Dell Curry Retired Shooting guard/Small forward Personal information Date of birth June 25, 1964 (1964-06-25) (age 46) Place of birth Harrisonburg, Virginia Nationality American High school Fort Defiance Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg) Career information College Virginia Tech NBA Draft 1986 / 15th overall Selected by the Utah Jazz Pro career 1986–2002 Career history Utah Jazz 1986–1987 Cleveland Cavaliers 1987–1988 Charlotte Hornets 1988–1998 Milwaukee Bucks 1998–1999 Toronto Raptors 1999–2002 Career highlights and awards 1994 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Info Page Wardell Stephen "Dell" Curry (born June 25, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player at the shooting guard and the small forward positions who received his education from Fort Defiance High School in Virginia and Virginia Tech. He then played in the National Basketball Association from 1986 until 2002. He now works as a commentator, alongside Steve Martin, on the Bobcats television broadcasts. As of 2010, he is still the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets all-time leader in points (9,839) and three-point field goals made (929). Contents 1 Early life 2 NCAA Career 3 NBA career 4 Coaching career 5 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame 6 Personal 7 References 8 External links Early life

Curry was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He went to Fort Defiance High School in Fort Defiance, Virginia. His Senior Year Curry won a State Championship for Fort in Basketball and in Baseball. As a child he would shoot with two hands. Curry broke his left wrist at the age of 9 and was forced to shoot with one hand and develop correct shooting form. Curry played basketball and baseball in high school and college, and he was even drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 14th round of the 1985 MLB Draft, but opted to continue playing basketball.1 NCAA Career Curry was a four-year starter at Virginia Tech along with contemporaries Bobby Beecher, Perry Young, and Keith Colbert. The team appeared in the 1983 and 1984 NIT tournaments, finishing 3rd in 1984. Although the team qualified for at-large bids to the NCAA tournament in 1985 and 1986, it lost in the first round on both occasions. NCAA basketball did not feature a three-point line during Curry's collegiate career, so his accurate long-range shooting was not rewarded as it would be later in his NBA career. NBA career

The 6 ft 5 inch Curry was selected 15th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 1986 NBA Draft after attending Virginia Tech. He played one season in Utah before moving on to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1987 for another season. He was selected by one of the NBA's two newest teams for the 1988-89 season, the Charlotte Hornets, in the expansion draft after he was made available by the Cavaliers. In Charlotte, Curry was primarily used off the bench where he was utilized as an instant scoring threat, especially from behind the three-point line. He played ten seasons for the Hornets and currently ranks among the franchise's all-time statistical leaders in points, games played, three-point field goals made and attempted, and three-point field goal percentage. He was a regular vote-receiver for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award and the conclusion of the 1993-94 season finally saw him become the recipient of the trophy.

Curry also played one season for the Milwaukee Bucks and his final three seasons for the Toronto Raptors. He holds career averages of 11.7 points per game and 40.2 percent from three-point range. He is the all-time leading scorer for the Charlotte Hornets with 9839 points. In addition, he was the last remaining original member of the team first fielded in the 1988-89 NBA season. Curry ranks 28th all-time in career 3-point field goals made. Coaching career On June 18, 2007, he was named assistant coach of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, but he stepped down before the season began so that he could attend his sons' basketball games.2 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame In 2004, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Personal Dell Curry is the father of Stephen Curry, who played basketball at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, and was chosen 7th overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 2009 NBA Draft. He is also the father of Seth Curry, who currently plays at Duke University after spending the 2008–09 season at Liberty University before transferring.3 He also has a daughter named Sydell. Dell Curry's wife's name is Sonya. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, golfing, and water skiing. He has his own foundation, "The Dell Curry Foundation", which is a youth oriented program in Charlotte, NC. References ^ "Player Bio". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dell_curry/bio.html. Retrieved 2009-10-14.  ^ Dell Curry steps down as Bobcats assistant coach. ^ McCready, Joedy (2009-03-29). "Seth Curry to transfer to Duke". Associated Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jhFZtqXEz1zfAA8eOQimToLStDkgD9782CHO0. Retrieved 2009-03-30.  External links NBA Profile Virginia Tech Hall of Fame Career stats at Basketball Reference v · d · e1986 NBA Draft First round Brad Daugherty · Len Bias · Chris Washburn · Chuck Person · Kenny Walker · William Bedford · Roy Tarpley · Ron Harper · Brad Sellers · Johnny Dawkins · John Salley · John Williams · Dwayne Washington · Walter Berry · Dell Curry · Maurice Martin · Harold Pressley · Mark Alarie · Billy Thompson · Buck Johnson · Anthony Jones · Scott Skiles · Ken Barlow · Arvydas Sabonis Second round Mark Price · Greg Dreiling · Dennis Rodman · Larry Krystkowiak · Johnny Newman · Nate McMillan · Joe Ward · Cedric Henderson · Kevin Duckworth · Johnny Rogers · Milton Wagner · Steve Mitchell · Panagiotis Fasoulas · Lemone Lampley · Rafael Addison · Augusto Binelli · Otis Smith · Ron Kellogg · Dave Feitl · David Wingate · Keith Smith · Jeff Hornacek · Michael Jackson v · d · eNBA Sixth Man of the Year Award 1983: Jones | 1984: McHale | 1985: McHale | 1986: Walton | 1987: Pierce | 1988: Tarpley | 1989: Johnson | 1990: Pierce | 1991: Schrempf | 1992: Schrempf | 1993: Robinson | 1994: Curry | 1995: Mason | 1996: Kukoč | 1997: Starks | 1998: Manning | 1999: Armstrong | 2000: Rogers | 2001: McKie | 2002: Williamson | 2003: Jackson | 2004: Jamison | 2005: Gordon | 2006: Miller | 2007: Barbosa | 2008: Ginóbili | 2009: Terry | 2010: Crawford v · d · e1986 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team Steve Alford • Walter Berry • Len Bias • Johnny Dawkins • Kenny Walker Second Team Dell Curry • Brad Daugherty • Ron Harper • Danny Manning • David Robinson • Scott Skiles v · d · eMetro Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year 1977: G. Yoder | 1978: H. Davis & R. Wilson | 1979: P. Cummings | 1980: D. Griffith | 1981: D. Burns & D. Smith | 1982: K. Lee | 1983: R. McCray | 1984: J. Williams | 1985: K. Lee | 1986: D. Curry | 1987: H. Crook | 1988: B. Coles & P. Ellison | 1989: G. McCloud | 1990: C. Weatherspoon | 1991: C. Weatherspoon | 1992: C. Weatherspoon | 1993: C. Rozier | 1994: C. Rozier | 1995: J. Lang Persondata Name Curry, Dell Alternative names Short description Date of birth 1964-06-25 Place of birth Harrisonburg, Virginia Date of death Place of death