Steph Curry trivia: 52 facts about the basketball player

Steph Curry is an American professional basketball player. He plays for the Golden State Warriors for NBA.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about his life and career.

1. His full name is Wardell Stephen “Steph” Curry II
2. He was born on March 14, 1988
3. He is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA)
4. A six-time NBA All-Star
5. Curry has been named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice
6. He won three NBA championships with the Warriors
7. Many players and analysts have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history
8. He is credited with revolutionizing the game of basketball by inspiring teams to regularly utilize the three-point shot
9. The son of former NBA player Dell Curry
10. Older brother of current NBA player Seth
11. Curry played college basketball for the Davidson Wildcats
12. There, he was twice named Southern Conference Player of the Year
13. He set the all-time scoring record for both Davidson and the Southern Conference
14. During his sophomore year, Curry also set the single-season NCAA record for three-pointers made
15. He was then selected by the Warriors with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft
16. In 2014- 15, Curry won his first MVP award
17. He led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975
18. The following season, he became the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote
19. And to lead the league in scoring while shooting above 50- 40- 90
20. That same year, the Warriors broke the record for the most wins in an NBA season en route to reaching the 2016 NBA Finals
21. They lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers
22. Curry helped the Warriors return to the NBA Finals in 2017, 2018 and 2019
23. Winning back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018
24. Before being defeated by the Toronto Raptors in 2019
25. During the 2012- 13 season, Curry set the NBA record for three-pointers made in a regular season, with 272
26. He surpassed that record in 2015 with 286
27. He did it again in 2016 with 402
28. Curry is currently third in all-time made three-pointers in NBA history
29. Alongside teammate Klay Thompson, the pair have earned the nickname of the Splash Brothers
30. In 2013- 14, they set the record for combined three-pointers in an NBA season with 484
31. A record they broke the following season (525)
32. And again in the 2015- 16 season (678)
33. Wardell Stephen Curry II is the son of Sonya and Dell Curry
34. He was born in Akron, Ohio
35. While his father was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers
36. He grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina
37. There his father spent most of his NBA career with the Charlotte Hornets
38. Dell often took Curry and his younger brother Seth to his games
39. They would shoot with the Hornets during warm-ups
40. The family briefly relocated to Toronto
41. There Dell finished out his career as a member of the Raptors
42. During this time, Curry played for the Queensway Christian College boys’ basketball team
43. Leading them to an undefeated season
44. He was also a member of Toronto 5-0, a club team that plays across Ontario
45. Pitting him against fellow future NBA players Cory Joseph and Kelly Olynyk
46. Curry led the team to a 33- 4 record, en route to winning the provincial championship
47. Following Dell’s retirement, the family moved back to Charlotte and Curry enrolled at Charlotte Christian School
48. There he was named all-conference, all-state
49. He led his team to three conference titles and three state playoff appearances
50. Because of his father’s storied career at Virginia Tech, Curry wanted to play college basketball for the Hokies
51. But was only offered a walk-on spot due in part to his slender 160-pound frame
52. He ultimately chose to attend Davidson College, who had aggressively recruited him from the tenth grade