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Stephen Curry Nominated for ESPY
7/2/2008 10:44:15 AM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson men's basketball player Stephen Curry has been nominated for the Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY after his performance in leading the Wildcats to the Midwest Regional final in the NCAA Tournament last March.
Best Breakthrough Athlete is one of 37 categories in which fans will determine the winner, and a complete look at the nominees is at ESPYS.tv. Online voting started July 1 and continues through July 12, at 11:59 p.m. ET at either ESPYS.tv or on mobile phones. Last year, more than 12.5 million votes were tabulated.
The ESPYS will air July 20 on ESPN. Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings), Kyle Busch (Nascar) and Ana Ivanovic (Women's Tennis) have also been nominated for Best Breakthrough Athlete.
Curry became the fourth player in NCAA?history to score 30 or more points in his first four NCAA?Tournament games, joining Clyde Lovellette of Kansas, Jerry Chambers of Utah and Glenn Robinson of Purdue. The rising junior tallied 30 points in his tourney debut against Maryland in 2007 and went for 40 to lead the 'Cats to an 82-76 first-round victory over Gonzaga last March, Davidson's first NCAA Tournament win since 1969.
He followed that by scoring 30 points as Davidson upset Georgetown 74-70 to earn a trip to the Sweet 16 in Detroit and scored 33 in the Wildcats' 73-56 triumph over Wisconsin. The streak came to an end in the Elite Eight as Curry scored 25 in a 59-57 loss to eventual national champion Kansas, but despite the loss in the regional final, he was named the Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player.
A second-team All-America selection by The Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News and a Wooden Award finalist, Curry finished the campaign ranked fourth nationally in scoring, averaging 25.9 points a game, and set an NCAA?record with 162 made 3-pointers. He led Davidson in scoring in 31 of its 36 games, scored 30 or more points 11 times and 40 or more twice.
The Wildcats return three starters and 11 lettermen from the 2007-08 team, which finished ninth in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and matched a school record with 29 victories, including a national-best 25 in a row.
Best Breakthrough Athlete is one of 37 categories in which fans will determine the winner, and a complete look at the nominees is at ESPYS.tv. Online voting started July 1 and continues through July 12, at 11:59 p.m. ET at either ESPYS.tv or on mobile phones. Last year, more than 12.5 million votes were tabulated.
The ESPYS will air July 20 on ESPN. Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings), Kyle Busch (Nascar) and Ana Ivanovic (Women's Tennis) have also been nominated for Best Breakthrough Athlete.
Curry became the fourth player in NCAA?history to score 30 or more points in his first four NCAA?Tournament games, joining Clyde Lovellette of Kansas, Jerry Chambers of Utah and Glenn Robinson of Purdue. The rising junior tallied 30 points in his tourney debut against Maryland in 2007 and went for 40 to lead the 'Cats to an 82-76 first-round victory over Gonzaga last March, Davidson's first NCAA Tournament win since 1969.
He followed that by scoring 30 points as Davidson upset Georgetown 74-70 to earn a trip to the Sweet 16 in Detroit and scored 33 in the Wildcats' 73-56 triumph over Wisconsin. The streak came to an end in the Elite Eight as Curry scored 25 in a 59-57 loss to eventual national champion Kansas, but despite the loss in the regional final, he was named the Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player.
A second-team All-America selection by The Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News and a Wooden Award finalist, Curry finished the campaign ranked fourth nationally in scoring, averaging 25.9 points a game, and set an NCAA?record with 162 made 3-pointers. He led Davidson in scoring in 31 of its 36 games, scored 30 or more points 11 times and 40 or more twice.
The Wildcats return three starters and 11 lettermen from the 2007-08 team, which finished ninth in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and matched a school record with 29 victories, including a national-best 25 in a row.
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