Son of longtime NBA sharp-shooter Dell Curry, Steph was deemed too small to play in the ACC or Big East, so he stayed close to his Charlotte home. He accepted a basketball scholarship from a tiny liberal arts school in Davidson, NC and single handedly led his team within a missed buzzer-beating three-point attempt of upsetting the eventual champion Kansas Jayhawks to reach the Final Four.
Not a bad story in itself. However, his encore season may be even more remarkable for the simple fact that he leads the nation in scoring (29.2 ppg) while orchestrating the Wildcats' offense from the point guard position.
Curry has already scored more than 40 points in a game three times this season, including a 41-point game against Middle Tennessee State in which he effortlessly posted 31 points in the second half.
However, like Rice, Curry's game goes well beyond the numbers found in the final box score. Curry's court awareness, defensive toughness (3 spg), and basketball intellect are off the charts, and his ability to get to whatever point on the court he wishes is similar to that of NBA All-Star Chris Paul.
While Curry may not ever have Paul's speed or strength, both players understand equally well how to score the basketball from anywhere on the court, and each makes his teammates better with precision passing and the ability to create easy scoring opportunities for his teammates.
Davidson's most recent nationally televised game against Purdue was a blowout loss for the Wildcats and Steph Curry's worst game of the season.
But there is no question that Curry will come out firing threes, running his defenders to death, and determined to show the country why he is a legitimate All-American and one of the top players in college basketball in tonight's matchup against the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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