Michael Curry (basketball)

Michael Curry
Personal information
Born (1968-08-22) August 22, 1968 (age 56)
Anniston, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolGlenn Hills (Augusta, Georgia)
CollegeGeorgia Southern (1986–1990)
NBA draft1990: undrafted
Playing career1990–2005
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number12, 20, 34
Coaching career2007–present
Career history
As player:
1990–1991Steiner Bayreuth
1992–1993Capital Region Pontiacs
1992Long Island Surf
1993–1994Philadelphia 76ers
1994Clear Cantù
1994–1995Valvi Girona
1995Omaha Racers
1996Washington Bullets
1996–1997Detroit Pistons
1997–1999Milwaukee Bucks
1999–2003Detroit Pistons
2003–2004Toronto Raptors
2004–2005Indiana Pacers
As coach:
2007–2008Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2008–2009Detroit Pistons
2010–2013Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
2014–2018Florida Atlantic
2020–2021Georgia (player development assistant)
2021–2024Vanderbilt (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-TAAC (1990)
Career NBA statistics
Points2,986 (4.5 ppg)
Rebounds1,045 (1.6 rpg)
Assists804 (1.2 apg)
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Michael Edward Curry (born August 22, 1968) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He was most recently an assistant coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Curry played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993 to 2005. He later served as head coach of the Detroit Pistons.

College career

A 6'5" guard/forward from Glenn Hills High School in Augusta, Georgia, Curry played four seasons at Georgia Southern University. With the Eagles, he averaged 9.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists over his four-year collegiate career.

The Eagles performed well during Curry's tenure with the team, winning the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) tournament championship and qualifying for the 1987 NCAA tournament in Curry's freshman year at Georgia Southern.

Curry's best season with the Eagles came in his senior year when he averaged 16.6 points per game and was named to the 1989–90 All-TAAC team.

Professional career

Curry played eleven seasons (1993–1994 through 2004–2005) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, the Washington Bullets, the Detroit Pistons, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Toronto Raptors and the Indiana Pacers. Though he never averaged more than 6.6 points per game in a season, Curry was well respected throughout the league for his strong defense and leadership qualities, and for several years he served as president of the NBA Players Association.[1]

In 1992, Curry was a guard/forward for the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League (USBL), averaging 20 points per game. As of November 2000, he was one of 128 USBL players who had graduated to the NBA.[2]

Internationally, Curry played in the German 1st basketball league for Steiner Bayreuth (1990–1991), in Italy for Clear Cantù (1994)[3] and in the Spanish ACB for Valvi Girona (1994–1995).[4]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993–94 Philadelphia 10 0 4.3 .214 .000 .750 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.9
1995–96 Washington 5 0 6.8 .300 .000 1.000 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 2.0
1995–96 Detroit 41 1 18.3 .464 .400 .707 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 4.9
1996–97 Detroit 81 2 15.0 .448 .299 .898 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 3.9
1997–98 Milwaukee 82* 27 24.1 .469 .444 .835 1.2 1.7 0.7 0.2 6.6
1998–99 Milwaukee 50* 4 22.9 .437 .067 .797 2.2 1.6 0.8 0.1 4.9
1999–00 Detroit 82 3 19.6 .480 .200 .839 1.3 1.1 0.4 0.1 6.2
2000–01 Detroit 68 58 21.8 .455 .444 .849 1.8 1.9 0.4 0.0 5.2
2001–02 Detroit 82 75 23.3 .453 .269 .791 2.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 4.0
2002–03 Detroit 78 77 19.9 .402 .296 .800 1.6 1.3 0.6 0.1 3.0
2003–04 Toronto 70 15 17.6 .388 .200 .845 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.1 2.9
2004–05 Indiana 18 7 13.8 .448 .000 .500 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 1.7
Career 667 269 19.8 .447 .298 .825 1.6 1.2 0.5 0.1 4.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1995–96 Detroit 3 0 14.3 .429 .000 .000 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0
1996–97 Detroit 2 0 3.5 .500 .000 .000 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
1998–99 Milwaukee 3 0 19.7 .583 .000 1.000 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 6.7
1999–00 Detroit 3 1 26.3 .522 .000 .667 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 9.3
2001–02 Detroit 10 10 22.1 .564 .385 .727 1.4 1.2 0.4 0.0 5.7
2002–03 Detroit 15 14 18.3 .364 .333 .857 1.1 1.1 0.5 0.1 2.7
Career 36 25 19.0 .480 .333 .774 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.1 4.3

Coaching career

On June 10, 2008 Curry was named as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons for the 2008–09 season, succeeding Flip Saunders. He received a three-year deal, worth $2.5 million per season.[5] On June 30, 2009, Curry was fired as head coach.[6] Prior to becoming head coach of the Pistons, Curry served as an assistant coach for Detroit and also as the NBA's Vice-President of Player Development.[7]

Curry later worked as the associate head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers.[8]

On April 7, 2014, Curry accepted a job at Florida Atlantic University, replacing Mike Jarvis. In four seasons, the Owls were 39–84 under Curry, who was fired from FAU on March 16, 2018 and replaced by Dusty May.[9]

Head coaching record

NBA

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Detroit 2008–09 82 39 43 .476 3rd in Central 4 0 4 .000 Lost in First round
Career 82 39 43 .476 4 0 4 .000

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Florida Atlantic Owls (Conference USA) (2014–2018)
2014–15 Florida Atlantic 9–20 2–16 14th
2015–16 Florida Atlantic 8–25 5–13 T–12th
2016–17 Florida Atlantic 10–20 6–12 T–11th
2017–18 Florida Atlantic 12–19 6–12 T–11th
Florida Atlantic: 39–84 (.317) 19–53 (.264)
Total: 39–84 (.317)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

His son, Deon Curry, played football as a wide receiver for Michigan State University.[10]

References

  1. ^ ESPN.com – NBA – PLAYOFFS2003 – Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic
  2. ^ Copia, Joe (November 13, 2000). "Three New USBL Alumni to Appear on NBA Opening Night Rosters; 128 Players Have Graduated From the USBL to the NBA". Silicon Investor. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Michael Curry
  4. ^ "ACB". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
  5. ^ Gerstner, Joanne C. (June 10, 2008). "Curry: We're playing to put up another banner". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
  6. ^ Stein, Marc (July 1, 2009). "Pistons fire Curry". ESPN. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  7. ^ InsideHoops.com – Michael Curry named NBA Vice President, Basketball Operations
  8. ^ "Michael Curry". nba.com. National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "FAUSPORTS.COM Athletics to Seek a New Head Mens Basketball Coach :: Florida Atlantic University Official Athletic Site Florida Atlantic University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  10. ^ Michigan State University Official Athletic Site