2000-01:
Averaged 6.0 ppg in 13.4 mpg....Ranked 10th in NBA in three-point field-goal percentage at .428....Scored a season-high 23 points (8-14 FG, 4-6 3PT, 3-3 FT) in a season-best 31 minutes at Miami on 3/27/01....Scored 20 points in Toronto's win over Philadelphia in the first game of the Eastern Conference Semifinals....Produced 17 points and a season-high six rebounds vs. Philadelphia on 1/30/01....Scored 11 of 16 points in the fourth quarter of the 12/6/00 game at Portland, adding three assists and two rebounds....Had 12 points and season-high five assists in 22 minutes on 12/1/00 vs. the L.A. Clippers....Made only start of the year on 11/28/00 at Dallas, scoring nine points, adding three rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes.
1999-2000:
Averaged 7.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.3 apg and 16.3 mpg in 67 games....Ranked 28th in the NBA in three-point field-goal percentage at .393....Ranked second on team behind Vince Carter in points per game....Started nine games, averaging 11.6 ppg and shot .554 from behind the arc....Made first start on 1/28/01 vs. Miami, his firs start since 12/6/97....Scored season-high 17 points on 1/29/01 at Chicago and 2/3/01 at San Antonio....Played a season-high 27 minutes at Detroit on 2/9/01....Activated from the injured on 1/26/00, after missing 14 games due to plantar fasciatis in his left foot.
1998-99:
Placed on the injured list on 5/1 due to lower back spasms
Registered a team-high 20 points (7-11 FG) and 3 rebounds in an 91-84 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on 4/13
Hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 43 seconds to play, posting 18 points (7-12 FG), 4 rebounds and 3 assists, in an 84-83 win over the Boston Celtics on 4/2
Totaled 18 points (7-10 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT), 4 rebounds and 3 assists in a 102-94 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on 3/31
Recorded 18 points and 3 rebounds against the Detroit Pistons on 3/26
Scored a team-high 18 points (4-8 3FG) against the Phoenix Suns on 3/16
Hit the game-winning three-pointer with 3.4 seconds remaining in an 87-86 victory over the New York Knicks on 3/9
Sank his 1,000th career three-pointer, scoring 13 points (3-4 3FG), in a 106-78 victory over the Golden State Warriors on 3/3
Registered 16 points (3-5 3FG), 4 steals and 3 rebounds in a 93-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on 2/16
Made his Bucks debut, posting 17 points (3-4 3FG) and 4 rebounds, in a 113-107 overtime win over the Charlotte Hornets on 2/6.
1997-98:
Scored 18 points (3-4 3FG), in 18 minutes, in a 109-87 victory over the Denver Nuggets on 3/16
On the injured list from 1/19 to 3/11 due to a strained right calf
Totaled 23 points, hitting 6-of-8 three-pointers, and 3 assists in a 120-101 victory over the Houston Rockets on 12/29
Registered 12 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds in a 104-101 victory over the Washington Wizards on 12/10
Recorded 18 points (8-10 FG), 5 assists and 3 rebounds in a 121-102 win over the Sacramento Kings on 12/2
Posted 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, in 20 minutes, in a 130-96 victory over the L.A. Clippers on 11/15
Totaled 23 points (8-13 FG, 4-5 3FG), 4 rebounds and 4 assists in a 110-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on 11/5
Registered 16 points, in 17 minutes, in a 112-99 victory over the Miami Heat on 11/3.
1996-97:
Curry had another solid season for the Hornets, starting 20 games in addition to filling his accustomed sixth man role in 48 others. He missed a total of 14 games, his most since 1989-90, because of a strained right calf, a broken nose and the flu. The calf injury also limited his playing time and effectiveness in the playoffs.
Curry finished fifth in the balloting for the Sixth Man Award after averaging 14.8 ppg and shooting .426 from three-point range on 126-for-296. He ranked third on the team in scoring and second in three-pointers made, and his .426 mark from behind the arc was sixth-best in the NBA.
Curry, who became the 202nd player in NBA history to score 10,000 points on Jan. 18 at New Jersey, scored a career-high 38 points on opening night in a 109-98 win over Toronto. He scored 20 points or more 18 times and led the Hornets in scoring on eight occasions. He went nearly two months without missing a free throw, tying his own team record by sinking 43 consecutive attempts from Jan. 29 to March 26.
Curry started one of the three playoff games against New York and came off the bench in the other two. But he averaged just 4.7 points in 16.7 minutes per game, shooting .294 from the field and just 1-for-4 from three-point range.
1995-96:
The veteran saw action at forward as well as guard for the Hornets and set career highs in minutes played (2,371, 28.9 per game), three-point field goals made (164) and attempted (406) and steals (108). He ranked fourth on the Hornets in scoring at 14.5 points per game and was the only Charlotte player to appear in all 82 games.
Curry's .404 mark from three-point range ranked 27th in the NBA and his free throw percentage of .854 ranked 14th in the league. He set a Charlotte franchise record by sinking seven three-pointers at Portland on Dec. 14.
When Curry, the Hornets' all-time leader in scoring and games played, started the game against Atlanta on Jan. 6, it marked his first start after 357 consecutive appearances off the bench. His last previous start had been on March 15, 1991 against Chicago, and in the interim he had become one of the league's most productive bench performers, winning the Sixth Man Award in 1994.
Curry went on to start 27 consecutive games, averaging 17.6 points in 36.3 minutes and shooting .464 from the field during that period, up from his season mark of .453. He also started the final two games of the season for a total of 29 starts on the year. Curry scored 20 or more points 25 times and led the team in scoring 11 times, tallying a season-high 27 points three different times. He also got a career-high 11 rebounds against Philadelphia on April 14.
1994-95:
Curry continued to be one of the league's most electrifying players off the bench, once again leading all NBA reserves in scoring at 13.6 points per game, which placed him fourth on the Hornets. He poured in 20 or more points on 11 occasions, fourth most on the club, and recorded a season high of 30 points in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks on November 11. He set a club record by sinking 43 consecutive free-throw attempts from November 5 to December 16. After coming off the bench in all 69 of his regular-season appearances, he ran his string of consecutive appearances as a reserve to 326.
Charlotte's all-time leading scorer, Curry took advantage of the closer three-point line adopted in 1994-95 to set or tie a number of club records. He finished the season with 154 three-pointers, breaking the record he had set the previous season. He tossed up 13 three-pointers against the Indiana Pacers on February 7 to establish a club single-game mark for attempts, and he tied the team's single-game record of 6 makes three times during the season. His percentage of .427 from three-point land was second-best on the club and ranked 11th in the NBA.
Curry was sidelined with an ankle injury for 10 games from March 23 to April 12. He returned in time for the Hornets' playoff run. Seeded fourth in the Eastern Conference after posting 50 wins, the club faced the Chicago Bulls but fell in four games. Curry was third on the team in scoring in the postseason, averaging 12.8 points. He hit 9 of 21 shots from long range for a .429 percentage.
1993-94:
Using one of the quickest and purest releases in the league, Curry broke his own club mark for three-pointers made (152) and attempted (378) in a season. He ranked third in the NBA in three-pointers made and fourth in treys attempted. Curry's average of 16.3 points per game, achieved in a reserve role, placed third on the team behind Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson and earned him the NBA Sixth Man Award for 1993-94.
Curry, the Hornets' all-time scoring leader, connected on a club-record 6 three-pointers against the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 14. He then duplicated the feat against the New York Knicks on January 8, a game in which he posted a season-high 30 points.
1992-93:
Curry averaged 15.3 points in a career-high 80 appearances. His scoring average was the best among NBA reserves, and he finished fourth in voting for the NBA Sixth Man Award. Curry also ranked among the NBA's top five in free-throw percentage for most of the year before finishing 11th at .866.
Curry led Charlotte in three-point field goals made (95) and attempted (237), both career highs. He ranked 11th in the league in three-point field-goal percentage, at .401. He averaged 20.3 points when playing 30 or more minutes. He led the team in scoring seven times and had 62 double-figure games. He scored a season-high 33 points at Washington on January 30, the highest-scoring performance off the bench in club history.
1991-92:
Curry had his most productive season to date, averaging 15.7 points on .486 shooting from the field in a career-high 26.2 minutes per game. He exploded from three-point range, hitting 74-of-183 for a .404 percentage-ninth best in the NBA. His prowess from long range earned him a trip to the 1992 NBA All-Star Weekend in Orlando, where he participated in the Long Distance Shootout (and finished fifth).
Curry, who ranked third on the team in scoring, passed Rex Chapman this season to become Charlotte's all-time career scoring leader. He averaged 19.6 points in his first six games and finished November averaging 17.2 points on .521 shooting from the field. He notched his first double-double with 18 points and 10 assists against Golden State on February 6.
1990-91:
Curry played in 76 games, averaging 10.6 points, as a rookie named Kendall Gill arrived in Charlotte. Curry averaged only 19.9 minutes per game after having played 27.8 minutes the previous year. He started 14 games for injured starter Rex Chapman, averaging 14.9 points during that span. Curry accounted for 199 rebounds and 166 assists-both career bests at the time.
Curry led the Hornets in scoring six times and scored in double figures 38 times, including a season-high 26 points at Indiana on January 30.
1989-90:
Curry averaged 16.0 points over 67 games, his highest average to date. He finished third on the team in scoring, and his 98 steals ranked second on the club to Muggsy Bogues's 166. Curry tied a Hornets all-time record with 7 steals against Houston on December 30. He made a franchise-record 32 straight free throws from January 15 to March 14.
Curry registered a team-high .923 free-throw percentage, hitting 57 of his final 58 attempts, including 25 straight to end the year. He led the team in scoring 16 times and had 17 games with 20 or more points. He scored a season-high 30 points on January 15 at Phoenix and scored in double figures 59 times. Curry missed the season's final five games because of an ankle injury.
1988-89:
Cleveland left Curry unprotected in the NBA Expansion Draft, and the Charlotte Hornets quickly snatched him up. He began the season on the injured list, missing the first 19 games after suffering a broken wrist in training camp. When he returned, he provided instant offense off the bench for Charlotte, averaging 11.9 points in only 16.9 minutes per game.
Curry appeared in only 48 games for the season, sitting out 14 games because of the coach's decision. Still, he was fast developing a reputation as one of the league's best pure shooters. In his final 20 games, Curry averaged 17.3 points while shooting .520 from the floor. He scored a season-high 31 points on April 18 against New Jersey.
1987-88:
Curry, still in gridlock behind Darrell Griffith and Bobby Hansen in Utah, was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 8. The trade brought Darryl Dawkins and Mel Turpin to Utah and also sent Kent Benson to Cleveland.
Curry made an immediate impact in Cleveland, scoring 20 points in his debut with the Cavs. He played a key reserve role, coming off the bench in 79 games and scoring 10.0 points per game. Curry also improved his field-goal shooting to .458, hitting 28-of-81 (.346) from three-point range.
Curry scored the first four-point play in Cleveland history, against Chicago on March 25. He scored a season-high 27 points on December 12 against Golden State, hitting 11 of 16 field-goal attempts. Over a five-game stretch from December 4 to December 11, he averaged 18.0 points on .535 shooting.
1986-87:
Drafted in 1985 and 1986: first by baseball's Baltimore Orioles, then by the NBA's Utah Jazz....Chose to pursue basketball rather than baseball....Only rookie to make the roster on a Jazz team that finished second behind Dallas in the Midwest Division....Joined a team that also featured shooting guards Darrell Griffith and Bobby Hansen....Played limited minutes, logging 636 in 67 games....Scored in double figures 12 times, averaging 4.9 ppg on .426 field-goal shooting....With Hansen injured, averaged 8.3 ppg during a nine-game span in March....Appeared in two playoff games and did not score in four minutes.
COLLEGE:
Finished four-year career at Virginia Tech as the Metro Conference's second all-time leading scorer behind Keith Lee....As a senior, led the Metro Conference in scoring with 24.1 ppg....Named Second Team All-America by The Associated Press....Set Metro Conference single-game scoring record with 41 points vs. Cincinnati....Led the conference in scoring as a sophomore....Started all 32 games as a freshman and led all frosh scorers with 14.5 ppg.
