Stephen Curry, nicknamed "Chef Curry", is a professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors. He is considered the greatest shooter in NBA history and is credited with revolutionizing basketball by popularizing the three-point shot. His influence has impacted teams and players across all levels of the sport, shifting the game's strategic focus towards long-range shooting.
Caitlin Clark expressed her admiration for Stephen Curry, calling him an idol. She paid homage to Curry before her Fever-Valkyries game and shared her excitement about playing at the Warriors arena.
In 1933, the Securities Act was created.
On April 14, 2009, Stephen Curry matched a feat last accomplished by Robertson in February 1961, recording at least 42 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists in a single game as a rookie.
In the 1963-64 season, Chamberlain had five triple-doubles.
In 1966-67, the Philadelphia 76ers held a record of 47-5 through 52 games.
On March 21, 2008, Davidson achieved their first NCAA tournament win since 1969, marking a significant milestone for the program.
In 2014-15, Steph Curry led the Golden State Warriors to their first NBA Championship since 1975.
In the 2010-11 season, Stephen Curry set a new Warriors single-season record for free throw percentage at .934, surpassing Rick Barry's previous mark of .924 set in 1977-78.
In January 1981, Bernard King was awarded Western Conference Player of the Month.
On March 14, 1988, Wardell Stephen Curry II, known as Stephen or Steph Curry, was born. He later became a professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors and is considered one of the greatest shooters in NBA history.
In January 1989, Chris Mullin was awarded Western Conference Player of the Month.
In 1989-90, Michael Jordan scored 118 points in his team's first three games.
In November 1990, Chris Mullin was awarded Western Conference Player of the Month.
During the 1992 NBA All-Star Game weekend, Stephen Curry's father entrusted him to Biserka Petrović while Dell competed in the Three-Point Contest.
In 1993-94 season, a Warriors player named to the All-NBA First or Second Team.
In 1994, Juwan Howard of Michigan was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament, marking the last time a player from a team not making the Final Four won the award before Curry did in 2008.
In 1995, Latrell Sprewell was the Warriors' All-Star starter.
In 1995-96, the Chicago Bulls finished the season with a 72-10 record.
In 1995-96, the Chicago Bulls held a record of 47-5 through 52 games.
In October 2018, Stephen Curry broke George McCloud's record of six games in a row during the 1995–96 season by making at least 5 three-pointers in seven consecutive games.
During the 2010-2011 NBA season, Steph Curry led the NBA in free throw percentage, becoming the first Warrior to do so since Mark Price in 1996-1997.
On January 3, 2009, Stephen Curry surpassed the 2000-point mark for his career as he scored 21 points against Samford.
In 2001, Ray Allen led the league in three-pointers.
In the 2009-10 season, Stephen Curry became the first Warriors player since Jason Richardson in 2001-02 to earn NBA All-Rookie First Team honors.
In 2002, Ray Allen led the league in three-pointers.
In the 2009-10 season, Stephen Curry set the most 30-point games by any rookie since LeBron James had 13 and Carmelo Anthony had 10 in 2003-04.
In 2004-05, Brendan Winters held Davidson's single-season record for three-pointers. Stephen Curry later broke this record.
In 2005, Ray Allen set a single-season three-point record of 269 three-pointers.
On December 18, 2006, Stephen Curry achieved his first career double-double against Chattanooga, recording 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 with 730 points that season.
In 2007, Stephen Curry played for the United States national team at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship, helping the team win the silver medal. He averaged 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 2.8 steals per game.
In 2007-08, Curry helped the Wildcats to a successful season.
On March 21, 2008, Stephen Curry scored 40 points, including 30 in the second half, leading Davidson to their first NCAA tournament win since 1969 against Gonzaga with a score of 82–76.
On March 31, 2008, Stephen Curry was named to the Associated Press' All-America Second Team.
On November 18, 2008, Stephen Curry scored a career-high 44 points in Davidson's 82–78 loss to Oklahoma.
In 2007-08, Curry helped the Wildcats to a 26-6 regular-season record, a 20-0 conference record, and a trip to the 2008 NCAA tournament.
In 2008-09, Davidson won the Southern Conference regular season championship for the South Division, finishing 18-2 in the conference.
In 2008-09, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade recorded at least three 50-point games.
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.
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 a total of 2,488 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, Davidson lost to the Saint Mary's Gaels in the second round of the NIT, marking the end of Stephen Curry's college career. He scored 26 points in his final game for the Wildcats.
In 2009, Stephen Curry opted out of his senior year at Davidson to enter the NBA draft, though he expressed his intention to complete his degree.
In 2009, Stephen Curry was selected as the seventh overall pick in the NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors, marking the beginning of his professional career.
In 2009, Stephen Curry's Rookie Card was created.
In 2010, Stephen Curry was selected to the senior squad and played limited minutes at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, where the United States won the gold medal in an undefeated tournament.
In the 2010-11 NBA season, Stephen Curry played in 74 games averaging 18.6 points.
In February 2011, during NBA All-Star Weekend, Stephen Curry won the Skills Challenge and participated in the Rookie 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.
In 2012, Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points against Nigeria. As of 2024, this is still the most points ever scored in a game by an American, behind Stephen Curry's 36 point performance in the 2024 Olympics.
In 2012, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Alexander welcomed their first daughter.
In 2012, Stephen Curry signed a four-year, $44 million contract extension with the Warriors, a move considered risky due to his injury history. That year, Curry and Klay Thompson were nicknamed 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".
Since the 2012-13 NBA season, Stephen Curry has made 10 game-winning shots, the most by any player.
On February 27, 2013, Stephen Curry had a standout game against the New York Knicks, making 11-of-13 shots from behind the arc en route to a 54-point performance.
In November 2018, without Curry, the Warriors dropped to 12-7 after enduring their first four-game losing streak since March 2013.
In 2013, Stephen Curry led the league in three-pointers made for a second consecutive season with 261 three-pointers.
In the 2013 off-season, Stephen Curry began a partnership with Under Armour.
In the 2013 season, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson set the record for combined three-pointers made in a season with 484.
During the 2014-15 NBA season, Stephen Curry led the league in total steals.
In 2014, Stephen Curry took on a larger role with the U.S. national 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 Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
On January 27, 2015, Warriors home winning streak started.
Following the 2015 NBA Finals, Stephen Curry gave Biserka Petrović one of his Finals-worn jerseys to be 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 became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989-90 to score 118 points in his team's first three games, including a season-high 53 points against the New Orleans Pelicans in the third game.
In 2015, Stephen Curry visited the White House and delivered a speech as part of President Barack Obama's launch of his President's Malaria Initiative.
In 2015, Stephen Curry was named league MVP in the NBA.
In 2015, Stephen Curry wore sneakers bearing the name "Deah Shaddy Barakat" to honor the victim of the 2015 Chapel Hill shooting. Deah was a fan of Curry and wore Curry's No. 30 jersey for his intramural basketball team. Curry planned to send the shoes he wore to Deah's family as a gesture of support.
In 2015, according to Ethan Sherwood Strauss of ESPN, Curry became one of the NBA's most effective defenders.
In 2015, the Charleston church shooting occurred, which became the subject of the film 'Emanuel', executive produced by Stephen Curry and released on June 17, 2019.
In 2015-16, with a 125–104 win over the Grizzlies, the Warriors became the first 73-win team in NBA history, surpassing the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls' 72–10 record.
In the 2015 season, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson broke their previous record for combined three-pointers made in a season with 525.
In the 2015-16 NBA season, Stephen Curry posted the highest eFG% (.630) and 3P% (.454) ever recorded in a season while averaging over 30 points per game.
Starting in the 2015–16 NBA season, Stephen Curry led the NBA in jersey sales for three consecutive years.
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.
On June 6, 2016, Stephen Curry withdrew from consideration for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, citing ankle and knee ailments.
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, a local non-profit organization located in the backyard of Oracle Arena.
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) but lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.
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 for the West and in the Three-Point Contest, losing in the final round to Klay Thompson.
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, Stephen 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.
Ending in the 2017–18 NBA season, Stephen Curry led the NBA in jersey sales for three consecutive years.
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. The Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals for a third straight year, starting the playoffs 12-0. In Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Curry recorded his first career postseason triple-double. The Warriors clinched the series and the championship in Game 5.
In 2017, Stephen Curry helped the Warriors win the NBA championship, securing back-to-back titles.
In the 2022 NBA All-Star Game held on February 20, Curry's Team LeBron defeated Team Durant 163–160. 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 newly formed production company Unanimous Media, focused on faith and family-friendly content.
In October 2018, Stephen Curry announced his involvement with the relaunch of Palm, a mobile companion device.
In October 2018, Stephen Curry signed on as executive producer of the film Breakthrough, scheduled for release in April 2019.
On October 21, 2018, Stephen Curry scored 30 points, moving past 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 during a podcast, leading to media attention and criticism. NASA offered him a tour of the Johnson Space Center. He partnered with Under Armour to create signature shoes inspired by the incident, which were auctioned off for $58,100, with the proceeds donated to STEM education.
In 2018, Curry won his second consecutive NBA title, continuing the Golden State Warriors' dominant run.
In 2018, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Alexander welcomed their first son.
In 2018, Stephen Curry started a streak of making at least one three-pointer in an NBA-record 268 consecutive games, which lasted until 2023.
In 2018, Stephen Curry was first listed in Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid celebrities.
In 2018, Stephen Curry was voted to be the captain of the Western Conference All-Star team.
In April 2019, the film Breakthrough, for which Stephen Curry was an executive producer, was released.
On June 17, 2019, the film Emanuel, executive produced by Stephen Curry, was released in select US theaters, focusing on the families 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, focusing on literacy, nutrition, and physical activity for children.
In July 2019, Stephen Curry purchased a home in Atherton, California, for $31 million.
In August 2019, Stephen Curry and Howard University jointly announced the addition of NCAA Division I men's and women's golf teams, with Curry guaranteeing full funding for six years starting in the 2020–21 school year.
On October 30, 2019, Stephen Curry broke his left hand during a game against the Phoenix Suns and required surgery. He was expected to be out 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, Stephen Curry and the Warriors reached the NBA Finals but lost to the Toronto Raptors in six games, ending their championship streak.
In 2019, Stephen Curry led the Warriors to the NBA Finals, setting records and achieving milestones, including a series career-high average of 36.5 points against the Portland Trail Blazers. Curry faced his brother Seth in that Finals series, making them the first set of brothers to face each other in an NBA playoff series. The Warriors would lose to the Toronto Raptors in the finals.
In a 2019 feature, 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. Curry took that noble idea and elevated it beyond any reasonable expectation."
Since 2019, Stephen Curry has been the Global Brand Ambassador for Rakuten.
On March 5, 2020, Stephen Curry returned from his hand injury against the Toronto Raptors, recording 23 points, six rebounds and seven assists.
On June 24, 2020, Stephen Curry released a trailer on his YouTube channel for his new show, Ultimate Home Championships, featuring contestants competing in wacky at-home challenges.
On December 27, 2020, Stephen Curry became the fastest player in NBA history to reach 2,500 career three-pointers.
In 2020, Stephen Curry and his wife endorsed Joe Biden for President of the United States during the Democratic National Convention.
In 2020, Stephen Curry struggled with injuries, resulting in the Warriors missing the playoffs.
In the 2020-2021 school year, Stephen Curry began funding both the men's and women's golf teams at Howard University.
On January 3, 2021, Stephen Curry scored a career-high 62 points in a win 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.
On August 6, 2021, Stephen Curry signed a four-year, $215 million contract 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 voiced his support for the For the People Act, an election reform bill aimed at expanding voting rights.
In 2021, Stephen Curry signed on as executive producer of The Queen of Basketball, a documentary short film about basketball legend Lusia Harris. Also in 2021, Unanimous Media signed a deal with NBCUniversal.
In 2021, Stephen Curry was a paid spokesperson for FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange.
In 2021, Stephen Curry was included in Sportico's ranking of the highest-paid athletes.
In 2021, the Golden State Warriors missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year as Curry continued to face challenges.
On January 21, 2022, Stephen Curry hit his first career buzzer-beating game-winner in a 105–103 win 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 from Davidson College.
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 achieved his 10th career triple-double, recording 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 13 assists in a 116–109 loss against the Miami Heat.
In November 2022, FTX filed for bankruptcy, resulting in a class-action lawsuit against Curry and other spokespeople 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 the following year.
In 2022, Stephen Curry won his fourth NBA championship and first Finals MVP award, leading the Warriors to victory over the Boston Celtics in six games. He also became the NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers made, surpassing Ray Allen.
In the 2022 NBA All-Star Game held on February 20, Stephen Curry scored 50 points and set the record for most three-pointers made in an All-Star quarter (6), half (8), and game (16), and was named the All-Star Game MVP.
Starting in the 2022–23 NBA season, Stephen Curry led the NBA in jersey sales for two consecutive years.
On January 25, 2023, Stephen Curry was ejected from a game against the Memphis Grizzlies with 1:14 remaining in the fourth quarter for throwing his mouthpiece on the ground. He left 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 in Stateline, Nevada. He shot a hole-in-one during the second round and won the tournament on the final hole with a walk-off eagle putt.
On July 21, 2023, the sports documentary film Stephen Curry: Underrated, co-produced by Unanimous Media and Ryan Coogler, chronicling Curry's path to NBA stardom, was released. Apple TV+ secured the streaming rights.
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, the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation had provided 25 million meals, renovated 12 play areas, and invested $6 million in literacy programs.
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 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.
In 2023, Stephen Curry's NBA-record streak of 268 consecutive games with at least one three-pointer came to an end.
Starting in the 2023-24 NBA season, Stephen Curry led the NBA in jersey sales for two consecutive years.
On January 27, 2024, Stephen Curry scored 46 points and made nine three-pointers in a 145–144 double-overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
As of January 31, 2022, Curry scored 40 points, 21 of which in the fourth quarter, behind seven three-pointers and dished out nine assists 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.
On August 30, 2024, Stephen Curry signed a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension with the Warriors through the 2026–27 season, making him the first NBA player to earn $60 million in a single season. He also reached $500 million in career earnings, joining LeBron James and Kevin Durant.
On December 25, 2024, Stephen Curry scored 38 points and had six assists in a 115–113 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He tied a Christmas day game record by shooting 8-of-15 from three-point range.
In 2024, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Alexander welcomed their second son.
In 2024, Stephen Curry debuted at the Olympics with the U.S. Olympic team in Paris. He led a 17-point comeback in the semifinal game against Serbia, scoring 36 points and led the U.S. team to win their fifth-straight Olympic gold medal.
In 2024, Stephen Curry endorsed Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee and an avid Warriors fan, for the United States presidential election.
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 as part of the U.S. national team at the Summer Olympics, adding to his international achievements.
On January 2, 2025, Stephen Curry recorded 30 points, 10 assists, and shot a career-perfect 8-of-8 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. He also surpassed Michael Jordan for the most 30-point games by a guard at age 35 or older.
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'.
In May 2025, Stephen Curry and his wife were named in Time's inaugural list of the most influential people in philanthropy for their work with the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation.
In 2025, Forbes ranked Stephen Curry as the second highest-paid athlete in the world, with an estimated income of $156 million.
In August 2021, Stephen Curry signed a four-year, $215 million contract extension which would keep him under contract through the 2025–26 season and made him the first player to earn $50 million in a single season as well the first to sign multiple contracts of over $200 million.
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