100 Fun Facts About Steph Curry

In which city was Stephen Curry born?

The same hospital, Summa Akron City, had delivered LeBron James three years earlier; his father was playing for the Cavaliers at the time.

For which NBA team did Curry's father Dell spend most of his career?

Dell won Sixth Man of the Year in 1994 and later had his number 30 retired by the Hornets, the same number his son wears.

Which college did Curry play for from 2006 to 2009?

Virginia Tech, his father's school, offered only a walk-on spot because of his slender 160-pound frame.

Which top-seeded team ended the Wildcats' 2008 NCAA Tournament run in the Elite Eight?

Curry had scored 40 against Gonzaga, 25 in the second half against Georgetown and 33 against Wisconsin before the 59-57 loss.

How many points per game did Curry average in his final college season, leading the nation?

He also averaged 5.6 assists and 2.5 steals and was named a consensus first-team All-American.

With which pick did the Golden State Warriors select Curry in the 2009 draft?

Blake Griffin, Hasheem Thabeet, James Harden, Tyreke Evans, Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn all went before him.

Who beat Curry to the 2010 Rookie of the Year award?

Curry finished runner-up; the following year he won the NBA Sportsmanship Award instead.

Which part of his body caused the injuries that threatened Curry's early career?

The uncertainty is why the Warriors got him on a four-year, $44 million extension in 2012, one of the great bargains in sport.

How many three-pointers did Curry make in 2012-13 to set the single-season record at the time?

He broke Ray Allen's 269; three years later he obliterated it with 402.

Which head coach did the Warriors hire before the 2014-15 season, Curry's first title year?

The team won 67 games and Curry took his first MVP; Luke Walton stood in the next season while Kerr recovered from back surgery.

How long had the Warriors gone without a championship before Curry's first in 2015?

The previous title came in 1975 with Rick Barry; Curry now has four.

What was unique about Curry's 2016 MVP award?

He led the league at 30.1 points a game and joined the 50-40-90 club in the same season.

What regular-season record did the 2015-16 Warriors finish with?

They started 24-0 and broke the 1995-96 Bulls' mark, then became the first team to lose the Finals from 3-1 up.

How many three-pointers did Curry make in the 2015-16 season?

He hit ten of them in the final game to get there, and no one else has yet passed 300 without him.

From how far out did Curry hit his overtime game-winner against Oklahoma City in February 2016?

The shot with 0.6 seconds left was his 12th three of the night, tying the single-game record then shared by Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall.

Which team beat the Warriors in the 2016 Finals after trailing 3-1?

The collapse led directly to the recruitment of Kevin Durant that summer.

Curry's five-year 2017 extension was the first NBA contract to pass what figure?

The $201 million deal was signed on July 1, 2017, a few weeks after his second title.

Which team beat the Warriors in the 2019 Finals?

Kevin Durant tore his Achilles and Klay Thompson his ACL in the series, and the Warriors missed the next two postseasons.

Where did Curry pass Ray Allen to become the NBA's all-time three-point leader on December 14, 2021?

He hit five against the Knicks to reach 2,977, passing Allen's 2,973, and Allen was in the building.

How many three-pointers did Curry make in the 2022 All-Star Game, a record?

He scored 50 points and won the game's MVP; he took the award again in 2025.

Which team did the Warriors beat in the 2022 Finals when Curry won his first Finals MVP?

His 43 points and 10 rebounds in Game 4 in Boston turned the series; the vote for MVP was unanimous.

How many points did Curry score in Game 7 against Sacramento in April 2023?

It was the most anyone had scored in a Game 7; the Warriors won 120-100, then lost to the Lakers.

Which country did the United States beat in the 2024 Olympic final, with Curry hitting eight threes?

The 98-87 win was America's fifth straight gold, and Curry's 'night night' gesture became the tournament's image.

Which two FIBA tournaments did Curry win gold at with Team USA before the Olympics?

Paris 2024 was his first Olympic Games; he skipped 2012 and 2016 with injuries.

What nickname is shared by Curry and Klay Thompson?

The name plays on the Bash Brothers of the Oakland A's; the two combined for well over 5,000 threes together.

Which shooting-percentage milestone did Curry reach in 2016, as only the seventh player ever?

The thresholds are field goals, three-pointers and free throws; he did it while leading the league in scoring.

In which two seasons did Curry win the NBA scoring title?

The second came at 32 on a Warriors team that missed the playoffs; he averaged 32 points a game.

Which shoe company did Curry sign with in 2013 after leaving Nike?

Curry Brand launched under the same company in late 2020, and the firm's share price has risen and fallen with his shoes.

In which subject did Curry finish his college bachelor's degree in 2022?

He completed the coursework 13 years after leaving early, and Davidson retired his number 30 that August.

Why was Curry's 2022 college jersey retirement a first for the school?

Davidson policy required a degree first, which is why the honour waited until he graduated.

What is the name of Curry's foundation for Oakland children?

He runs it with his wife Ayesha; the couple also endowed the Curry-Berman Fund for Davidson basketball.

Which nickname refers to him cooking defenders?

The other names get used too, but Chef Curry is the one on the T-shirts.

How many consecutive games did Curry make at least one three-pointer, an NBA record?

The streak began in November 2018 and ended in December 2022, and Kyle Korver's old record was 127.

How many times has Curry won the All-Star weekend Three-Point Contest?

He won in 2015 and 2021, and lost the 2016 final to teammate Klay Thompson.

Which award, named after a Lakers legend, did Curry win as the inaugural West finals MVP in 2022?

The East's equivalent is named for Larry Bird; the Finals MVP award is the Bill Russell trophy.

Which magazine has twice named Curry its Sportsperson of the Year?

The 2018 award was shared with the whole Warriors team; 2022 was his alone.

Which younger brother of Curry's also played in the NBA?

The two grew up shooting on a backyard court in Charlotte and met in the 2019 Western Conference finals.

Which award did Dell Curry win with the Hornets in 1994?

He came off the bench for ten seasons in Charlotte, providing instant offence with three-point shooting long before it was fashionable.

Which honour roll of the league's all-time greats was Curry named to in 2021?

He was one of only a handful of active players chosen among the 76 greatest of all time.

How many playoff three-pointers had Curry made by the end of the 2022 run, the first player past 500?

Ray Allen, LeBron James and Klay Thompson are the only others anywhere near that territory.

What jersey number has Curry worn throughout his Warriors career?

His father Dell wore 30 too. A fan who died in the 2015 Chapel Hill shooting wore the number in intramural games, and Curry honoured him on his sneakers.

Some of Curry's signature shoes carry the verse '4:13' from which book of the Bible?

The verse reads 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me'. Curry also has 1 Corinthians 13:8 tattooed in Hebrew on his wrist.

In 2023 Curry won the American Century Championship, a celebrity event in which sport?

He made a hole-in-one in the second round and sealed it with a walk-off eagle putt. He has played since age 10 and even entered a pro event in 2017.

In 2018 Curry jokingly doubted what historic event, earning an invitation from NASA?

NASA offered him a tour of the Johnson Space Center. He later auctioned a pair of shoes inspired by the flap, raising $58,100 for STEM education.

Which award did Curry receive in April 2025 for leadership and mentoring other players?

He had won Clutch Player of the Year a year earlier after leading the league in clutch points, field goals and threes.

Since 2012, Curry has donated three of what for every three-pointer he makes?

The nets go to the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign against malaria, a cause a college teammate, Bryant Barr, introduced him to.

Curry is executive producer and resident golf pro on which mini-golf competition show?

His production company also made the 2023 Apple TV+ documentary Underrated with Ryan Coogler, tracing his unlikely path to NBA stardom.

In 2019 Curry pledged to fund new Division I men's and women's golf teams at which school?

He guaranteed full funding for six years, starting with the 2020-21 school year, at the historically Black school in Washington, D.C.

Curry's 2009 rookie card sold in July 2021 for a then-record basketball-card price of?

The buyer was Alt Fund II. The record fell in August 2025 when a Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant card went for $12.9 million.

Curry wears contact lenses to correct which eye condition?

The condition makes the cornea thin and cone-shaped. Curry has said his shooting got even sharper after he started wearing the lenses.

What is Curry's actual first name?

He goes by his middle name, like his father Dell, who is Wardell Stephen Curry Sr.

Against which team did Curry score his career-high 62 points in January 2021?

He shot 18-of-31 in the 137-122 win, a week after becoming the fastest player ever to 2,500 career threes.

Which player did the Warriors offer Curry to the Bucks for in 2012, only to be rebuffed?

Milwaukee balked at his ankle history and took Monta Ellis instead, which handed Curry the team; GM Larry Riley later said that was the plan all along.

Dell Curry hoped which team would take his son with the eighth pick in 2009?

Dell phoned teams picking higher and asked them to pass; Minnesota obliged and took two other point guards at five and six.

Which Warriors head coach drafted Curry in 2009 despite his father's wishes?

The team already had a slight scoring guard in Monta Ellis, who announced at a media session that the two were too small to play together.

Which All-Star Saturday event did Curry win in February 2011?

That same weekend he put up 13 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Sophomores in the Rookie Challenge.

Against which team did Curry make a then-record 13 threes in a November 2016 game?

It came three days after an 0-of-10 night in Los Angeles had ended his 157-game streak of games with a made three.

How many points did Curry score in overtime of Game 4 at Portland in 2016, then a record?

It was his first game back from an MCL sprain; he finished with 40 in a 132-125 win and the Warriors closed the series in five.

Which broadcaster's 'Double Bang' call capped Curry's 2016 game-winner in Oklahoma City?

The shot also broke his own single-season three-point record, at 288, with weeks of the season still to play.

Whom did Curry pass in April 2021 to become the Warriors' all-time leading scorer?

He did it with a 53-point night against Denver, in the middle of an 11-game run of 30-point games at age 33.

Whose mark did Curry break in March 2021 to become the Warriors' career assists leader?

Rodgers' 4,855 had stood since the 1960s, when the franchise was still in Philadelphia and then San Francisco.

What was the value of the one-year extension Curry signed in August 2024?

It made him the first player to earn $60 million in a season and took his career earnings past $500 million, joining LeBron James and Kevin Durant.

Which Phoenix Suns player fell on Curry's left hand in October 2019, breaking it?

The broken metacarpal needed surgery and cost him four months; he played only five games that season as the Warriors finished last.

Whom did Curry edge 28-27 to win the 2021 Three-Point Contest?

He needed his very last ball of the final round to take the lead, six years after his first contest win.

Against which team did Curry hit his first buzzer-beating game-winner, in January 2022?

Remarkably, it took 13 seasons; he had plenty of game-winners before it, just none that beat the final horn.

Which Celtics player's dive rolled Curry's foot in March 2022, ending his regular season?

Three months later he beat the same Celtics in the Finals and was voted Finals MVP unanimously.

Which team did the Warriors beat in the 2022 Western Conference finals?

Curry averaged 23.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7.4 assists in the five-game series and was the unanimous pick for the first conference finals MVP award.

What did Curry throw to earn an ejection against Memphis in January 2023?

It was only the third ejection of his career; he left with a game-high 34 points and the Warriors held on to win by two.

Against which team did Curry score 60 points in a February 2024 overtime loss?

At 35 he joined Kobe Bryant as the only players with a 60-point game at that age, and he attempted just six free throws doing it.

Whose 2023 retirement made Curry the longest-tenured player with one team?

Haslem spent 20 seasons with Miami; Curry has now been a Warrior since 2009, longer than the team's current arena has existed.

Against which team did Curry become the first player with 4,000 career threes?

The milestone came on March 13, 2025, a day short of his 37th birthday; Ray Allen, whose career record he broke in 2021, finished with 2,973.

Against which team did Curry score 36 points in the 2024 Olympic semifinal?

He went 9-of-14 from three to lead a 17-point comeback; only Carmelo Anthony has scored more for the US in an Olympic game.

What nickname was given to Curry's clinching three in the 2024 Olympic final?

It was the last of four straight threes in the final three minutes, the decisive one a double-contested fadeaway.

What is the name of Ayesha Curry's lifestyle brand?

It spans a Santa Monica cafe, a magazine, skincare and books; her earlier olive-oil company gave 10% of proceeds to No Kid Hungry.

Where did Curry first meet his future wife Ayesha as a teenager?

He was 15 and she was 14; they only started dating years later, when she was chasing acting work in Los Angeles.

How many children do Stephen and Ayesha Curry have?

Two daughters arrived in 2012 and 2015, then two sons in 2018 and 2024.

In which California town did Curry buy a $31m home in 2019?

In 2023 he publicly opposed a multi-family housing development planned directly behind the property, citing his family's privacy.

Curry's mother Sonya is godmother to which basketball player?

Sonya and Brink's mother were college roommates on the Virginia Tech volleyball team.

What kind of school did Curry's parents found in Huntersville, North Carolina, in 1995?

The Curry children attended it; Sonya earned her education degree at Virginia Tech, where she met Dell while watching a basketball practice.

What is the title of Sonya Curry's 2022 memoir?

Its subtitle is 'A Memoir of Family, Faith, and Purpose'. She and Dell divorced the year before it came out, after 33 years.

Which team drafted Dell Curry 15th overall in 1986?

He lasted one season there before a trade to Cleveland, and Charlotte then plucked him in the 1988 expansion draft.

The mother of which late Croatian star babysat Curry in 1992 and got a 2015 Finals jersey?

Biserka Petrovic minded the three-year-old during the 1992 All-Star weekend while Dell shot in the Three-Point Contest.

What is the name of the production company Curry founded in 2018?

The name nods to his 2016 MVP vote; it launched with a Sony Pictures deal focused on faith and family content.

Which 2019 faith-based film did Curry executive produce?

The same year he produced Emanuel, a documentary about the families of the 2015 Charleston church shooting victims.

Curry executive-produced an animated Netflix revival of which 1970s sitcom?

His co-producers were the show's original creator Norman Lear and Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane.

At which festival did the documentary Stephen Curry: Underrated premiere in January 2023?

Peter Nicks directed it as the first project in Unanimous Media's deal with A24, before Apple picked it up for streaming.

Curry invested in and helped name the 2018 relaunch of which phone brand?

The tiny device was designed as a companion to a main smartphone; a San Francisco startup licensed the name from TCL.

Curry was sued as a paid spokesperson for which collapsed crypto exchange?

The November 2022 bankruptcy wiped out billions in customer funds and triggered a class action against its celebrity endorsers.

Which jersey number did Charlotte Christian School retire for Curry in 2017?

The famous 30 came later; at Davidson the honour was a renamed 'Section 30' of Belk Arena, and I-77's Exit 30 is now the Stephen Curry Interchange.

What is Curry's listed height?

Listed at 185 pounds too, he was 160 when Virginia Tech would offer him only a walk-on spot.

How many threes did Curry make in 2007-08, still the NCAA single-season record?

Darius McGhee of Liberty later tied it; Curry's 4.5 a game that year remains the sophomore record.

Which school held Curry scoreless in his only pointless college game, in 2008?

Loyola double-teamed him all night and lost 78-48 anyway; he went 0-of-3 and his teammates did the rest.

Who was Curry's head coach at Davidson?

He told alumni 'wait 'til you see Steph Curry' before the freshman had played a game, and his son Matt succeeded him in 2022.

Which postseason tournament did Davidson play in during Curry's final college season?

A semifinal loss to College of Charleston cost them the conference's automatic bid; they beat South Carolina before falling to Saint Mary's.

Who was the last Warrior to start an All-Star Game before Curry in 2014?

The gap was 19 years. Curry has since been selected 12 times, a franchise record.

Whose record of 27 threes in a single Finals did Curry break in 2016?

Green set it for San Antonio in 2013. Curry now owns 152 Finals threes, and his nine in one game in 2018 is another record.

Seth Curry's wife Callie is the daughter of which NBA head coach?

Callie played pro volleyball; her brother Austin was Seth's teammate at Duke, and Doc later coached Seth himself.

Which Warriors teammate tore his ACL in January 2026?

With Curry also missing time with a knee injury, the Warriors went 37-45 and lost in the play-in.

Curry's career-best 95 points over two games in November 2025 came against which team?

He scored 46 and 49 two nights apart, the second capped by game-winning free throws with 6.4 seconds left.

Whom did Curry pass in December 2025 for the most 40-point games after turning 30?

His 48-point, 12-three night against Portland was number 45; he had passed Jordan for the most 35-point games after 30 two days earlier.