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Stephen Curry to Enter NBA Draft
4/23/2009 12:28:03 PM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON, N.C.— Davidson guard Stephen Curry announced in a press conference in Belk Arena today that he will forego his senior season and enter the NBA draft.
“My goal since I can remember has always been to play in the NBA, and that goal has now become a viable opportunity for me,” Curry said. “After weighing my options, I came to the conclusion that it is in my best interest to take hold of that opportunity now.”
Curry led the nation in scoring with 28.6 points an outing and led the Southern Conference in assists (5.6/gm) and steals (2.5/gm) in 2008-09. He became Davidson's and the Southern Conference's career scoring leader and ranks 25th on the NCAA Division I career scoring chart (2,635 points) and fourth in 3-pointers (414).
He was a Consensus First-Team All-America selection this season (The Sporting News, Associated Press, NABC and USBWA), the first Davidson player to earn the honor since Fred Hetzel in 1965, and a Consensus Second-Team All-American in 2008. Curry helped the Wildcats to an 85-20 record and three postseason appearances during his three-year career, and Davidson averaged 28.3 wins a season. The 6-foot-3 junior averaged 32 points a contest during Davidson's memorable run to the Elite Eight in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, where he was named Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest Region.
“He has become not only the face of college basketball, but the face of Davidson basketball,” said head coach Bob McKillop. “As special as he has been for us, he will be just as successful in the NBA. I have been fortunate to coach him these past three years. He is the best of what college basketball is all about.”
Curry is a two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year and was a John R. Wooden Award finalist in 2008. He ranked fourth in the nation in scoring with 25.9 points a game as a sophomore, and his 21.5 points a game in 2006-07 was ninth nationally and second among freshman behind Kevin Durant of Texas.
Davidson returns 10 letterwinners and two starters from the 2008-09 team, which posted a 27-8 record and advanced to the NIT second round. The Wildcat basketball program recently received a Public Recognition Award from the NCAA for having an Academic Progress Rate in the top-10 percent nationally.
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