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==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Curry was drafted in the third round of the [[WNBA]] draft by [[Charlotte Sting]] in 2002.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Edniesha Curry named assistant coach for Maine men's basketball team|url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/22969000/edniesha-curry-named-assistant-coach-maine-men-basketball-team|access-date=|website=}}</ref> However, she was waived by the Sting prior to playing a regular-season game. <ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Edniesha Curry WNBA Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/c/curryed01w.html|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref> Curry played two seasons in the WNBA, in 2003 for the [[Phoenix Mercury]] and 2005 for the [[Los Angeles Sparks]].<ref name=":5" />
Curry was drafted in the third round of the [[WNBA]] draft by the [[Charlotte Sting]] in 2002.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=30 March 2018|title=Edniesha Curry named assistant coach for Maine men's basketball team|url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/22969000/edniesha-curry-named-assistant-coach-maine-men-basketball-team|access-date=|website=}}</ref> However, she was waived by the Sting prior to playing a regular-season game. <ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Edniesha Curry WNBA Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/c/curryed01w.html|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref> Curry played in the WNBA for two seasons: in 2003 for the [[Phoenix Mercury]] and in 2005 for the [[Los Angeles Sparks]].<ref name=":5" />


Curry also played basketball professionally overseas. From 2003 to 2004, she played for Ra’ananna in Israel.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} From 2004 to 2005, she played for Thessaloniki in Greece and was named an All-Star.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2015|title=This is UMaine Women's Basketball - Basketball Staff|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/4/20/2015-16_WBB_MG-Records.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121012019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/4/20/2015-16_WBB_MG-Records.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-21 }}</ref> From 2005 to 2006, Curry played for BSE-ESMA Budapest (Hungary-A) Eurocup in Budapest, Hungary, and appeared in FIBA Cup Europe.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2015|title=This is UMaine Women's Basketball - Basketball Staff|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/4/20/2015-16_WBB_MG-Records.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121012019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/4/20/2015-16_WBB_MG-Records.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-21 }}</ref> She spent the 2007-2008 season with Hapoel Tel Aviv and Lezno Poland.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eurobasket|title=Pompax Tecza Leszno basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref> Curry played her final season of professional basketball from 2008 to 2009 for Elitzur Holon in Israel, and was an Israeli Cup Semi-Finalist.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eurobasket|title=Edniesha Curry Player Profile, Elitzur Holon, News, Stats - Eurobasket|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=EDNIESHA CURRY basketball profile|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Edniesha-Curry/Israel/Elitzur-Holon/79206?Women=1|access-date=|website=Eurobasket}}</ref> She played on the international tour of Athens, Thessaloniki, Greece, Israel, Hungary and Poland.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://purpose2play.com/2018/05/02/edniesha-curry-to-instill-confidence-in-maines-mens-basketball-team/|title=Edniesha Curry to instill confidence in Maine's men's basketball team.|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>
Curry also played basketball professionally overseas. From 2003 to 2004, she played for Ra’ananna in Israel.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} From 2004 to 2005, she played for Thessaloniki in Greece and was named an All-Star.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2015|title=This is UMaine Women's Basketball - Basketball Staff|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/4/20/2015-16_WBB_MG-Records.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121012019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/4/20/2015-16_WBB_MG-Records.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-21 }}</ref> From 2005 to 2006, Curry played for BSE-ESMA Budapest (Hungary-A) Eurocup in Budapest, Hungary, and appeared in FIBA Cup Europe.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2015|title=This is UMaine Women's Basketball - Basketball Staff|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/4/20/2015-16_WBB_MG-Records.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121012019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/4/20/2015-16_WBB_MG-Records.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-21 }}</ref> She spent the 2007-2008 season with Hapoel Tel Aviv and Lezno Poland.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eurobasket|title=Pompax Tecza Leszno basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref> Curry played her final season of professional basketball from 2008 to 2009 for Elitzur Holon in Israel, and was an Israeli Cup Semi-Finalist.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eurobasket|title=Edniesha Curry Player Profile, Elitzur Holon, News, Stats - Eurobasket|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=EDNIESHA CURRY basketball profile|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Edniesha-Curry/Israel/Elitzur-Holon/79206?Women=1|access-date=|website=Eurobasket}}</ref> She played on the international tour of Athens, Thessaloniki, Greece, Israel, Hungary and Poland.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://purpose2play.com/2018/05/02/edniesha-curry-to-instill-confidence-in-maines-mens-basketball-team/|title=Edniesha Curry to instill confidence in Maine's men's basketball team.|last=|first=|date=2 May 2018|website=|access-date=}}</ref>


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
Curry was an international basketball development coach in Israel, China, and Vietnam from 2012 to 2015 including head coach for SSA Basketball in Ho Chi Minh City.<ref name=":6" /> In July 2015, she joined the [[University of Maine|University of Maine's]] women's basketball team as a player development and assistant coach. At the University of Maine she worked under [[Richard Barron (basketball)|Coach Richard Barron]] until May 2017. She left the University of Maine in 2017 to serve in the Assistant Coaches' Program and the Atlanta Classical Academy as their Women's Athletic Program Manager. In 2018, Curry returned as an assistant coach for the University of Maine's men's basketball team.<ref name=":4b">{{Cite web|title=Edniesha Curry - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory|url=https://goblackbears.com/staff-directory/edniesha-curry/1218|access-date=2020-10-08|website=University of Maine Athletics|language=en}}</ref>
Curry was an international basketball development coach in Israel, China, and Vietnam from 2012 to 2015 including head coach for SSA Basketball in Ho Chi Minh City.<ref name=":6" /> In July 2015, she joined the [[University of Maine|University of Maine's]] women's basketball team as a player development and assistant coach. At the University of Maine she worked under [[Richard Barron (basketball)|Coach Richard Barron]] until May 2017. She left the University of Maine in 2017 to serve in the Assistant Coaches' Program and the Atlanta Classical Academy as their Women's Athletic Program Manager. In 2018, Curry returned as an assistant coach for the University of Maine's men's basketball team.<ref name=":4b">{{Cite web|title=Edniesha Curry - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory|url=https://goblackbears.com/staff-directory/edniesha-curry/1218|access-date=2020-10-08|website=University of Maine Athletics|language=en}}</ref>


On August 2, 2021, Curry was hired by the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] to work as an Assistant Coach during the 2021–22 NBA season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trail Blazers Announce Coaching Staff Additions |url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-announce-coaching-staff-additions |website=NBA.com |access-date=August 3, 2021 |date=August 2, 2021}}</ref> She was let go on September 2, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Aaron Fentress {{!}} The |date=2022-09-03 |title=Portland Trail Blazers part ways with assistant coach Edniesha Curry |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2022/09/portland-trail-blazers-part-ways-with-assistant-coach-edniesha-curry.html |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=oregonlive |language=en}}</ref>
On August 2, 2021, Curry was hired by the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] to work as an assistant coach during the 2021–22 NBA season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trail Blazers Announce Coaching Staff Additions |url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-announce-coaching-staff-additions |website=NBA.com |access-date=August 3, 2021 |date=August 2, 2021}}</ref> She was not rehired prior to the 2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Aaron Fentress {{!}} The |date=2022-09-03 |title=Portland Trail Blazers part ways with assistant coach Edniesha Curry |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2022/09/portland-trail-blazers-part-ways-with-assistant-coach-edniesha-curry.html |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=oregonlive |language=en}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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Edniesha Curry
Personal information
Born (1979-07-09) July 9, 1979 (age 45)
Los Angeles County, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Listed weight138 lb (63 kg)
Career information
High schoolPalmdale (Palmdale, California)
College
WNBA draft2002: 3rd round, 41st overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Sting
Playing career2002–2009
PositionPoint guard
Number1, 22
Coaching career2018–present
Career history
As player:
2003Phoenix Mercury
2005Los Angeles Sparks
As coach:
2015–2017Maine (women's assistant)
2018–2021Maine (men's assistant)
2021–2022Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Edniesha Nicole Curry[1] (born July 9, 1979) is a former assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). She previously played in the Women's National Basketball Association for the Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks.

Early life

Curry attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, CA. She was a four-sport athlete at Palmdale, lettering three times in basketball, three times in track, two times in tennis, and once in cross country. Curry later attended California State University Northridge where she graduated as the all time leader in 3-point baskets.[2] She then transferred to the University of Oregon in 2000 where she received a degree in sociology.[3] She received a Pacific Conference honorable mention in her first season with their women's basketball team in 2002, in which she averaged 9.8 points per game and accumulated 104 assists throughout the season.[4]

In 2002, Curry was drafted by the WNBA's Charlotte Sting. She spent eight years as a professional athlete, playing for the Sting, the Phoenix Mercury, the Los Angeles Sparks, and for teams in Europe and the Middle East as well.[5]

Playing career

Curry was drafted in the third round of the WNBA draft by the Charlotte Sting in 2002.[6] However, she was waived by the Sting prior to playing a regular-season game. [7] Curry played in the WNBA for two seasons: in 2003 for the Phoenix Mercury and in 2005 for the Los Angeles Sparks.[7]

Curry also played basketball professionally overseas. From 2003 to 2004, she played for Ra’ananna in Israel.[citation needed] From 2004 to 2005, she played for Thessaloniki in Greece and was named an All-Star.[2] From 2005 to 2006, Curry played for BSE-ESMA Budapest (Hungary-A) Eurocup in Budapest, Hungary, and appeared in FIBA Cup Europe.[8][2] She spent the 2007-2008 season with Hapoel Tel Aviv and Lezno Poland.[9] Curry played her final season of professional basketball from 2008 to 2009 for Elitzur Holon in Israel, and was an Israeli Cup Semi-Finalist.[10][6][8] She played on the international tour of Athens, Thessaloniki, Greece, Israel, Hungary and Poland.[11]

Coaching career

Curry was an international basketball development coach in Israel, China, and Vietnam from 2012 to 2015 including head coach for SSA Basketball in Ho Chi Minh City.[2] In July 2015, she joined the University of Maine's women's basketball team as a player development and assistant coach. At the University of Maine she worked under Coach Richard Barron until May 2017. She left the University of Maine in 2017 to serve in the Assistant Coaches' Program and the Atlanta Classical Academy as their Women's Athletic Program Manager. In 2018, Curry returned as an assistant coach for the University of Maine's men's basketball team.[12]

On August 2, 2021, Curry was hired by the Portland Trail Blazers to work as an assistant coach during the 2021–22 NBA season.[13] She was not rehired prior to the 2022 season.[14]

Awards

Curry led the California State University Northridge Women's Basketball Team in scoring for three consecutive seasons. At Northridge, Curry was selected as a member of the Big Sky Conference team in 1998 and in 1999. She currently holds the university's record for 3-point baskets made (168).[6]

Personal life

Curry has three brothers, two sisters, and two daughters. Curry's Stepmother was Jenoah Curry.[4] Curry holds a bachelor science degree in sociology from the University of Oregon, and earned an MBA from American InterContinental University in 2006.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Edniesha Nicole Curry was born on July 9, 1979 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "This is UMaine Women's Basketball - Basketball Staff" (PDF). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-21.
  3. ^ "Edniesha Curry - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ^ a b "Coach Eddie Basketball".
  5. ^ "Curry Breaking Barriers As Coach".
  6. ^ a b c "Edniesha Curry named assistant coach for Maine men's basketball team". 30 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Edniesha Curry WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  8. ^ a b c "EDNIESHA CURRY basketball profile". Eurobasket.
  9. ^ Eurobasket. "Pompax Tecza Leszno basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  10. ^ Eurobasket. "Edniesha Curry Player Profile, Elitzur Holon, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  11. ^ "Edniesha Curry to instill confidence in Maine's men's basketball team". 2 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Edniesha Curry - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  13. ^ "Trail Blazers Announce Coaching Staff Additions". NBA.com. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  14. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Aaron Fentress | The (2022-09-03). "Portland Trail Blazers part ways with assistant coach Edniesha Curry". oregonlive. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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