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Michael Edward Curry (born August 22, 1968), an American retired professional basketball player, is a coach in that sport. He is currently 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.

Michael Curry

Vanderbilt Commodores
Position	Assistant coach
League	Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born	(1968-08-22) August 22, 1968 (age 54) Anniston, Alabama
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Glenn Hills (Augusta, Georgia)
College	Georgia Southern (1986–1990)
NBA draft	1990 / Undrafted
Playing career	1990–2005
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Number	12, 20, 34
Coaching career	2007–present
Career history
As player:
1990–1991	Steiner Bayreuth
1992–1993	Capital Region Pontiacs
1992	Long Island Surf
1993–1994	Philadelphia 76ers
1994	Clear Cantù
1994–1995	Valvi Girona
1995	Omaha Racers
1996	Washington Bullets
1996–1997	Detroit Pistons
1997–1999	Milwaukee Bucks
1999–2003	Detroit Pistons
2003–2004	Toronto Raptors
2004–2005	Indiana Pacers
As coach:
2007–2008	Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2008–2009	Detroit Pistons
2010–2013	Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
2014–2018	Florida Atlantic
2020–2021	Georgia (Player Development Assistant)
2021–present	Vanderbilt (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-TAAC (1990)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,986 (4.5 ppg)
Rebounds	1,045 (1.6 rpg)
Assists	804 (1.2 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Playing career

A 6'5" guard/forward from Glenn Hills High School in Augusta, Georgia, and Georgia Southern University, Curry played eleven seasons (1993–1994 through 2004–2005) in the National Basketball Association 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 the 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

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] Contrary to popular belief, he is not related to Dell Curry and Steph Curry.

References

External links

• Career statistics
• NBA bio

На других языках

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[de] Michael Curry (Basketballtrainer)

Michael Edward Curry (* 22. August 1968 in Anniston (Alabama)) ist ein US-amerikanischer Basketballtrainer und ehemaliger -spieler.

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- [en] Michael Curry (basketball)

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