Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has accepted a new challenge and will assist Davidson College as the assistant general manager of the basketball teams, the news was confirmed by university officials.
And look how interesting: Curry is the first active player in the major US leagues to take on an administrative role with an NCAA team!
In this new role, Curry, who played for three seasons at Davidson (from 2006 to 2009), will provide advice to the men’s and women’s teams, drawing on the experience he gained in college and the NBA.
He will work alongside general manager Austin Buntz, who previously worked on Under Armour’s marketing team. Curry joined Under Armour in 2013 and launched his own brand, Curry Brand, in 2020. He recently signed a lifetime footwear deal.
Stephen and his wife Ayesha, along with some friends who are Davidson supporters, will create an eight-figure fund to help the men’s and women’s teams. Matt Berman, who played football at the university and is a member of the class of 2005, will also serve as assistant general manager.
Curry said, “The Davidson experience is incredible! My journey from 2006 to now has shown me that I have been able to play basketball at a high level, get a great education, and build a fantastic network with the Davidson community. I want talented student athletes with good character to have that same opportunity.”
During his time as a student-athlete, Curry broke the NCAA record for most three-pointers made in a season. He was named his conference’s player of the year twice, and after his junior year, he was the No. 7 pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Warriors.
Over the years, the future Hall of Famer has won two Most Valuable Player awards and four championships with his team, and is now in his 16th season with the Warriors.
Curry returned to Davidson in 2022 to finish his undergraduate degree, graduating in the class of 2010, and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame.
Another who took a similar path was former NFL quarterback Andrew Luck, who became general manager at his former school, Stanford , last year.
