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Seth Curry
Curry in 2011 with Duke
No. 30 – Sacramento Kings
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1990-08-23) August 23, 1990 (age 34)
Charlotte, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolCharlotte Christian
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
CollegeLiberty (2008–2009)
Duke (2010–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Santa Cruz Warriors
2013–2014Memphis Grizzlies
2014Cleveland Cavaliers
2014–2015Erie BayHawks
2015Phoenix Suns
2015–presentSacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
U-19 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 New Zealand Team

Seth Adham Curry (born August 23, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Curry played collegiately for one year at Liberty University before transferring to Duke. He is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and the younger brother of current NBA player Stephen Curry.

Early life

Curry grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina while his father, Dell, played for the Charlotte Hornets. As a child, Curry's father would take him and his older brother, Steph, to his games where they would often shoot around with the team in warm-ups. Curry is a 2008 graduate of Charlotte Christian School where he was a three-year starter for the Knights' basketball team. His senior year, Curry averaged 22.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists while shooting 52 percent from the field. At the end of the season, he earned all-conference, all-state, and first team SAA All-American accolades. In his three years on varsity, Charlotte Christian amassed a 105–24 overall record including a state final appearance in 2006. Curry was also on the Charlotte Christian academic honor roll all four years.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Seth Curry
PG 		Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Christian School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 20, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 35 (PG)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2008 Liberty Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  • "2008 Liberty College Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  • "Liberty Flames 2008 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013.

College career

Liberty

After high school, Curry chose to attend Liberty University. In his freshman season at Liberty, he led all freshmen nationally in average points per game scored with 20.2 a game. Curry broke the Big South Conference single-season scoring record for a freshman. He wore the number 30 jersey at Liberty; the same number his dad and older brother wore in their careers.

Duke

Curry transferred from Liberty University to Duke after the 2008–09 season. Per transfer rules, Curry sat out the 2009–10 basketball season. At Duke, he also chose to wear his family number 30.

As a redshirt sophomore, Curry was named a starter after a toe injury sidelined Kyrie Irving. In a game against Miami University, Curry led the team with 17 points on 57% shooting in 22 minutes of action. He scored a season high 22 points against North Carolina on February 9, 2011. On December 29, 2012, he scored a career-high 31 against Santa Clara. At the end of his senior year, Curry was named to the All-ACC first team and was named a second team All-American by Sporting News.

College statistics

Year School G FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% REB AVG AST TO BLK STL MIN PTS AVG
2008–09 Liberty 35 243 583 .417 102 294 .347 119 143 .832 153 4.4 79 79 9 48 1277 707 20.2
2009–10 Duke Did not play – transfer
2010–11 Duke 37 101 239 .423 64 147 .435 67 85 .788 67 1.8 74 35 5 52 924 333 9.0
2011–12 Duke 34 141 336 .420 64 167 .383 103 118 .873 89 2.6 83 69 7 43 1026 449 13.2
2012–13 Duke 35 197 424 .465 95 217 .438 123 152 .809 20 2.5 54 42 6 30 1130 612 17.5
Totals 141 682 1582 .431 325 825 .394 412 498 .827 349 2.5 290 225 27 173 4357 2101 14.9

Professional career

D-League and short NBA stints

2013–14 season

Curry went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. On August 23, 2013, he signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Golden State Warriors.[1][2] However, he was later waived by Golden State on October 25, 2013 after appearing in six preseason games.[3]

On November 1, 2013, Curry was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player.[4] On November 22, in his D-League debut, Curry recorded 36 points on 12-of-19 shooting, as well as 6 assists and 3 rebounds. On December 24, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.[5] On January 5, 2014, Curry both made his NBA debut and was waived by the Grizzlies.[6] Four days later, he was reacquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors.

On February 3, 2014, Curry was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[7]

On March 21, 2014, Curry signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[8] The next day, he appeared in his second NBA game, recording three points in nine minutes of action against the Houston Rockets.[9] On March 30, the Cavaliers decided not to offer Curry a second 10-day contract,[10] and he returned to Santa Cruz the following day.[11] Curry finished the 2013–14 NBA D-League season with averages of 19.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 38 games.[12]

During his time at Santa Cruz, Curry played in the back court with Mychel Thompson. At the same time, their respective brothers Stephen and Klay were playing together in the Golden State backcourt in a tandem nicknamed the "Splash Brothers."[13]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Curry joined the Orlando Magic for the Orlando Summer League[14] and the Phoenix Suns for the Las Vegas Summer League.[15] On September 29, 2014, he signed with the Magic.[16] On October 7, 2014, Curry's D-League rights were acquired by the Magic's affiliated team, the Erie BayHawks, in a trade with the Santa Cruz Warriors.[17] This was done in preparation for Curry returning to the D-League following training camp, as the Magic were now able to send him to their affiliated team instead of Curry returning to Santa Cruz. As anticipated, the Magic waived Curry at the conclusion of training camp on October 25,[18] and five days later, he was acquired by the Erie BayHawks for the start of D-League training camp.[19] In his debut for Erie in the team's season opener on November 14, Curry scored 23 points on 9-of-24 shooting in a win over the Idaho Stampede.[20] On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game for the second time in his career.[21]

On March 11, 2015, Curry signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns.[22] He made his Suns debut later that day in a 106–97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[23] He was not offered a second 10-day contract by the Suns following the expiration of his first on March 21, and subsequently returned to the BayHawks.[24] In 43 games for Erie in 2014–15, he averaged 23.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game.[12]

Sacramento Kings

In July 2015, Curry joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[25] After averaging 24.3 points per game in Las Vegas, Curry earned All-NBA Summer League first team honors.[26] On July 22, he signed a two-year, $2 million guaranteed deal with the Sacramento Kings.[27][28] Considered a "shooting guard trapped in a point guard's body", Curry's three-point shooting was a key reason the Kings signed him, as outside shooting has long been the Kings' Achilles heel.[29] He made his debut for the Kings on October 30, recording two points, one rebound and one assist in a 132–114 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[30] On November 28, he scored then a career-high 9 points on 3-of-4 shooting and 3-of-3 from three-point range in a loss to the Golden State Warriors.[31] On February 26, 2016, Curry played extended minutes in the Kings' 117–107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers due to starting point guard Rajon Rondo sitting out with an injury. In 26 minutes of action off the bench, he recorded a career-high 19 points and 4 rebounds.[32]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Memphis 1 0 4.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
2013–14 Cleveland 1 0 9.0 .333 1.000 .000 1.0 .0 2.0 .0 3.0
2014–15 Phoenix 2 0 4.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 .5 .0 .0 .0
Career 4 0 5.3 .167 .500 .000 .8 .3 .5 .0 .8

International career

Curry competed for the United States in the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in New Zealand, winning the tournament by defeating Greece 88–80 in the final.[33] For the tournament, Curry averaged 9.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[34]

Personal life

Curry's father, Dell, is a former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His mother, Sonya, played college volleyball at Virginia Tech. His older brother, Stephen, is the starting point guard for the Golden State Warriors and his younger sister, Sydel, plays college volleyball at Elon University.[35][36] Curry is a Christian.[37]

Curry wears the No. 30 jersey in honor of his older brother Steph and father Dell before him.

See also

References

  1. ^ Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Seth Curry
  2. ^ Warriors sign Seth Curry, reuniting brothers
  3. ^ Warriors Waive Joe Alexander, Seth Curry and Dewayne Dedmon
  4. ^ Santa Cruz Warriors Announce Training Camp Roster
  5. ^ "Grizzlies sign Seth Curry". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Grizzlies waive Seth Curry". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  7. ^ Eighth Annual NBA D-League All-Star Game Features 16 Players With NBA Experience
  8. ^ Cavs Sign Seth Curry to 10-Day Contract
  9. ^ Notebook: Rockets 118, Cavaliers 111
  10. ^ Cavaliers Decide Not To Sign Seth Curry To Second 10-Day Contract
  11. ^ Seth Curry To Sign With Santa Cruz
  12. ^ a b Seth Curry D-League Stats
  13. ^ "Meet the SC Splash Brothers". NBA.com. April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  14. ^ Orlando Magic Announce Roster for Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League
  15. ^ Suns' 2014 Summer League Roster Announced
  16. ^ Orlando Magic add Kadeem Batts, Drew Crawford, Seth Curry, Peyton Siva to training camp
  17. ^ BayHawks Acquire Returning Player Rights of Seth Curry
  18. ^ Orlando Magic training camp: Team waives Seth Curry, Peyton Siva, and two others
  19. ^ BayHawks Acquire Four Players, Complete Coaching Staff
  20. ^ BayHawks at Stampede Game Info – November 14, 2014
  21. ^ "Thirteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented by Kumho Tire". NBA.com. February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  22. ^ Suns Sign Seth Curry to 10-Day Contract
  23. ^ Markieff Morris leads Suns past Timberwolves, 106–97
  24. ^ Curry Rejoins BayHawks
  25. ^ New Orleans Pelicans summer roster includes four players with official NBA experience
  26. ^ Summer stars: Seth Curry among standouts in Summer League
  27. ^ "Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan". NBA.com. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  28. ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (July 21, 2015). "Sources: Seth Curry agrees to two-year, $2 million deal with Kings". Yahoo.com. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  29. ^ Rafferty, Scott (August 5, 2015). "Seth Curry is an ideal low-risk, high-reward signing by the Kings". UpsideMotor.com. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  30. ^ "Rondo, Cousins lead Kings to 132–114 win over Lakers". NBA.com. October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  31. ^ "Warriors run NBA-record start to 18-0, beat Kings 120-101". NBA.com. November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  32. ^ "Paul has 40 points, 13 assists as Clippers top Kings 117-107". NBA.com. February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  33. ^ FIBA.com: 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men Box Score
  34. ^ 5 – Seth Curry
  35. ^ Sydel Curry ‘13 Recruiting Profile
  36. ^ Tendler Announces Phoenix Additions for 2013 Season
  37. ^ CBN TV – Seth Curry
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