Stephen Curry, nicknamed "Chef Curry", is a highly decorated American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors. Considered the greatest shooter ever, he revolutionized basketball by popularizing the three-point shot. His accomplishments include four NBA championships, two regular season MVP awards, one Finals MVP award, and two All-Star Game MVP awards. Curry is also a two-time NBA scoring champion, an eleven-time NBA All-Star, and a ten-time All-NBA Team selection. He has also won multiple gold medals representing the U.S. in international competition.
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In the Warriors' season finale against the Portland Trail Blazers on April 14, 2009, Curry became the first rookie since Robertson in February 1961 to register at least those numbers in each category in the same game.
In the 1963-64 season, Chamberlain had five triple-doubles, which was the most by a Warrior in a single season until Stephen Curry's performance in 2013-14.
In 2016, The Warriors had the best record through 52 games in NBA history at 48-4, which was one win better than the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls and 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers.
On March 21, 2008, Curry helped Davidson to their first NCAA tournament win since 1969.
In 2014–15, Curry led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
In the 2010–11 NBA season, Curry set a new Warriors single-season record for free throw percentage at .934, surpassing the previous mark set by Rick Barry in 1977–78.
In January 1981, Bernard King won the Western Conference Player of the Month award, marking one of the instances a Warrior received the honor.
On March 14, 1988, Wardell Stephen Curry II was born. He is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors.
In January 1989, Chris Mullin won the Western Conference Player of the Month award, marking one of the instances a Warrior received the honor.
In the 1989-90 season, Michael Jordan achieved a scoring record that Stephen Curry matched in 2015.
In November 1990, Chris Mullin won the Western Conference Player of the Month award, marking one of the instances a Warrior received the honor.
During the 1992 NBA All-Star Game weekend, Stephen Curry's father entrusted him to Biserka Petrović, mother of Dražen Petrović.
In the 1993–94 season, a Warriors player was named to the All-NBA First or Second Team.
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 season, 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 became the Warriors' first All-Star starter since 1995.
In 2016, The Warriors had the best record through 52 games in NBA history at 48-4, which was one win better than the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls and 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers.
During 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 April 10, 2016, Curry scored 37 points against the Spurs, tying the 1996 Chicago Bulls record.
In 2009–10, 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.
Ray Allen led the league in three-pointers made during the 2001-02 NBA season.
Ray Allen led the league in three-pointers made during the 2002-03 NBA season.
In 2009–10 season, Curry scored 30-plus points eight times, setting the most 30-point games by any rookie since LeBron James had 13 and Carmelo Anthony had 10 in 2003–04.
In 2004-05, Steve Nash won the MVP award, marking one of the instances a guard received the honor before Stephen Curry.
In 2007, Stephen Curry broke Davidson's single-season record for three-pointers previously held by Brendan Winters from 2004–05.
In 2005-06, Ray Allen set a new NBA single-season three-point record with 269 three-pointers while playing for Seattle.
In 2005-06, Steve Nash won the MVP award, marking one of the instances a guard received the honor before Stephen Curry.
On December 18, 2006, Stephen Curry had 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, eventually finishing with 730 points.
In 2007, Stephen Curry's first experience with the United States national team came at 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, Curry started his sophomore season at Davidson. The events on this year are covered in other entries
On March 21, 2008, Curry scored 40 points as Davidson defeated Gonzaga 82–76 in the first round of the NCAA tournament, marking their first tournament win since 1969.
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 loss to Oklahoma, extending a streak of scoring at least 25 points for the seventh straight game.
In 2008-09, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade achieved a record that Stephen Curry surpassed in February 2016, becoming the first player to record at least three 50-point games since them.
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, 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, leading to him missing his first and only college game.
On February 28, 2009, Stephen Curry became Davidson's all-time leading scorer with 34 points 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, on his father's 45th birthday.
During the 2009–10 season, Curry appeared in 80 games (77 starts), averaging 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 1.90 steals in 36.2 minutes. His second half of the season vaulted him into the rookie of the year race.
In 2009, Curry led Davidson to the Southern Conference tournament quarterfinals, scoring 43 points. They lost in the semifinals and received a bid to the 2009 NIT, where they lost in the second round to Saint Mary's.
In 2009, Davidson won the 2008–09 Southern Conference regular season championship for the South Division, finishing 18–2 in the conference.
In 2009, Stephen Curry opted out of his senior year at Davidson to enter the NBA draft, with intentions to complete his degree later.
During the 2010–11 NBA season, Curry averaged 18.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.47 steals in 74 games.
In 2010, Stephen Curry was selected to the senior squad, playing limited minutes at the 2010 FIBA World Championship as the United States won the gold medal in an undefeated tournament.
In February 2011, Curry won the Skills Challenge during All-Star Weekend and participated in the Rookie Challenge.
In May 2011, Curry was awarded 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.
During the lockout-shortened 2011–12 season, Curry appeared in 26 games (23 starts), averaging 14.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.50 steals per contest.
In 2012, Curry missed 40 games due to right ankle and foot injuries. Golden State included him in a trade offer to the Milwaukee Bucks for Andrew Bogut, which was rejected due to Curry's injury history.
In 2012, Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha Alexander had their first daughter.
In 2012, Stephen Curry signed a four-year, $44 million contract extension with the Warriors. During the 2012-13 season, Curry and Klay Thompson became known as the "Splash Brothers" due to their perimeter scoring ability.
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" but motivated to improve his game for future opportunities.
Since the 2012-13 NBA season, Stephen Curry has made 10 game-winning shots in his career, the most by any player.
On February 27, 2013, Stephen Curry's game against the New York Knicks, where he made 11-of-13 three-point shots for a 54-point performance, is cited as the start of the NBA's three-point era.
Without Curry, on November 21, the Warriors dropped to 12–7 after enduring their first four-game losing streak since March 2013.
During the 2013–14 season, Stephen Curry averaged 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 and set a new franchise record with 42 playoff three-pointers. He also 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, becoming the face of their footwear line.
In the 2013-14 NBA season, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson (the Splash Brothers) set the record for combined three-pointers made in a season with 484.
Since November 11, 2014, Curry had hit a three-pointer in every regular-season game, which was snapped on November 4, 2016.
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 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 changes in the team's schemes and a title contention.
On April 1, 2016, 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.
During 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.
Following the 2015 NBA Finals, Stephen Curry donated one of his Finals-worn jerseys to Biserka Petrović for the Dražen Petrović Memorial Center in Zagreb.
In 2015, Curry started the season strong, becoming the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989–90 to score 118 points in his team's first three games. The Warriors also made NBA history by starting 16–0.
In 2015, Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha Alexander had their second daughter.
In 2015, Stephen Curry ranked fifth among point guards in defensive real plus-minus, becoming recognized as one of the NBA's most effective defenders.
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" to honor a victim of the Chapel Hill shooting. Deah was a fan of Curry and his basketball team. Curry sent the shoes he wore to Deah's family.
In the 2015-16 NBA season, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson (the Splash Brothers) broke their own record for combined three-pointers made in a season with 678.
In the 2015-16 NBA season, Stephen Curry was named league MVP for the second time, notably becoming the first unanimous selection in league history.
In the 2015-16 season, the Warriors achieved a 73-9 record, surpassing the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. Stephen Curry was named the league's first unanimous MVP.
In February 2016, Stephen Curry averaged over 35 points per game, while 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 June 6, 2016, Stephen Curry withdrew from consideration for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, citing ankle and knee ailments as the major reason behind the decision.
On October 28, 2016, Stephen Curry made four three-pointers against the New Orleans Pelicans, reaching 1,600 for his career, and becoming the fastest to reach the milestone.
During the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend, Stephen Curry participated in his third 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.
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 near Oracle Arena.
In 2016, 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 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.
On January 6, 2017, Stephen Curry scored 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, marking the first NBA supermax contract over $200 million.
In August 2017, Stephen Curry participated in the Ellie Mae Classic on an unrestricted sponsor exemption, scoring 4-over-74 for both days.
In 2017, Curry helped the Warriors win back-to-back titles.
In 2017, Stephen Curry significantly contributed to the Warriors' playoff success, helping them sweep through the first two rounds. He led a comeback win against the Spurs in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. He passed Rick Barry to become the franchise's all-time postseason scoring leader. Curry led the Warriors to their third straight NBA Finals and a 12-0 playoff start. In Game 2 of the NBA Finals, he achieved his first postseason triple-double. Curry then clinched the championship for the Warriors in Game 5, securing their second title in three years.
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 Unanimous Media, focused on faith and family-friendly content, including electronics, gaming and virtual reality.
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, scheduled for release in April 2019.
On October 21, 2018, Curry scored 30 points and made 6 three-pointers in a game against the Denver Nuggets, 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 led 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 comment 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 Stephen Curry at No. 19 in their list of "50 greatest NBA players of all time".
In 2018, Curry helped the Warriors win back-to-back titles.
In 2018, Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha Alexander had their first son.
In 2018, Stephen Curry was voted to be the captain of the Western Conference All-Star team, reflecting his widespread popularity.
In April 2019, the film Breakthrough, for which Stephen Curry was an executive producer, was released.
On June 17, 2019, the film Emanuel, for which Stephen Curry was an executive producer, was released in select theaters in the US. The film focuses 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.
In July 2019, Stephen Curry purchased a home in Atherton, California, for $31 million.
In August 2019, Stephen Curry and Howard University announced the addition of NCAA Division I men's and women's golf teams, with Curry guaranteeing full funding for six years.
On October 30, 2019, in a game against the Phoenix Suns, Stephen Curry broke his left hand's second metacarpal after colliding with Aron Baynes. He required surgery and was expected to be out for at least three months.
Curry broke James Harden's record of 82 three-pointers in a calendar month in November 2019.
In 2019, Sports Illustrated noted 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 and the Warriors reached the NBA Finals, but lost to the Toronto Raptors in six games.
In 2019, Stephen Curry broke Ray Allen's record for most postseason three-pointers and helped the Warriors advance to the Western Conference Finals. He faced his brother Seth in the Finals series. Curry averaged a series career-high 36.5 points to help the Warriors sweep the Trail Blazers, becoming the sixth player in NBA history to score 35 or more in the first four games of a series. In Game 4, he and Draymond Green became the first teammates in league history to have a triple-double in the same playoff game. Curry scored a playoff career-high 47 points in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Despite his efforts, the Warriors lost the series to the Toronto Raptors in Game 6.
Since 2019, Stephen Curry has been the Global Brand Ambassador for Rakuten, partnering with the company on a shopping spree for Bay Area children.
On March 5, 2020, Curry returned from his hand injury against the Toronto Raptors, recording 23 points, six rebounds, and seven assists, though the Warriors lost the game.
On June 24, 2020, Stephen Curry released a trailer for his new show on his YouTube channel called Ultimate Home Championships, featuring people such as DeAndre Jordan, Ronda Rousey, and Kristopher London.
On December 27, 2020, Stephen Curry became the fastest player in NBA history to reach 2,500 career three-pointers, scoring 36 points in a win against the Chicago Bulls.
In 2020, Curry struggled with injuries and missed the playoffs.
In 2020, ESPN ranked Stephen 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 Democratic National Convention.
Stephen Curry provided funding for Howard University to add NCAA Division I teams in men's and women's golf starting in the 2020-21 school year, ensuring full funding for six years.
On January 3, 2021, Stephen Curry scored a career-high 62 points against the Portland Trail Blazers, shooting 18-of-31.
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.
On October 19, 2021, Stephen Curry recorded his eighth career triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a win 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.
In 2021, Curry struggled with injuries and missed the playoffs.
In 2021, Stephen Curry signed on as executive producer of The Queen of Basketball, a documentary short film about basketball legend Lusia Harris. Unanimous Media also signed a deal with NBCUniversal the same year.
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, contributing 22 points and 12 assists.
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 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, after FTX filed for bankruptcy, Stephen Curry, along with other spokespeople, was 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 the following year.
In 2022, Curry won his fourth championship and first Finals MVP award, leading the Warriors past the Boston Celtics. He also became the NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers made.
In the 2022 NBA All-Star Game on February 20, Stephen Curry scored 50 points and set records for most three-pointers made in an All-Star quarter (6), half (8), and game (16). He was named the All-Star Game MVP. On March 10, Curry scored 34 points, becoming the 49th player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points. On March 14, his 34th birthday, he scored 47 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.
On January 25, 2023, Stephen Curry was ejected from a game against the Memphis Grizzlies for throwing his mouthpiece, marking his third career ejection. He had a game-high 34 points before leaving. The next day, Curry was named a Western Conference starter for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, marking his ninth overall selection.
In July 2023, Stephen Curry won the American Century Championship, an annual celebrity golf tournament, with a hole-in-one and a walk-off eagle putt.
On July 21, 2023, Stephen Curry: Underrated, a sports documentary film chronicling Curry's path to NBA stardom, was released on Apple TV+.
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.
In the 2023-24 NBA season, 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 27, 2024, Stephen Curry scored 46 points and made nine three-pointers in a 145–144 double-overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Before February 2024, Stephen Curry's 21 fourth-quarter points was the highest of his career.
On August 30, 2024, Stephen Curry signed a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension with the Warriors, extending through the 2026–27 season, becoming the first NBA player to earn $60 million in a single season. He also joined LeBron James and Kevin Durant as the only players in history to amass $500 million in career earnings.
On December 25, 2024, Stephen Curry recorded a season-high 38-point, six-assist performance in a 115–113 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He shot 8-of-15 from three-point range, tying a Christmas day game record for the most in history.
By the end of the 2024-25 NBA season, Stephen Curry had career averages of 24.7 points, 6.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game.
In 2024, Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha Alexander had their second son.
In 2024, Stephen Curry endorsed Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, for the United States presidential election.
In 2024, Stephen Curry made his Olympic debut with the U.S. Olympic team in Paris. In the semifinal game against Serbia, Curry led a 17-point comeback in a 95-91 win, finishing with a tournament-high 36 points. Curry's team won the final match against France with 24 points, and he secured the United States' fifth-straight Olympic gold medal and his career-first. Curry was named to the Olympics All-Star Five team and honored as the 2024 USA Basketball 5-on-5 Male Athlete of the Year.
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 scored 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. 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 and co-create the "Curry-Berman Fund" with his wife Ayesha, Matt Berman, Erica Berman, and Don Berman.
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