Stephen Curry is a professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors, renowned as the greatest shooter in NBA history. Known as "Chef Curry," he revolutionized the game through his exceptional three-point shooting ability, influencing basketball at all levels. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time.
On April 14, Stephen Curry matched a record for a game held in February 1961.
In 1963-64, Wilt Chamberlain had five triple-doubles, the most by a Warrior in a single season until Curry tied for second in the NBA with four in 2013-14.
On March 21, 2008, Davidson secured their first NCAA tournament win since 1969, led by Stephen Curry.
In 2014–15, Curry led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
In the 2010-11 NBA season, Stephen Curry's free throw percentage of .934 set a new Warriors single-season record, surpassing the previous mark of .924 set by Rick Barry in 1977–78.
On March 14, 1988, Wardell Stephen Curry II, known as Steph Curry, was born. He later became a professional basketball player renowned as the greatest shooter in NBA history.
In 2015, to start the 2015–16 season, Curry became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989-90 to score 118 points in his team's first three games.
During the 1992 NBA All-Star Game weekend, Biserka Petrović babysat the three-year-old Stephen Curry.
In June 1993, Croatian basketball player Dražen Petrović died in a car accident.
On March 31, 2008, Stephen Curry was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament, becoming the first player from a team not making the Final Four to do so since Juwan Howard of Michigan in 1994.
During the first seven games of the 2018 season, Stephen Curry made at least 5 three-pointers in all seven games, breaking George McCloud's record of six games in a row during the 1995–96 season.
In 1995, Latrell Sprewell was the Warriors' last All-Star starter before Curry in 2014.
In 2016, the Warriors entered the All-Star break with the best record through 52 games in NBA history, one win better than the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls and 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers
In the 2010–11 NBA season, Stephen Curry became the first Warriors player to lead the NBA in free throw percentage since Mark Price in 1996–97.
On January 3, 2009, Curry surpassed the 2000-point mark for his career.
In 2009-10 season, Stephen Curry was named a unanimous NBA All-Rookie First Team selection, becoming the first Warriors player since Jason Richardson in 2001–02 to earn All-Rookie First Team honors.
In the 2009–10 NBA season, Stephen Curry had the most 30-point games by any rookie in 2009–10 and the most since LeBron James had 13 and Carmelo Anthony had 10 in 2003–04.
Stephen Curry broke Davidson's single-season record for three-pointers held by Brendan Winters (2004–05).
On December 18, 2006, Stephen Curry recorded 30 points and a season-high 11 rebounds against Chattanooga for his first career double-double.
On February 6, 2007, Stephen Curry broke the school's 500-point freshman record against Chattanooga and finished with 730 points, also breaking Davidson's single-season record for three-pointers held by Brendan Winters.
In Stephen Curry's sophomore season in 2007–08, he helped the Wildcats to a 26–6 regular-season record, a 20–0 conference record, and a trip to the 2008 NCAA tournament.
On March 21, 2008, Stephen Curry scored 40 points against Gonzaga, leading Davidson to their first NCAA tournament win since 1969 with a score of 82–76.
On March 31, 2008, Stephen Curry was named to the Associated Press' All-America Second Team and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament.
On November 18, 2008, Stephen Curry scored a career-high 44 points in Davidson's 82–78 loss to Oklahoma, extending a career-long streak of scoring at least 25 points for the seventh straight game.
Davidson won the 2008–09 Southern Conference regular season championship for the South Division, finishing 18–2 in the conference.
In February 25, 2016, Stephen Curry scored 51 points and made 10 three-pointers to lead the Warriors past the Orlando Magic 130-114, becoming the first player to record at least three 50-point games since LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in 2008-09.
In the 2007-08 season, Stephen Curry helped the Wildcats to a 26–6 regular-season record, a 20–0 conference record, and a trip to the 2008 NCAA tournament.
On January 3, 2009, Stephen Curry surpassed the 2000-point mark for his career as he scored 21 points against Samford.
On February 14, 2009, Stephen Curry rolled his ankle in the second half of a win over Furman.
On February 28, 2009, Stephen Curry became Davidson's all-time leading scorer with 34 points in a 99–56 win against Georgia Southern, surpassing previous school leader John Gerdy with 2,488 career points.
On June 25, 2009, Stephen Curry was selected as the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.
In 2009, Davidson won against Appalachian State in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament, with Curry scoring 43 points, but lost to the College of Charleston in the semifinals. They then lost 80–68 to the Saint Mary's Gaels in the second round of the NIT.
In 2009, Stephen Curry averaged 28.6 points and was the NCAA scoring champion and named a consensus first team All-American. He opted out of his senior year at Davidson to enter the 2009 NBA draft.
In 2009, Stephen Curry had his rookie year.
In the 2009-10 NBA season, Stephen Curry was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January, March, and April.
In the 2010–11 NBA season, Curry appeared in 74 games (all starts), averaging 18.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.47 steals.
In February 2011, Stephen Curry won the Skills Challenge and registered 13 points, eight assists, and six rebounds as a member of the Sophomore squad in the Rookie Challenge during the NBA All-Star Weekend.
In May 2011, Stephen Curry was named the recipient of the NBA Sportsmanship Award and underwent surgery on his right ankle.
On July 30, 2011, Stephen Curry married his Canadian longtime girlfriend Ayesha Alexander in Charlotte.
In 2012, Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points against Nigeria. As of 2024, Stephen Curry's 36 points in the semifinal game against Serbia were second-most ever scored in a game by an American, only one point behind Carmelo Anthony's record.
In 2012, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Alexander had their first daughter.
In 2012, Stephen Curry began 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, after being introduced to the cause by Davidson teammate Bryant Barr.
In 2012, prior to the start of the 2012-13 season, Stephen Curry signed a four-year, $44 million contract extension with the Warriors. During the 2012-13 season, Curry and Klay Thompson gained a reputation for their perimeter scoring, earning them the nickname the "Splash Brothers".
Since the 2012-13 season, Stephen Curry has made 10 game-winning shots in his career, the most by any player.
On February 27, 2013, Stephen Curry made 11-of-13 shots from behind the arc en route to a 54-point performance against the New York Knicks, marking the start of the three-point era.
Around November 21, 2018, without Curry who was sidelined due to a groin injury, the Warriors dropped to 12-7 after enduring their first four-game losing streak since March 2013.
In the 2013 off-season, Stephen Curry began a partnership with Under Armour that lasted through late 2025.
In the 2013–14 season, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson set the record for combined three-pointers made in a season with 484.
Stephen Curry started an NBA-record streak of 157 straight games with at least one made three-pointer since November 11, 2014. The streak was snapped on November 4, 2016.
In 2014, Stephen Curry won his first league MVP award and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
In 2014, prior to the start of the 2014-15 season, the Warriors hired former NBA player and general manager Steve Kerr as their new head coach.
In the 2014–15 season, Stephen Curry led the league in total steals.
On April 1, 2016, Stephen Curry missed a three-pointer to tie the game against the Celtics with 5.3 seconds left, as the Warriors suffered their first home defeat since January 27, 2015, snapping an NBA-record 54-game winning streak in the regular season at Oracle Arena.
From the 2015–16 to 2017-18 seasons Stephen Curry led the NBA in jersey sales three consecutive times.
In 2015, Ethan Sherwood Strauss of ESPN noted that Stephen Curry became one of the NBA's most effective defenders, ranking fifth among point guards in defensive real plus-minus.
In 2015, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Alexander had their second daughter.
In 2015, Stephen Curry became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989-90 to score 118 points in his team's first three games of the 2015-16 NBA season, including a season-high 53 points against the New Orleans Pelicans in the third game.
In 2015, Stephen Curry gave one of the jerseys he wore during the 2015 NBA Finals to Biserka Petrović, the mother of Dražen Petrović.
In 2015, Stephen Curry visited the White House and delivered a five-minute speech to dignitaries as part of President Barack Obama's launch of his President's Malaria Initiative.
In 2015, Stephen Curry wore sneakers bearing the name "Deah Shaddy Barakat," a victim of the 2015 Chapel Hill shooting, who was a fan of Curry and basketball.
In 2015, the Charleston church shooting took place.
In 2015-16, Stephen Curry was named league MVP, including the first unanimous selection in league history.
In the 2015–16 season, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson broke their record for combined three-pointers made in a season, reaching 678.
In the 2015–16 season, Stephen Curry posted the highest eFG% (.630) and 3P% (.454) ever recorded in a season while averaging over 30 points per game.
In February 2016, Stephen Curry averaged over 35 points per game, while shooting at least 50 percent from both the field and three-point range, becoming the first player in NBA history to achieve this feat in a calendar month.
On October 28, 2016, Stephen Curry hit four three-pointers against the New Orleans Pelicans to reach 1,600 for his career, becoming the 19th player to do so, as well as the fastest to reach the mark.
Following his MVP award win and historic 2015–16 season, in 2016 Stephen Curry donated his prize vehicle—a 2016 Kia Sorento—to the East Oakland Youth Development Center.
In 2016, Stephen Curry became the first player to be unanimously voted MVP and led the league in scoring. The Warriors broke the record for most wins in a regular season (73) but lost in the NBA Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers after leading 3-1.
In 2016, Stephen Curry broke his own record for three-pointers made in a regular season, with 402.
On February 25, 2016, Stephen Curry scored 51 points and made 10 three-pointers to lead the Warriors past the Orlando Magic 130-114, becoming the first player to record at least three 50-point games since LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in 2008-09. He also became the first player in NBA history to score at least 50 points in a game with only one free throw attempted.
On January 6, 2017, in a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Stephen Curry had his second 40-point game of the season and reached the 12,000-point threshold, becoming the seventh player in Warriors franchise history to score 12,000 career points.
On July 1, 2017, Curry agreed to a five-year, $201 million extension with the Warriors, becoming the first NBA player to sign a supermax contract worth over $200 million.
In August 2017, Stephen Curry competed in the Ellie Mae Classic on an unrestricted sponsor exemption, scoring 4-over-74 for both days.
In September 2017, Warriors team captain Stephen Curry and other Warriors members boycotted their invitation to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House after winning the 2017 NBA Finals.
From the 2015–16 to 2017-18 seasons Stephen Curry led the NBA in jersey sales three consecutive times.
In 2017, Stephen Curry and the Warriors swept through the first two rounds of the playoffs. In Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs, Curry scored 40 points. In Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Curry recorded his first career postseason triple-double. Curry helped the Warriors clinch the series and the championship in Game 5, claiming their second title in three years.
In 2017, Stephen Curry helped the Warriors win back-to-back titles.
In the 2022 NBA All-Star Game held on February 20, Curry's Team LeBron defeated Team Durant. Curry scored 50 points (just 2 points shy of the All-Star Game record set by Anthony Davis in 2017).
In April 2018, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a multiyear multimedia deal with Stephen Curry's production company, Unanimous Media, focused on faith and family-friendly content.
In June 2018, President Trump stated that he would not welcome the Warriors at the White House in case they won the 2018 NBA Finals.
In October 2018, Stephen Curry announced his involvement with the relaunch of Palm, a mobile companion device, as an investor and brand ambassador.
In October 2018, Stephen Curry signed on as executive producer of the film Breakthrough, which was scheduled for release in April 2019.
On October 21, 2018, Stephen Curry scored 30 points and made 6 three-pointers during a game against the Denver Nuggets. This performance allowed him to surpass Paul Pierce for sixth place on the NBA's career three-point list.
In December 2018, Stephen Curry jokingly questioned the Apollo program's Moon landing on a podcast, receiving media attention and criticism. He later partnered with Under Armour to create signature shoes inspired by the comment and auctioned them off for STEM education initiatives, raising $58,100.
From 2018 to 2023, Stephen Curry made at least one three-pointer in an NBA-record 268 consecutive games.
From 2018 to 2025, Stephen Curry was listed among the 10 highest-paid athletes in the world by Forbes.
In 2018, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Alexander had their first son.
In 2018, Stephen Curry helped the Warriors win back-to-back titles.
In 2018, Stephen Curry was voted to be the captain of the Western Conference All-Star team.
Since 2018, Stephen Curry has been the chief executive officer of Thirty Ink, a San Francisco-based company focused on providing equitable opportunities through brand, media, experiences, and philanthropy.
In April 2019, the film Breakthrough, for which Curry was executive producer, was released.
On June 17, 2019, the film Emanuel, for which Curry was executive producer, had its US theatrical release in select theaters. The film focused on the responses by family members of victims of the 2015 Charleston church shooting.
In July 2019, Stephen Curry and his wife launched the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation in Oakland, California, which has since provided millions of meals, renovated play areas, and invested in literacy programs.
In July 2019, Stephen Curry bought a $31 million home in Atherton, California.
In August 2019, Stephen Curry and Howard University jointly announced that the school would add NCAA Division I teams in men's and women's golf starting in the 2020–21 school year, with Curry guaranteeing full funding of both teams for six years.
On October 30, 2019, during a game against the Phoenix Suns, Stephen Curry broke his second metacarpal after colliding with Aron Baynes, requiring surgery and sidelining him for at least three months.
During April 2021, Stephen Curry set an NBA record for made three-pointers in a month with 96, breaking James Harden's mark of 82 set in November 2019.
Beginning in 2019, Stephen Curry became both the executive producer and resident golf pro on the American sports reality competition television series Holey Moley.
In 2019, Curry led the Warriors into the playoffs as the first seed in the Western Conference, surpassing Ray Allen for most postseason three-pointers in Game 1 against the Clippers. He faced his brother Seth in the Western Conference Finals and swept the Trail Blazers. In Game 3 of the NBA Finals, he scored a playoff career-high 47 points against the Toronto Raptors, but the Warriors lost the series in Game 6.
In 2019, Stephen Curry and the Warriors reached the NBA Finals but lost to the Toronto Raptors in six games.
In a 2019 feature, Sports Illustrated stated that Curry and the Warriors are a great match of player and system.
Since 2019, Stephen Curry has been the Global Brand Ambassador for Rakuten. The company partnered with Curry on a one-day shopping spree at the Warriors Shop in Chase Center for 20 Bay Area children.
On March 5, 2020, Curry returned to the court after recovering from a hand injury, scoring 23 points in a loss against the Toronto Raptors.
On June 24, 2020, Stephen Curry released a trailer on his YouTube channel for his new show called Ultimate Home Championships. The show features people competing in wacky at-home challenges using things in their home.
On December 27, 2020, Stephen Curry became the fastest player in NBA history to reach 2,500 career three-pointers during a game against the Chicago Bulls.
In 2020, Stephen Curry and his wife supported Democratic candidate Joe Biden during the presidential election and endorsed him at that year's Democratic National Convention.
In 2020, Stephen Curry struggled with injuries and missed the playoffs.
In 2020–21 school year, Howard University added NCAA Division I teams in men's and women's golf.
On January 3, 2021, Stephen Curry scored a career-high 62 points against the Portland Trail Blazers.
In July 2021, Stephen Curry's 2009 rookie card was purchased by Alt Fund II for a record $5.9 million, becoming the most expensive basketball card ever sold at the time.
On August 6, 2021, Curry signed a four-year, $215 million extension with the Warriors.
In October 2021, Stephen Curry was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time as a member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
In December 2021, Stephen Curry spoke out in favor of the For the People Act, an election reform bill aimed at expanding voting rights.
In 2021, Stephen Curry became a paid spokesperson for the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, alongside other high-profile athletes and celebrities.
In 2021, Stephen Curry signed on as executive producer of The Queen of Basketball, a documentary short film about basketball legend Lusia Harris. That same year, Unanimous Media also signed a deal with NBCUniversal.
In 2021, Stephen Curry struggled with injuries and missed the playoffs.
Since its induction in 2021, Stephen Curry has been included in every annual ranking of the highest-paid athletes by Sportico.
On January 21, 2022, Stephen Curry made his first career buzzer-beating game-winner in a 105–103 victory over the Houston Rockets.
In February 2022, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a lawsuit against Bitconnect that the Securities Act of 1933 extends to targeted solicitation using social media.
In May 2022, Stephen Curry completed his coursework and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.
On August 31, 2022, Stephen Curry became the first Davidson graduate to have his jersey number retired and was inducted into the Davidson Athletics Hall of Fame.
In November 2022, FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange that Curry was a spokesperson for, filed for bankruptcy, resulting in the loss of billions of dollars in customer funds. Curry and other spokespeople were subsequently sued for promoting unregistered securities.
After winning his fourth NBA championship and first Finals MVP award in 2022, Complex ranked Stephen Curry as the 10th greatest player in NBA history.
From the 2022–23 to 2023-24 seasons Stephen Curry led the NBA in jersey sales two consecutive times.
In the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, Curry scored 50 points and set the record for most three-pointers made in an All-Star quarter, half, and game. Curry was named the All-Star Game MVP. On March 10, Curry scored 34 points in a win, and became the 49th player in NBA history to rack up 20,000 points. On March 16, Curry suffered a sprained ligament in his left foot and was ruled out indefinitely. On April 1, he was ruled out for the remainder of the regular season.
In July 2023, Stephen Curry won the American Century Championship, an annual celebrity golf tournament held at the Edgewood Tahoe Resort, with a hole-in-one and a walk-off eagle putt.
Apple TV+ secured the streaming rights and a release date of July 21, 2023, for Stephen Curry: Underrated, a sports documentary film co-produced by Unanimous Media and Ryan Coogler chronicling Curry's path to NBA stardom.
By 2023, the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation had provided 25 million meals, renovated 12 play areas and invested $6 million in literacy programs.
From the 2022–23 to 2023-24 seasons Stephen Curry led the NBA in jersey sales two consecutive times.
In 2023, Stephen Curry opposed the development of multi-family housing in Atherton, California, citing safety and privacy concerns for his family.
In 2023, Stephen Curry's NBA-record 268 consecutive games with at least one three-pointer streak ended.
In 2023–24, Stephen Curry was named the NBA Clutch Player of the Year after leading the league in clutch points, made clutch field goals, and made clutch three-pointers.
On January 31, Curry scored 40 points, 21 of which in the fourth quarter, to lead Golden State to a 122–108 victory over the Houston Rockets. His 21 fourth-quarter points were the highest of his career until February 2024.
In 2024, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Alexander had their second son.
In 2024, Stephen Curry endorsed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris during the presidential election and described Trump's White House bid as a "serious threat".
In 2024, Stephen Curry made his Olympic debut, leading the U.S. team to a gold medal and earning selection to the Olympics All-Star Five team. He was also named the 2024 USA Basketball 5-on-5 Male Athlete of the Year for his outstanding performance.
In 2024, Stephen Curry was rated the second highest-paid athlete by Sportico, with estimated earnings of $153.8 million.
In 2024, Stephen Curry won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics as part of the U.S. national team.
Through the end of the 2024–25 season, Stephen Curry has career averages of 24.7 points, 6.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game.
In March 2025, Davidson announced that Curry would serve as assistant general manager for basketball programs and create the eight-figure "Curry-Berman Fund" to support both men's and women's basketball.
In May 2025, Stephen Curry and his wife were named in Time's inaugural list of the most influential people in philanthropy.
In August 2025, a Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant card was sold for $12.9 million, surpassing Stephen Curry's 2009 rookie card sale record.
In August 2025, it was announced that Stephen Curry would be opening a bar called The Eighth Rule in San Francisco's Union Square with celebrity chef Michael Mina.
In 2025, Stephen Curry was ranked second on Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes, with an estimated income of $156 million.
In August 6, 2021, Curry signed a four-year, $215 million extension which would keep him under contract through the 2025–26 season.
In the 2013 off-season, Stephen Curry began a partnership with Under Armour that lasted through late 2025.
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