Michael Edward Curry (born August 22, 1968) is an American professional

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coach and former player. He was most recently an assistant coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Curry played in the

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(NBA) from 1993 to 2005. He later served as

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of the

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College career

A 6'5"

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/ forward from

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, Curry played four seasons at

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. 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

(NBA) as a member of the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. 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. In 1992, Curry was a guard/forward for the

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(USBL), averaging 20 points per game. As of November 2000, he was one of 128 USBL players who had graduated to the NBA. Internationally, Curry played in the German 1st basketball league for Steiner Bayreuth (1990–1991), in Italy for

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(1994) and in the Spanish ACB for Valvi Girona (1994–1995).

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 81 , , 2 , , 15.0 , , .448 , , .299 , , .898 , , 1.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 3.9 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

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, style="background:#cfecec;", 50* , , 4 , , 22.9 , , .437 , , .067 , , .797 , , 2.2 , , 1.6 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 4.9 , - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" ,

, 82 , , 3 , , 19.6 , , .480 , , .200 , , .839 , , 1.3 , , 1.1 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 6.2 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

, 68 , , 58 , , 21.8 , , .455 , , .444 , , .849 , , 1.8 , , 1.9 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 5.2 , - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" ,

, 82 , , 75 , , 23.3 , , .453 , , .269 , , .791 , , 2.0 , , 1.5 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 4.0 , - , align="left" , 2002–03 , align="left" ,

, 78 , , 77 , , 19.9 , , .402 , , .296 , , .800 , , 1.6 , , 1.3 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 3.0 , - , align="left" , 2003–04 , align="left" ,

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Playoffs

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, 3 , , 1 , , 26.3 , , .522 , , .000 , , .667 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 9.3 , - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" ,

, 10 , , 10 , , 22.1 , , .564 , , .385 , , .727 , , 1.4 , , 1.2 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 5.7 , - , align="left" , 2002–03 , align="left" ,

, 15 , , 14 , , 18.3 , , .364 , , .333 , , .857 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 2.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", 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

for the 2008–09 season, succeeding

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. He received a three-year deal, worth $2.5 million per season. On June 30, 2009, Curry was fired as head coach. 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. Curry later worked as the associate head coach for the

. On April 7, 2014, Curry accepted a job at Florida Atlantic University, replacing

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. In four seasons, the Owls were 39–84 under Curry, who was fired from FAU on March 16, 2018 and replaced by

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Head coaching record

NBA

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College

Personal life

His son, Deon Curry, played football as a wide receiver for

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.Michigan State University Official Athletic Site
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References

External links

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