] Personal
Dell Curry is the father of Stephen Curry, the current leading scorer of the NCAA Southern Conference who plays at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina.[1]
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| Preceded by Cliff Robinson |
NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded by Anthony Mason |
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