2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster




Jersey Number 30
Stephen Curry
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Charlotte Christian
Bio
- Bio
- Stats
- Media
Notes:First name is pronounced STEFF-en • NCAA single-season record holder with 162 3-pointers in 2007-08 • Ranks first all-time at Davidson with 284 career treys • Davidson’s career leader in free-throw percentage (.874) • Second in school history with a career scoring average of 23.7 • Sixth all-time at Davidson with 134 career steals • Ranks 7th on Davidson’s all-time scoring list with 1,661 points, 777 points away from first • Scored in double figures in all but one contest (at Duke 11/25/06) during his career • Has hit the 10-point plateau in 63 straight contests and reached the 20-point plateau 46 times in his career, the 30-point mark 15 times and the 40-point mark twice • SoCon Player of the Week seven times in his career • Second fastest to 1,000 career points in school history; Fred Hetzel was the first in 1964 and finished with 2,032, good for second in the school record books • Averaging 31.6 points a contest in five NCAA Tournament games • Owns school record for points in a half (30) and points at a neutral site (40), which were both set against Gonzaga March 21, 2008 • Owns two facility scoring records - 40 points at the RBC?Center vs. Gonzaga March 21, 2008, and 38 points in the Holmes Center vs. Appalachian State Nov. 26, 2007 • Tied his own school record with nine 3-pointers against the Mountaineers.
2008-09 Preseason Honors:Blue Ribbon Basketball first-team All-American • Athlon Sports first-team All-American • Sporting News first-team All-American.
2007-08 Postseason Honors:Wooden Award Finalist • Associated Press second-team All-America • Sports Illustrated second-team All-America • Sporting News second-team All-America • ESPN second-team All-America • Wooden All-American • Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player; All-Midwest Regional Team • CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Player of the Year • CollegeInsider.com All-America Selection • CollegeHoops.net All-America Fourth Team • SoCon Male Athlete of the Year (all sports) • SoCon Player of the Year (Media & Coaches) • First-team All-SoCon (Media & Coaches) • NABC District 5 First Team • SoCon Tournament MVP • SoCon All-Tournament First Team • USBWA District III All-District Team. • Nominated for ESPY for Best Breakthrough Athlete.
2007-08:Ranked fourth nationally in scoring at 25.9 points per game • Ranked second nationally in treys per contest averaging 4.5 • Ranked 12th nationally in free-throw percentage at .892 • Hit the 20-point plateau 27 times and the 30-point plateau 11 times • Hit five or more three-pointers in a contest 19 times • SoCon Player of the Week five times • SoCon Player of the Month for November, December, January, February and March, all five months of the season • Became the fourth player in NCAA history to score 30 or more points in his first four NCAA Tournament games, joining Clyde Lovellette of Kansas, Jerry Chambers of Utah and Glenn Robinson of Purdue (30 vs. Maryland in 2007; 40 vs. Gonzaga, 30 vs. Georgetown, 33 vs. Wisconsin in 2008) • Poured in a game-high 24 points in the Wildcats’ setback to top-ranked North Carolina • Netted 32 points in Davidson’s loss at Charlotte (12/5); drilled seven buckets from downtown in 40 minutes of action • Recorded a game-high 29 points, including seven treys at N.C. State (12/21) • Became the second fastest Wildcat to reach the 1,000-point plateau with 24 points against Georgia Southern (1/3); also recorded 10 rebounds in the contest for his second career double-double • Scored 37 points in Davidson’s win over Chattanooga (1/19); it was the first time he went over the 30-point plateau at Belk Arena • Charted 29 points, including six treys, at Western Carolina (1/21) and backed that performance with 28 points and five three-pointers at The Citadel en route to his second Player of the Week this year • Led the Wildcats to their 10th straight victory with 34 points, including six from deep against Wofford (1/30) • Torched the nets for 36 points on 12-of-18 shooting and a perfect 9-for-9 at the charity stripe vs. Elon (2/6) • Netted a career-high 41 points on 14-of-26 shooting and was a perfect 9-for-9 from the line as the Wildcats rallied from 20 points down to defeat UNC Greensboro (2/13) • Capped the regular season with 35 points on 13-of-17 shooting and seven three-pointers at Georgia Southern (3/1) • Tallied his 1,500 career point in the Wildcats’ semifinal victory over UNC Greensboro in the SoCon Tournament, scoring 26 points • Scored 40 points, including eight buckets from downtown, to lead the Wildcats to their first NCAA Tournament win in 39 years vs. Gonzaga; it was the most points in an NCAA Tournament game since Gerry McNamara (43) of Syracuse in 2004 • Recorded 25 of his 30 points in the second period, as the Wildcats rallied from 17 points down to upset second-seeded and eighth-ranked Georgetown; also hit 9-of-10 from the charity stripe and handed out five assists • Hit the 30-point plateau for the third consecutive game in the NCAA Tournament with 33 points, 22 of which came in the second half, vs. Wisconsin (3/28) • Netted 25 points in the Midwest Regional Final vs. Kansas.
2006-07 Postseason Honors: SoCon Freshman of the Year (Coaches & Media) • All-SoCon (Coaches) • First Team All-SoCon (Media) • SoCon All-Freshman Team (Coaches & Media) • SoCon Tournament MVP, SoCon All-Tournament Team • SI.com All-Mid-Major Honorable Mention • NABC District 5 Second Team • Collegehoops.net Mid-Major Freshman of the Year • Collegehoops.net All-Freshman Second Team • Collegehoops.net Mid-Major All-Freshman • Collegehoops.net Mid-Major All-American • Collegehoops.net All-First Round Team • CollegeInsiders.com Freshmen All-America Team • CollegeInsiders.com Mid-Major All-America Team • SN/Rivals.com All-Freshman Team • JTFC All-Challenge Team • NCCSIA First-Team All-State.
2006-07:Set Davidson single-season scoring record for points by a freshman with 730 • Broke Chris Dodds’ mark of 500 that lasted 29 years in the Wildcats’ win over Chattanooga (2/6) • His first three-pointer at Western Carolina broke Davidson’s single-season record for three-pointers held by Brendan Winters (2004-05) • Led the SoCon in scoring at 21.5 points per outing, which also ranked ninth nationally • Ranked second nationally among freshman scoring leaders behind Kevin Durant of Texas • Held the top spot in the SoCon for free throw percentage (.855), three-pointers made (122) and three-pointers per game (3.59) • Also ranked among Southern Conference leaders in field goal percentage (14th), three-point field goal percentage (6th), steals (4th) and three-point field goal percentage (6th) • His 122 treys was the most ever by a freshman in a single season at the NCAA Division I level • Reached double figures in 33 of Davidson’s 34 contests • Had 19 games with 20 points or more, including nine straight, to begin Davidson’s season-long 13-game winning streak • Scored 30 points or more in a contest four times, including the Wildcats’ NCAA Tournament game against Maryland • Three-time SoCon Player of the Week and named SoCon Player of the Month for November, February and March • Made his last 41 attempts from the charity stripe at Belk Arena • Drained at least three buckets from long range in a contest 24 times during his freshman campaign • Scored a season-high 32 points in just his second game in a Wildcat uniform against Michigan; also had nine boards • His performances in the John Thompson Foundation Challenge against Eastern Michigan, Michigan and Central Connecticut State earned him a spot on the All-Tournament Team • Set new school records for three-pointers made and attempted in a contest going 9-for-20 from downtown against Colby at Belk Arena • To go along with 30 points, grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds at Chattanooga (12/18) for his first career double-double • Scored a combined 79 points in Davidson’s three SoCon Tournament games, including 30 against Furman and 29 in the Championship game vs. Coll. of Charleston.
2007 U-19 FIBA World Championships:Member of the 2007 Silver Medal U-19 USA FIBA World Championship squad • Despite playing just 18 minutes per contest, averaged 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest, while connecting on 45 percent of his attempts from the floor • Recorded four double-digit scoring performances including a game-high 19 in Team USA’s victory over eventual champion Serbia in Pool Play.
Before Davidson:Named all-conference, all-state and team MVP following both his junior and senior campaigns for coach Shonn Brown at Charlotte Christian • With a career average of 18 points per outing he finished his prep days as the school’s all-time leading scorer with over 1,400 points • The three-time letterwinner led his teams to three conference titles and three appearances in the state playoffs including a runner-up finish in 2006 after posting an impressive 33-3 overall record • As a senior, hit 48-percent of his three-point attempts • Also lettered in track and golf.
Personal: Son of Dell and Sonya and has three siblings, Seth, Sydel and Will • His father was a star at Virginia Tech and went on to enjoy 16 seasons in the NBA for five different teams, including a 10-year career with the Charlotte Hornets • Curry’s mother was also a standout on the volleyball team at Virginia Tech • Born March 14, 1988, in Akron, Ohio • Majoring in sociology.
2008-09 Preseason Honors:Blue Ribbon Basketball first-team All-American • Athlon Sports first-team All-American • Sporting News first-team All-American.
2007-08 Postseason Honors:Wooden Award Finalist • Associated Press second-team All-America • Sports Illustrated second-team All-America • Sporting News second-team All-America • ESPN second-team All-America • Wooden All-American • Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player; All-Midwest Regional Team • CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Player of the Year • CollegeInsider.com All-America Selection • CollegeHoops.net All-America Fourth Team • SoCon Male Athlete of the Year (all sports) • SoCon Player of the Year (Media & Coaches) • First-team All-SoCon (Media & Coaches) • NABC District 5 First Team • SoCon Tournament MVP • SoCon All-Tournament First Team • USBWA District III All-District Team. • Nominated for ESPY for Best Breakthrough Athlete.
2007-08:Ranked fourth nationally in scoring at 25.9 points per game • Ranked second nationally in treys per contest averaging 4.5 • Ranked 12th nationally in free-throw percentage at .892 • Hit the 20-point plateau 27 times and the 30-point plateau 11 times • Hit five or more three-pointers in a contest 19 times • SoCon Player of the Week five times • SoCon Player of the Month for November, December, January, February and March, all five months of the season • Became the fourth player in NCAA history to score 30 or more points in his first four NCAA Tournament games, joining Clyde Lovellette of Kansas, Jerry Chambers of Utah and Glenn Robinson of Purdue (30 vs. Maryland in 2007; 40 vs. Gonzaga, 30 vs. Georgetown, 33 vs. Wisconsin in 2008) • Poured in a game-high 24 points in the Wildcats’ setback to top-ranked North Carolina • Netted 32 points in Davidson’s loss at Charlotte (12/5); drilled seven buckets from downtown in 40 minutes of action • Recorded a game-high 29 points, including seven treys at N.C. State (12/21) • Became the second fastest Wildcat to reach the 1,000-point plateau with 24 points against Georgia Southern (1/3); also recorded 10 rebounds in the contest for his second career double-double • Scored 37 points in Davidson’s win over Chattanooga (1/19); it was the first time he went over the 30-point plateau at Belk Arena • Charted 29 points, including six treys, at Western Carolina (1/21) and backed that performance with 28 points and five three-pointers at The Citadel en route to his second Player of the Week this year • Led the Wildcats to their 10th straight victory with 34 points, including six from deep against Wofford (1/30) • Torched the nets for 36 points on 12-of-18 shooting and a perfect 9-for-9 at the charity stripe vs. Elon (2/6) • Netted a career-high 41 points on 14-of-26 shooting and was a perfect 9-for-9 from the line as the Wildcats rallied from 20 points down to defeat UNC Greensboro (2/13) • Capped the regular season with 35 points on 13-of-17 shooting and seven three-pointers at Georgia Southern (3/1) • Tallied his 1,500 career point in the Wildcats’ semifinal victory over UNC Greensboro in the SoCon Tournament, scoring 26 points • Scored 40 points, including eight buckets from downtown, to lead the Wildcats to their first NCAA Tournament win in 39 years vs. Gonzaga; it was the most points in an NCAA Tournament game since Gerry McNamara (43) of Syracuse in 2004 • Recorded 25 of his 30 points in the second period, as the Wildcats rallied from 17 points down to upset second-seeded and eighth-ranked Georgetown; also hit 9-of-10 from the charity stripe and handed out five assists • Hit the 30-point plateau for the third consecutive game in the NCAA Tournament with 33 points, 22 of which came in the second half, vs. Wisconsin (3/28) • Netted 25 points in the Midwest Regional Final vs. Kansas.
2006-07 Postseason Honors: SoCon Freshman of the Year (Coaches & Media) • All-SoCon (Coaches) • First Team All-SoCon (Media) • SoCon All-Freshman Team (Coaches & Media) • SoCon Tournament MVP, SoCon All-Tournament Team • SI.com All-Mid-Major Honorable Mention • NABC District 5 Second Team • Collegehoops.net Mid-Major Freshman of the Year • Collegehoops.net All-Freshman Second Team • Collegehoops.net Mid-Major All-Freshman • Collegehoops.net Mid-Major All-American • Collegehoops.net All-First Round Team • CollegeInsiders.com Freshmen All-America Team • CollegeInsiders.com Mid-Major All-America Team • SN/Rivals.com All-Freshman Team • JTFC All-Challenge Team • NCCSIA First-Team All-State.
2006-07:Set Davidson single-season scoring record for points by a freshman with 730 • Broke Chris Dodds’ mark of 500 that lasted 29 years in the Wildcats’ win over Chattanooga (2/6) • His first three-pointer at Western Carolina broke Davidson’s single-season record for three-pointers held by Brendan Winters (2004-05) • Led the SoCon in scoring at 21.5 points per outing, which also ranked ninth nationally • Ranked second nationally among freshman scoring leaders behind Kevin Durant of Texas • Held the top spot in the SoCon for free throw percentage (.855), three-pointers made (122) and three-pointers per game (3.59) • Also ranked among Southern Conference leaders in field goal percentage (14th), three-point field goal percentage (6th), steals (4th) and three-point field goal percentage (6th) • His 122 treys was the most ever by a freshman in a single season at the NCAA Division I level • Reached double figures in 33 of Davidson’s 34 contests • Had 19 games with 20 points or more, including nine straight, to begin Davidson’s season-long 13-game winning streak • Scored 30 points or more in a contest four times, including the Wildcats’ NCAA Tournament game against Maryland • Three-time SoCon Player of the Week and named SoCon Player of the Month for November, February and March • Made his last 41 attempts from the charity stripe at Belk Arena • Drained at least three buckets from long range in a contest 24 times during his freshman campaign • Scored a season-high 32 points in just his second game in a Wildcat uniform against Michigan; also had nine boards • His performances in the John Thompson Foundation Challenge against Eastern Michigan, Michigan and Central Connecticut State earned him a spot on the All-Tournament Team • Set new school records for three-pointers made and attempted in a contest going 9-for-20 from downtown against Colby at Belk Arena • To go along with 30 points, grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds at Chattanooga (12/18) for his first career double-double • Scored a combined 79 points in Davidson’s three SoCon Tournament games, including 30 against Furman and 29 in the Championship game vs. Coll. of Charleston.
2007 U-19 FIBA World Championships:Member of the 2007 Silver Medal U-19 USA FIBA World Championship squad • Despite playing just 18 minutes per contest, averaged 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest, while connecting on 45 percent of his attempts from the floor • Recorded four double-digit scoring performances including a game-high 19 in Team USA’s victory over eventual champion Serbia in Pool Play.
Before Davidson:Named all-conference, all-state and team MVP following both his junior and senior campaigns for coach Shonn Brown at Charlotte Christian • With a career average of 18 points per outing he finished his prep days as the school’s all-time leading scorer with over 1,400 points • The three-time letterwinner led his teams to three conference titles and three appearances in the state playoffs including a runner-up finish in 2006 after posting an impressive 33-3 overall record • As a senior, hit 48-percent of his three-point attempts • Also lettered in track and golf.
Personal: Son of Dell and Sonya and has three siblings, Seth, Sydel and Will • His father was a star at Virginia Tech and went on to enjoy 16 seasons in the NBA for five different teams, including a 10-year career with the Charlotte Hornets • Curry’s mother was also a standout on the volleyball team at Virginia Tech • Born March 14, 1988, in Akron, Ohio • Majoring in sociology.
Total 3-PointYear GP-GS FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Reb/Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg06-07 34-33 242-523 .463 122-299 .408 124-145 .855 157/4.6 95 6 62 730/21.507-08 36-36 317-656 .483 162-369 .439 135-151 .894 165/4.6 104 14 73 931/25.9TOTAL 70-69 559-1179 .474 284-668 .425 259-296 .875 322/4.6 199 20 135 1661/23.7