Seth Curry

Did You Know?

• 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.
• He married former professional volleyball player Callie Rivers, daughter of his former head coach Doc Rivers and sister of his former Duke teammate Austin Rivers, on September 14, 2019.
• Curry is a Pentecostal Christian.

Early life

Curry is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and former Virginia Tech women's volleyball player Sonya Curry. He grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, while his father played for the Charlotte Hornets. As a child, he and his older brother Stephen would shoot around with the team during warm-ups. Curry graduated from Charlotte Christian School in 2008, where he was a three-year starter. As a senior, he averaged 22.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists, earning all-conference, all-state, and first team SAA All-American honors. He was on the academic honor roll all four years.

College career

After high school, Curry attended Liberty University. As a freshman, he led all freshmen nationally in scoring with 20.2 points per game and broke the Big South Conference single-season scoring record for a freshman. He wore jersey number 30 at Liberty. Curry then transferred to Duke and sat out the 2009–10 season per NCAA rules. At Duke, he also wore number 30. As a redshirt sophomore, he became a starter after Kyrie Irving suffered a toe injury. Curry scored a season-high 22 points against North Carolina on February 9, 2011, and a career-high 31 against Santa Clara on December 29, 2012. As a senior, he was named to the All-ACC first team and a second team All-American by The Sporting News.

Professional career

Curry went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. He signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Golden State Warriors on August 23, 2013, but was waived on October 25 after six preseason games. He was then acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League. In his D-League debut on November 22, he recorded 36 points on 12-of-19 shooting, plus 6 assists and 3 rebounds.

On December 24, 2013, Curry signed with the Memphis Grizzlies; he made his NBA debut and was waived on January 5, 2014. Four days later, he was reacquired by Santa Cruz. On February 3, 2014, he was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game. On March 21, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, appearing in his second NBA game the next day and scoring three points in nine minutes against the Houston Rockets.

The Cavaliers did not offer a second 10-day contract, and he returned to Santa Cruz. He finished the 2013–14 D-League season averaging 19.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.4 steals in 38 games. While at Santa Cruz, he played in the back court with Mychel Thompson, as their respective brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson played together for Golden State as the "Splash Brothers." In July 2014, Curry joined the Orlando Magic for the Orlando Summer League and the Phoenix Suns for the Las Vegas Summer League.

He signed with the Magic on September 29, 2014, but was waived on October 25. His D-League rights were traded to the Erie BayHawks, and he debuted for Erie on November 14 with 23 points on 9-of-24 shooting. On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game.