Michael Curry (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Anniston, Alabama | August 22, 1968
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Glenn Hills (Augusta, Georgia) |
College | Georgia Southern (1986–1990) |
NBA draft | 1990: undrafted |
Playing career | 1990–2005 |
Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
Number | 12, 20, 34 |
Coaching career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1990–1991 | Steiner Bayreuth |
1992–1993 | Capital Region Pontiacs |
1992 | Long Island Surf |
1993–1994 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1994 | Clear Cantù |
1994–1995 | Valvi Girona |
1995 | Omaha Racers |
1996 | Washington Bullets |
1996–1997 | Detroit Pistons |
1997–1999 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1999–2003 | Detroit Pistons |
2003–2004 | Toronto Raptors |
2004–2005 | Indiana Pacers |
As coach: | |
2007–2008 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
2008–2009 | Detroit Pistons |
2010–2013 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
2014–2018 | Florida Atlantic |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,986 (4.5 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,045 (1.6 rpg) |
Assists/Steals | 804 (1.2 apg)/333 (0.5 spg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Michael Edward Curry (born August 22, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player, and coach. He is the former head coach of the Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team.[1][2] Curry played in the NBA from 1993 to 2005. He later served as head coach of the Detroit Pistons.
Playing career
A 6'5" guard/forward from Glenn Hills High School in Augusta, Georgia, and Georgia Southern University, Curry played eleven seasons (1993–1994 through 2004–2005) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, the Washington Bullets, the Detroit Pistons, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Toronto Raptors and the Indiana Pacers. Though he never averaged more than 6.6 points per game in a season, Curry was well respected throughout the league for his strong defense and leadership qualities, and for several years he served as president of the NBA Players Association.[3]
In 1992, Curry was a guard/forward for the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League (USBL), averaging 20 points per game. As of the November 2000, he was one of 128 USBL players who had graduated to the NBA.[4]
Internationally, Curry played in the German 1st basketball league for Steiner Bayreuth (1990–1991), in Italy for Clear Cantù (1994)[5] and in the Spanish ACB for Valvi Girona (1994–1995).[6]
Coaching career
On June 10, 2008 Curry was named as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons for the 2008–09 season, succeeding Flip Saunders. He received a three-year deal, worth $2.5 million per season.[7] On June 30, 2009, Curry was fired as head coach.[8] Prior to becoming head coach of the Pistons, Curry served as an assistant coach for Detroit and also as the NBA's Vice-President of Player Development.[9]
Curry later worked as the associate head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers.[10]
On April 7, 2014, Curry accepted a job at Florida Atlantic University, replacing Mike Jarvis. In four seasons, the Owls were 39–84 under Curry, who was fired from FAU on March 16, 2018.[11]
Head coaching record
NBA
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit | 2008–09 | 82 | 39 | 43 | .476 | 3rd in Central | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | Lost in First Round |
Career | 82 | 39 | 43 | .476 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Florida Atlantic Owls (Conference USA) (2014–2018) | |||||||||
2014–15 | Florida Atlantic | 9–20 | 2–16 | 14th | |||||
2015–16 | Florida Atlantic | 8–25 | 5–13 | T–12th | |||||
2016–17 | Florida Atlantic | 10–20 | 6–12 | T–11th | |||||
2017–18 | Florida Atlantic | 12–19 | 6–12 | T–11th | |||||
Florida Atlantic: | 39–84 (.317) | 19–53 (.264) | |||||||
Total: | 39–84 (.317) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
His son, Deon Curry, played football as a wide receiver for Michigan State University.[12] Contrary to popular belief, he is not related to Dell Curry and Steph Curry.
References
- ^ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/fau-owls/sfl-fau-hires-michael-curry-as-mens-basketball-coach-20140407,0,2993232.story
- ^ http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031618aaa.html
- ^ ESPN.com – NBA – PLAYOFFS2003 – Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic
- ^ Copia, Joe (November 13, 2000). "Three New USBL Alumni to Appear on NBA Opening Night Rosters; 128 Players Have Graduated From the USBL to the NBA". Silicon Investor. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ Michael Curry
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ C. Gerstner, Joanne (2008-06-10). "Curry: We're playing to put up another banner". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ Stein, Marc (2009-07-01). "Pistons fire Curry". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- ^ InsideHoops.com – Michael Curry named NBA Vice President, Basketball Operations
- ^ "Michael Curry". nba.com. National Basketball Association. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- ^ http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031618aaa.html
- ^ Michigan State University Official Athletic Siteyyy
External links
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- Living people
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- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
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- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Capital Region Pontiacs players
- CB Girona players
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Detroit Pistons assistant coaches
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- Detroit Pistons players
- Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball coaches
- Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball players
- Indiana Pacers players
- Liga ACB players
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- Omaha Racers players
- Pallacanestro Cantù players
- Sportspeople from Anniston, Alabama
- Philadelphia 76ers assistant coaches
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Shooting guards
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- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- Washington Bullets players
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