College basketball fans, you will no doubt sense a void during this year’s March Madness Stephen Curry, the outstanding guard for Davidson College in Charlotte, NC, will not be making his 3rd appearance in the NCAA-based tournament.
Anxiously viewing the televised selection show Monday from his apartment with 6 other teammates, Curry stated he was not surprised Davidson missed the cut.
Even with the wunderkind’s assistance, Davidson’s 2008-09 team performance was not enough to propel them to the NCAA sweet sixteen. They squeaked by with a 6th seed in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and a first-round win against South Carolina Tuesday night. Curry’s 32 points accounted for almost half of the Wildcats’ output, whose opponent for round two this coming Monday is St Mary’s.
Curry’s 3 seasons with Davidson have been nothing short of remarkable. The son of 16 year NBA veteran Dell Curry, Stephen averaged 21.5 points his freshman year and ranked second in the nation in scoring. The following year, he boosted his scoring average to 25.5 and rounded out his gameplay with a season average of 4.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He propelled Davidson to a coveted Final Four spot, losing only by 2 points to the eventual 2008 victor, the Kansas Jayhawks.
Curry is of 3 finalists for the prestigious John Wooden award ceremony set to take place April 10 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. He has become Davidson’s all-time leading scorer (2,488) with his 34 point performance on February 28th against Georgia Southern.
Pedigree is strong, with younger brother and freshman Seth making a name for himself at Liberty University. Though a “dream match” of the Curry brothers was envisioned for this year, but a date could not be finalized.
The NBA is certain to benefit from Stephen Curry’s astonishing abilities. Let us hope he becomes more seasoned as a senior before making that next step….want a do-over, Greg Oden?
I am a Davidson grad and it’s too bad that Davidson didn’t make it into the big dance this year. My aunt works at the college and said that last year’s sales for Davidson “stuff” was the best they’d had. Admissions applications were way up, too. Amazing what a good basketball team/record can do for a school. AND GREAT BLOG AND WE MISS SEEING YOU HERE IN NC!! SO GLAD YOU ARE DOING GOOD WORK AND KEEP IT UP! YOU NEED TO VISIT US IN HILTON HEAD AGAIN! COME ANYTIME! MY GIRLS SAY HI!
This is a great tim of year to recognize people like Stephen Curry that are all around good kids … not just outstanding basketball players!
stephen curry rox (not as much as Hansbrough!!!!!!!!)
P.S. Janice- Bobby Frasor is really called Ricky Bobby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Tyler Hansbrough is awesome!)
He really is a role model, and too bad Davidson didn’t make the tourney this year. Even if he isn’t an NBA start/makes the NBA, he is still a role model!
And, in the spirit of March Madness, if you want to read a ‘feel good’ story about John Wooden, check this out:
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/20680
I remember his dad Dell Curry being a nemesis of the showtime Lakers in the eighties….wow does time fly!!
I read the John Wooden article referenced above by Alan in (6.) and enjoyed it very much.