Stephen Curry

Wardell Stephen Curry II, known professionally as Steph Curry, is an American basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Playing as a point guard and nicknamed "Chef Curry," he is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time and the greatest shooter in basketball history. He is credited with revolutionizing the sport by popularizing the three-point shot across all levels of play.

Curry was born on March 14, 1988, in Akron, Ohio. His father, Dell Curry, was an NBA player, and his mother, Sonya Curry, is an educator and author. Raised primarily in Charlotte, North Carolina, Curry spent a period in Toronto, Canada, where he led Queensway Christian College to an undefeated season and won a provincial championship with the Toronto 5–0 club team. He later attended Charlotte Christian School in North Carolina, earning all-conference and all-state honors while leading his team to three conference titles.

Curry played college basketball for the Davidson Wildcats from 2006 to 2009. As a freshman, he broke the NCAA freshman single-season record for three-pointers. In his sophomore year, he led Davidson to the Elite Eight of the 2008 NCAA tournament and set the NCAA single-season record for three-pointers with 159. During his junior season, Curry led NCAA Division I in scoring, became Davidson's all-time leader in points, and earned consensus first-team All-American honors. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Davidson in 2022, when his jersey was retired and he was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame.

Curry was selected by the Golden State Warriors as the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. In his rookie season, he finished as the runner-up for NBA Rookie of the Year, was named a unanimous selection to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and set an NBA rookie record at the time with 166 three-point field goals.

Curry earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the 2014–15 season, leading the Warriors to their first league championship since 1975. In the 2015–16 season, he became the first player to be unanimously voted NBA MVP, led the league in scoring, and set an NBA single-season record with 402 three-pointers while leading the Warriors to a record 73 regular-season wins. Curry went on to win back-to-back NBA titles with Golden State in 2017 and 2018, followed by a Finals appearance in 2019.

In 2021, Curry captured his second NBA scoring title. The following season, he surpassed Ray Allen to become the NBA's all-time career leader in three-pointers made and led the Warriors to the 2022 NBA championship, earning his first NBA Finals MVP award. Across his career, Curry has recorded the highest free-throw percentage in NBA history (.912) and made at least one three-pointer in an NBA-record 268 consecutive games.

Curry's career honors include four NBA championships, two MVPs, one Finals MVP, two scoring titles, 12 All-Star selections, and 11 All-NBA Team selections. Internationally, he won two FIBA World Cup gold medals and a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics with Team USA. Recognized by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in 2016, Curry has also been listed among Forbes' ten highest-paid athletes nine times. In March 2025, Davidson announced that Curry would serve as assistant general manager for its basketball programs.