Stephen Curry, nicknamed "Chef Curry," is a celebrated American professional basketball point guard for the Golden State Warriors. He's widely regarded as the greatest shooter in NBA history, revolutionizing the game with his emphasis on the three-point shot. His impressive accolades include four NBA championships, two regular season MVP awards, one Finals MVP, and two All-Star Game MVP awards. Additionally, Curry is a two-time scoring champion, eleven-time All-Star, and a ten-time All-NBA Team selection. He also boasts international success, winning two FIBA World Cup gold medals and an Olympic gold medal with the U.S. national team.
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 the Warriors' season finale against the Portland Trail Blazers on April 14, Stephen Curry recorded a then- career-high 42 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, becoming the first rookie since Robertson in February 1961 to register at least those numbers in each category in the same game.
In 1963, Wilt Chamberlain had five triple-doubles in a single season, a mark Curry would later approach.
In 1966, Rick Barry scored 45-plus points at New York and Los Angeles in the same season, a feat Curry would later match.
In 1966, the Philadelphia 76ers had one less win than the Warriors did in 2016.
On March 21, 2008, Stephen Curry led Davidson to their first NCAA tournament win since 1969.
In 2014, Stephen 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.
In January 1981, Bernard King was named Western Conference Player of the Month, an honor Stephen Curry would later receive.
In 1984, Purvis Short tallied 59 points in a game, the most scored by a Warrior since then, until Curry surpassed it.
On March 14, 1988, Wardell Stephen Curry II, later known as one of the greatest shooters in basketball history, was born.
In January 1989, Chris Mullin was named Western Conference Player of the Month, an honor Stephen Curry would later receive.
In 1989, Michael Jordan scored 118 points in the first three games, a record that Stephen Curry matched in 2015.
In November 1990, Chris Mullin was named Western Conference Player of the Month, an honor Stephen Curry would later receive.
During the 1992 NBA All-Star Game weekend, Stephen Curry's father entrusted him to Biserka Petrović, mother of future Hall of Fame player Dražen Petrović, while Dell competed in the Three-Point Contest.
In 1993, it was the last time a Warrior was named to the First or Second NBA Team.
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.
In 1995, Latrell Sprewell was the last Warrior to be an All-Star starter before Stephen Curry.
In 2018, Stephen Curry made at least 5 three-pointers in seven consecutive games, breaking George McCloud's record of six games in a row during the 1995-96 season.
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, Stephen Curry surpassed the 2000-point mark for his college career, scoring 21 points against Samford.
In 2001, Ray Allen led the league in three-pointers.
In the 2009–10 season, Stephen Curry was 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 2002, Ray Allen led the league in three-pointers.
In the 2009–10 season, Stephen Curry scored 30-plus points eight times, setting 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 would later break Davidson's single-season record for three-pointers held by Brendan Winters (2004–05).
In 2005, Ray Allen set the NBA single-season three-point record with 269 three-pointers while playing for Seattle. Stephen Curry would later break this record.
On December 18, 2006, Stephen Curry recorded his first career double-double against Chattanooga, with 30 points and a season-high 11 rebounds.
On February 6, 2007, Stephen Curry broke the school's 500-point freshman record against Chattanooga, finishing the season with 730 points.
In 2007, Stephen Curry participated in the FIBA Under-19 World Championship where he helped Team USA capture the silver medal. He averaged 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.8 steals per game.
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 March 21, 2008, Stephen Curry scored 40 points, including 30 in the second half, to lead Davidson to an 82-76 victory over Gonzaga, their first NCAA tournament win since 1969.
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 by scoring at least 25 points for the seventh straight game.
In 2008, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade recorded at least three 50-point games.
In 2009, Davidson won the 2008–09 Southern Conference regular season championship for the south division, finishing 18–2 in the conference.
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 college career, scoring 21 points against Samford.
On February 14, 2009, Stephen Curry rolled his ankle during a game against Furman, causing him to miss a game.
On February 28, 2009, Stephen Curry became Davidson's all-time leading scorer with 34 points in a game against Georgia Southern, surpassing John Gerdy with 2,488 career points.
On June 25, 2009, Stephen Curry was selected as the seventh overall pick in the NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.
In 2009, Stephen Curry averaged 28.6 points, 5.6 assists, and 2.5 steals in his final season at Davidson, earning NCAA scoring champion and consensus first team All-American honors. He then opted out of his senior year to enter the 2009 NBA draft.
In 2009, Stephen Curry scored 43 points in the Southern Conference tournament quarterfinals against Appalachian State. Despite lobbying for an NCAA tournament bid, Davidson received a sixth seed in the 2009 NIT, where they lost in the second round to Saint Mary's Gaels.
In 2009, Stephen Curry was selected by the Golden State Warriors as the seventh overall pick in the NBA draft after playing collegiately for the Davidson Wildcats.
Stephen Curry's 2009 rookie card is highly sought after.
In 2010, Stephen Curry played limited minutes at the 2010 FIBA World Championship as the United States won the gold medal.
In the 2010–11 NBA season, Curry appeared in 74 games, averaging 18.6 points.
In February 2011, during All-Star Weekend, Stephen Curry won the Skills Challenge.
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 longtime girlfriend, Ayesha Alexander, in Charlotte. They met at their church in Charlotte when they were 15 and 14 years old, respectively.
In the lockout-shortened 2011–12 season, Stephen Curry appeared in 26 games.
In 2012, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Alexander had their first daughter.
In 2012, Stephen Curry signed a four-year, $44 million contract extension with the Warriors. Curry and Klay Thompson became known as the "Splash Brothers" for their perimeter scoring.
In 2012, Stephen Curry started 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.
In 2012, Stephen Curry was excluded from the list of 20 finalists selected for consideration for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team in London, which reportedly left him "very disappointed".
In 2012, the Warriors included Stephen Curry in a trade offer, which was rejected. This led to him leading the team.
On February 27, 2013, Curry's game against the New York Knicks, where he made 11-of-13 shots from behind the arc and scored 54 points, is cited as the start of the three-point era, also known as "the Steph Effect" or "the NBA's Three-Point Revolution".
Around March 2013, the Warriors had their first four-game losing streak since March 2013, during a stretch when Curry was absent due to injury.
In 2013, Stephen Curry appeared in 78 games, averaging career highs of 24.0 points and 8.5 assists. He also led the league in three-pointers made for a second consecutive season with 261.
In 2013, Stephen Curry made his playoff debut with the Warriors, who earned the sixth seed in the Western Conference. He set a new franchise record with 42 playoff three-pointers and became the first player in NBA history to make at least 300 three-pointers in a single season.
In the 2013 off-season, Stephen Curry began a partnership with Under Armour after previously being signed with Nike.
On November 11, 2014, Stephen Curry started a streak of hitting a three-pointer in every regular season game.
In 2014, Stephen Curry played a larger role with the team, helping them to another undefeated tournament at the 2014 World Cup and scoring 10 points in the final game.
In 2014, Stephen Curry won his first league MVP award and led the Golden State Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
In 2014, the Warriors hired Steve Kerr as their new head coach, leading to significant changes in the team's strategies and success.
In 2014-15 season, Curry led the league in total steals.
On January 27, 2015, the Warriors home winning streak started.
Following the 2015 NBA Finals, Stephen Curry gave Biserka Petrović one of his Finals-worn jerseys, which was added to the collection of the Dražen Petrović Memorial Center in Zagreb.
In 2015, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Alexander had their second daughter.
In 2015, Stephen Curry scored 118 points in his team's first three games, becoming the first player since Michael Jordan to achieve this.
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, as a tribute. Deah was a fan of Curry and wore his No. 30 jersey for his intramural basketball team.
In 2015, Stephen Curry's three-point field goal percentage was .425%, ranking as the 12th highest in NBA history. In the 2015-16 season, Curry posted the highest eFG% (.630) and 3P% (.454) ever recorded in a season while averaging over 30 points per game.
In 2015, analysts like Ethan Sherwood Strauss of ESPN complimented Curry's defensive play, and Strauss stated that Curry became one of the NBA's most effective defenders, ranking fifth among point guards in defensive real plus-minus.
In 2015, the Warriors became the first 73-win team in NBA history.
Stephen Curry led the NBA in jersey sales from the 2015–16 to 2017–18 seasons.
In February 2016, Stephen Curry averaged over 35 points per game, shooting at least 50% from both the field and three-point range, becoming the first player in NBA history to achieve this feat in a calendar month.
On April 13, 2016, Stephen Curry scored 46 points with 10 made three-pointers, finishing with a record 402 three-pointers on the season. The Warriors also became the first 73-win team in NBA history, surpassing the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' record. Curry also became the seventh player in NBA history to join the 50–40–90 club.
On June 6, 2016, Stephen Curry withdrew from consideration for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, citing ankle and knee ailments.
On October 28, 2016, Stephen Curry reached 1,600 career three-pointers against the New Orleans Pelicans, becoming the fastest player to reach the mark.
Following his MVP award win and historic 2015–16 season, 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 while shooting above 50–40–90. The Warriors also broke the record for most wins in a regular season (73) en route to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In 2016, Stephen Curry broke his own record for three-pointers made in a regular season with 402.
In 2016, Stephen Curry competed in his third straight All-Star game and the Three-Point Contest. The Warriors entered the All-Star break with a 48-4 record, the best through 52 games in NBA history.
In the 2016 playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets in the first round and advanced to the Western Conference Finals after defeating the Portland Trail Blazers. Curry scored an NBA record 17 points in overtime in Game 4 against the Trail Blazers. They eventually advanced to the NBA Finals.
On January 6, 2017, Stephen Curry reached the 12,000-point threshold in a game against the Memphis Grizzlies, becoming the seventh player in Warriors franchise history to score 12,000 career points.
On July 1, 2017, Stephen Curry agreed to a five-year, $201 million extension with the Warriors, marking him as 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 he participated.
In 2017, Stephen Curry contributed to the Warriors' playoff success, including overcoming a 25-point deficit against the Spurs and becoming the franchise leader in postseason points. He recorded his first career postseason triple-double in Game 2 of the NBA Finals and helped the Warriors secure the championship in Game 5.
In 2017, Stephen Curry helped the Warriors win back-to-back titles.
In the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, Stephen Curry scored 50 points, just 2 points shy of the All-Star Game record set by Anthony Davis in 2017.
Stephen Curry led the NBA in jersey sales from the 2015–16 to 2017–18 seasons.
In April 2018, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a multiyear multimedia deal with Stephen Curry's newly formed production company, Unanimous Media. The deal, located on the Sony Pictures studio lot in Culver City, focused on film, TV, electronics, gaming, and virtual reality content that is faith and family-friendly.
In October 2018, Stephen Curry announced his involvement as an investor and brand ambassador with the relaunch of Palm, a mobile companion device.
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, in a game against the Denver Nuggets, Stephen Curry scored 30 points and made 6 three-pointers, surpassing 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, which received media attention. He later partnered with Under Armour to create signature shoes inspired by the event and auctioned them off for $58,100, donating the money to STEM education initiatives.
From 2018 to 2023, Stephen Curry made at least one three-pointer in an NBA-record 268 consecutive games.
In 2018, CBS Sports ranked Curry at No. 19 in their list of "50 greatest NBA players of all time".
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, demonstrating his popularity among fans.
In April 2019, Stephen Curry's film Breakthrough, on which he was executive producer, was scheduled to be released.
On June 17, 2019, the film Emanuel, for which Stephen Curry was executive producer, was scheduled for 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 Ayesha launched the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation in Oakland, California.
In July 2019, Stephen Curry paid $31 million for a home in Atherton, California.
In August 2019, Stephen Curry and Howard University announced that the school would add NCAA Division I teams in men's and women's golf starting in the 2020–21 school year.
On October 30, 2019, Stephen Curry broke his left hand's second metacarpal during a game against the Phoenix Suns, requiring surgery and sidelining him for at least three months.
In 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.
In 2019, Sports Illustrated stated that "Curry and the Warriors are a great match of player and system" and that "the entire ecosystem is predicated on the idea that a player doesn't need to dominate the ball to dominate a game.
In 2019, Stephen Curry helped the Warriors reach the NBA Finals, where they fell to the Toronto Raptors in six games.
In 2019, Stephen Curry led the Warriors, facing his brother Seth in the Western Conference Finals, averaging a series career-high 36.5 points to sweep the Trail Blazers. Despite a playoff career-high 47 points in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Warriors lost the series to the Toronto Raptors.
Since 2019, Stephen Curry has been the Global Brand Ambassador for Rakuten, partnering with them on a shopping spree for 20 Bay Area children.
On March 5, 2020, Stephen Curry made his return to the court after recovering from a hand injury, scoring 23 points in a game against the Toronto Raptors.
On June 24, 2020, Stephen Curry released a trailer for his new show on his YouTube channel called Ultimate Home Championships, a show featuring people such as DeAndre Jordan, Ronda Rousey, and Kristopher London, where contestants competed 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.
After struggling with injuries, Stephen Curry and the Warriors missed the playoffs in 2020.
In 2020, ESPN ranked Curry as the 13th greatest basketball player of all time, the second-highest active player behind LeBron James.
In 2020, Stephen Curry and his wife endorsed Joe Biden for President of the United States during the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Stephen Curry guaranteed full funding of the men's and women's golf team at Howard University, starting in the 2020-21 school year.
On January 3, 2021, Stephen Curry scored a career-high 62 points in a game 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, making it the most expensive basketball card ever sold.
In October 2021, Curry was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time as a member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
On October 19, 2021, Stephen Curry began the season with a triple-double, recording 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists against the Los Angeles Lakers.
In December 2021, Stephen Curry voiced his support for the For the People Act, an election reform bill aimed at expanding voting rights.
After struggling with injuries, Stephen Curry and the Warriors missed the playoffs in 2021.
In 2021, Stephen Curry signed on as executive producer of The Queen of Basketball, a documentary short film about basketball legend Lusia Harris. The same year, Unanimous Media signed a deal with NBCUniversal.
In 2021, Stephen Curry was a paid spokesperson for FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange.
On January 21, 2022, Stephen Curry made his first career buzzer-beating game-winning shot 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 from Davidson 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.
On November 2, 2022, Stephen Curry recorded his 10th career triple-double with 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 13 assists in a 116–109 loss against the Miami Heat.
In November 2022, FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange for which Stephen Curry was a spokesperson, filed for bankruptcy, erasing billions of dollars in customer funds and leading to a class-action lawsuit against Curry and other spokespeople.
In 2022, Curry won his fourth NBA championship and first Finals MVP award.
In 2022, Stephen Curry won his fourth championship and first Finals MVP award, leading the Warriors past the Boston Celtics in six games. He also became the NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers made.
In the 2022 NBA All-Star Game held on February 20, Stephen Curry's Team LeBron defeated Team Durant. Curry scored 50 points and set records for three-pointers made in an All-Star quarter (6), half (8), and game (16), earning him the All-Star Game MVP award.
Stephen Curry led the NBA in jersey sales from the 2022–23 to 2023–24 seasons.
On January 25, 2023, Stephen Curry was ejected from a game against the Memphis Grizzlies for throwing his mouthpiece. He finished the game with 34 points.
In July 2023, Stephen Curry won the American Century Championship, an annual celebrity golf tournament held at the Edgewood Tahoe Resort. He shot a hole-in-one and won on the final hole with a walk-off eagle putt.
On July 21, 2023, Apple TV+ released Stephen Curry: Underrated, a sports documentary film chronicling Curry's path to NBA stardom. The film was co-produced by Unanimous Media and Ryan Coogler.
On November 1, 2023, Stephen Curry became the first player in NBA history to make a three-pointer in 250 consecutive regular season games.
By 2023, Stephen Curry's Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation had provided 25 million meals, renovated 12 play areas, and invested $6 million in literacy programs.
From 2018 to 2023, Stephen Curry made at least one three-pointer in an NBA-record 268 consecutive games.
In 2023, Stephen Curry opposed the development of multi-family housing in Atherton, California, citing safety and privacy concerns for his family as the development would have been directly behind his home.
Stephen Curry led the NBA in jersey sales from the 2022–23 to 2023–24 seasons.
On January 27, 2024, Stephen Curry recorded 46 points and nine made three-pointers in a double-overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Stephen Curry scored 40 points, 21 of which in the fourth quarter against the Houston Rockets. His 21 fourth-quarter points were the highest of his career until February 2024.
On August 30, 2024, Stephen Curry signed a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension with the Warriors, becoming the first NBA player to earn $60 million in a single season and joining LeBron James and Kevin Durant as the only players to amass $500 million in career earnings.
On November 10, 2024, Stephen Curry recorded 36 points and seven assists in a 127–116 road victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
On December 25, 2024, Stephen Curry recorded a season-high 38-point, 6-assist performance in a 115–113 loss over the Los Angeles Lakers, shooting 8-of-15 from three-point range and tying a Christmas day game record.
In 2024, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Alexander had their second son.
In 2024, Stephen Curry endorsed Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee and an avid Warriors fan, for the 2024 United States presidential election.
In 2024, Stephen Curry made his Olympic debut with the U.S. Olympic team in Paris and led a 17-point comeback in a semifinal game against Serbia, finishing with 36 points. He finished the tournament as the team's leading scorer, averaging 14.8 points per game.
In 2024, Stephen Curry won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics as part of the U.S. national team.
On January 2, 2025, Stephen Curry recorded 30 points, 10 assists, and a career-first 8-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc in a 139–105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, becoming the first player in NBA history to achieve this stat line and surpassing Michael Jordan for the most 30-point games by a guard at age 35 or older.
On February 8, 2025, Stephen Curry recorded 34 points, six assists, and eight made three-pointers in a road win against the Chicago Bulls, scoring 24 points in the third quarter, marking his 41st career 20-point quarter.
In March 2025, Davidson announced that Stephen Curry would serve as assistant general manager for basketball programs, alongside alum Matt Berman, and create the "Curry-Berman Fund" to support basketball programs.
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