Stephen Curry Timeline

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1988 Stephen Curry born in Akron, Ohio Wardell Stephen Curry II is born to Dell Curry (NBA player) and Sonya Curry in Akron, Ohio. The family soon moves to Charlotte, North Carolina, where Dell spends most of his career with the Hornets.
1992 – 2002 Grows up in NBA locker rooms Stephen and his brother Seth grow up attending their father Dell's games, shooting around in NBA arenas after training sessions — an upbringing that shapes his extraordinary feel for the game from the earliest age.
1999 Moves to Toronto with father When Dell signs with the Toronto Raptors, Stephen attends Queensway Christian College in Toronto for three years, further broadening his experience of basketball and life outside the US.
2002 Returns to Charlotte; enters Charlotte Christian School The family returns to Charlotte after Dell's career ends. Stephen enrolls at Charlotte Christian School, leading the basketball team to three conference titles and three state playoff appearances.
2006 – 2007 Freshman sensation at Davidson In his first college season Curry averages 21.5 points per game — second in the nation among freshmen — and sets a then-record for three-pointers made by an NCAA freshman. Head coach Bob McKillop calls him the most gifted shooter he has ever seen.
2006 No major offers; chooses Davidson College Despite his high school success, the 6-foot, 160-pound Curry receives no scholarship offers from major-conference schools. Virginia Tech, his father's alma mater, offers only a walk-on spot. He chooses Davidson College — a small liberal arts school that had not won an NCAA Tournament game since 1969.
2008 Sets NCAA single-season three-pointer record As a sophomore Curry sets the NCAA Division I single-season record for three-pointers made (162), a figure that stands as one of college basketball's defining individual season records.
2008 Davidson's NCAA Tournament run stuns the world In the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Curry leads Davidson on one of the greatest Cinderella runs in college basketball history, defeating Gonzaga, Georgetown and Wisconsin before falling two points short of the Final Four against Kansas. He averages 25.9 points per game in the tournament, becoming a household name overnight.
2009 Leaves Davidson for the NBA Draft After three seasons averaging 25.3 points per game at Davidson, Curry declares for the NBA Draft despite having college eligibility remaining, knowing his stock has never been higher.
2009 – 2010 Rookie season — 166 three-pointers In his rookie season Curry sets the Warriors franchise record for three-pointers made in a season with 166, finishing runner-up for Rookie of the Year and earning a spot on the All-Rookie First Team.
2009 Drafted seventh overall by Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors select Curry with the seventh pick — a draft position later regarded as one of the greatest steals in NBA history, as six teams pass on him.
2011 – 2012 Ankle injuries threaten career Curry undergoes multiple ankle surgeries over two seasons, raising serious questions about his long-term durability. The Warriors give him just a four-year, $44 million contract — later considered the greatest bargain in NBA history.
2011 Marries Ayesha Alexander Curry marries his high school sweetheart Ayesha Alexander. Together they go on to have three children: Riley, Ryan and Canon.
2013 Warriors reach playoffs; Curry scores 44 in a game With a healthy ankle and growing confidence, Curry helps lead the Warriors back to the playoffs and posts a single-game career high of 54 points against the New York Knicks, signalling his breakthrough season.
2014 First NBA All-Star selection Curry is named to the NBA All-Star Game for the first time, his growing reputation as the league's most exciting player now official.
2015 Daughter Riley steals the post-game press conference Curry's two-year-old daughter Riley becomes a global sensation after wandering around and talking through his post-game press conferences during the playoffs, one of sport's most charming viral moments.
2015 First NBA MVP; first NBA championship Curry wins his first MVP award, averaging 23.8 points and a league-leading 286 three-pointers in a season. The Warriors defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games for the franchise's first championship in 40 years.
2016 First unanimous MVP in NBA history Curry wins his second consecutive MVP award by unanimous vote — the first player in NBA history to receive every first-place ballot — and leads the league in scoring at 30.1 points per game.
2016 Warriors blow 3-1 Finals lead to Cleveland Despite the 73-win season and unanimous MVP, the Warriors lose the NBA Finals to LeBron James and Cleveland after holding a 3-1 series lead — one of the most shocking collapses in sports history.
2016 Warriors win 73 regular season games — all-time record Golden State posts a 73-9 regular season record, surpassing the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls to set the all-time NBA wins record. Curry is the engine of the most potent offence in league history.
2017 Second NBA championship; Kevin Durant era begins Kevin Durant joins the Warriors as a free agent; Golden State defeats Cleveland in five games for a second championship. Curry accepts a secondary role to Durant but remains the team's emotional core.
2018 Third NBA championship The Warriors repeat as champions, defeating Cleveland again in four games — a third title in four years and confirmation of a dynasty.
2019 Warriors lose Finals; Curry plays without Durant and Thompson Durant departs via free agency; Klay Thompson tears his ACL in Game 6 of the Finals. The Warriors lose to the Toronto Raptors. Without both co-stars, Curry carries the team.
2019 Breaks hand; misses almost entire season Curry breaks his left hand in just his fifth game of the 2019-20 season, missing all but five games as the Warriors post the worst record in the league. It is the lowest point of his professional career.
2021 Scoring title — 32 points per game Fully recovered, Curry wins the NBA scoring title with 32.0 points per game, becoming the oldest first-time scoring champion in NBA history, and narrowly misses a third MVP award.
2021 Breaks Ray Allen's all-time three-pointer record Curry surpasses Ray Allen's record of 2,973 career three-pointers to become the NBA all-time leader in three-point field goals, doing so in just the third quarter of a home game with a standing ovation from the crowd.
2022 Fourth NBA championship and first Finals MVP The Warriors defeat the Boston Celtics in six games; Curry wins his first — and many argue long-overdue — Finals MVP award, averaging 31.2 points per game in the series. He had already become the all-time three-point leader during the playoff run.
2022 Olympic gold medal — Paris Curry plays for Team USA at the Paris 2024 Olympics and puts on a stunning performance in the gold-medal game against France, hitting several three-pointers in a crucial run as the US wins gold. He is named tournament MVP.
2023 – 2024 Warriors in transition; injury-interrupted seasons As the Klay Thompson era ends (Thompson departs in free agency in 2024) and the Warriors rebuild, Curry continues to carry the team while managing recurring injuries, missing significant time but remaining elite when healthy.
2025 – 2026 Injury-shortened season Limited to just 43 regular-season games by a knee injury that costs him 27 straight games, Curry still averages 26.6 points per game and leads the Warriors in another transitional season.
2025 Becomes first player to score 4,000 career three-pointers Curry reaches 4,000 career three-pointers against the Sacramento Kings — an almost incomprehensible milestone that no other player has come remotely close to.
2026 Contract year — future uncertain At 38, Curry enters the final year of his current Warriors contract. Whether he plays a final chapter at Golden State or elsewhere, he is already the greatest shooter in basketball history — a player who changed the geometry of the game.