October 23, 2003 – The Charlotte Bobcats have named Dell Curry as director of basketball relations, it was announced today by Bobcats Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Ed Tapscott. In his new role, Curry, a 16-year NBA veteran, will take part in the organization’s community relations, public relations, sales and marketing efforts and serve as an advisor and scout on the team’s basketball operations staff.

“Dell is a one-of-a-kind person. He’s as highly regarded off the court as he was on the court,” said Tapscott. ”From fans and those he has helped in the community to his peers on the court and members of the business community, Dell connects at every level and we are excited to have him as a new member of the Bobcats organization.”

Curry will begin his Bobcats tenure today as a guest reader for a group of children at the Salvation Army Women and Children’s Shelter as part of the Bobcats’ celebration of NBA Read to Achieve Week.

The first-ever pick by Charlotte in the 1988 Expansion Draft, Curry went on to play 10 seasons in Charlotte and enjoyed the finest years of his basketball career in the Queen City. He won the 1993-94 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award after he averaged a personal-best 16.3 points and he averaged 16.0 points in 1989-90. During his term in Charlotte he averaged 14.0 points on .462 shooting from the field, .405 from three-point range and .852 at the foul line, all higher than his career averages.

A former star at Virginia Tech, Curry is 14th on the NBA’s all-time chart for three-point field goal percentage (.402) and 11th with 1,245 made three-pointers. In 1,083 career games he averaged 11.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists while shooting .457 from the field and .843 at the foul line.

Curry is well-known for his efforts in the Charlotte community. In 1998 he established the Dell Curry Foundation to offer skill-based programs and group living arrangements to youth and young adults in need of guidance and direction in planning and living quality lives. His foundation has opened five reading and learning centers in Charlotte to provide mentoring, educational and computer enrichment and literacy, drug abuse counseling, family wellness training, self-improvement skills, decision-making and team concept awareness.

An accomplished all-around athlete, Curry was a 14th round pick by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft but opted to pursue an NBA career. He posted a 6-1 pitching record and a 3.81 ERA as a junior at Virginia Tech following the basketball season when he averaged 18.2 points and .482 shooting from the field. Curry was inducted to the Hokies Sports Hall of Fame on October 25, 1996. He and his wife, Sonya, have two sons, Stephen and Seth, and one daughter, Sydell.

The Charlotte Bobcats, who select fourth in the 2004 NBA Draft following an expansion draft of players from other NBA teams, will play their inaugural season in 2004-05 at the Charlotte Coliseum before moving to Charlotte’s new Uptown Arena beginning with the 2005-06 NBA season. For more information, visit the Bobcats online at www.bobcatsbasketball.com.