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Stephen Curry played for Davidson College in North Carolina, where he was recruited from the tenth grade. He set the NCAA single-season record for three-pointers made with 162 as a sophomore (later revised to 159 in the record-setting game against Kansas) and won the NCAA scoring title in his junior year before declaring for the 2009 NBA draft.
Stephen Curry was selected seventh overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. His father Dell Curry had actually urged teams with higher picks not to draft him, hoping the New York Knicks would select him eighth.
Stephen Curry is the NBA's all-time leader in career three-pointers. On the 13th of March, 2025, he became the first player in NBA history to make 4,000 career three-pointers. He also holds the single-season record with 402 three-pointers, set in the 2015-16 season.
Stephen Curry has won four NBA championships, all with the Golden State Warriors: in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2022. He was named Finals MVP in 2022, his first such award, after averaging 31.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game against the Boston Celtics.
Stephen Curry is nicknamed "Chef Curry" in reference to his ability to "cook" opponents with his shooting. The nickname reflects his reputation as the greatest shooter in basketball history and his consistency in scoring from long range.
Stephen Curry broke Ray Allen's all-time three-point scoring record on the 14th of December, 2021, at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, when he made his 2,974th career three-pointer. He also passed Allen in combined regular season and playoff three-pointers on the 12th of November, 2021.