Golden State Warriors famous person Steph Curry returned to Davidson School on Wednesday to formally graduate from the varsity, incomes his diploma in a particular one-man graduation ceremony that was a part of a trio of honors he obtained. Curry was a part of Davidson’s graduating class this previous Could, however he couldn’t attend spring graduation as a result of he was competing within the NBA Playoffs.
Curry obtained his diploma, a Bachelor of Arts diploma with a serious in Sociology, thus finishing his training 13 years after he left Davidson to enter the NBA Draft following the 2008 season. Curry was then inducted into the Davidson Athletics Corridor of Fame, together with his No. 30 jersey retired in his honor.
Curry’s commencement coincided together with his jersey being retired attributable to the truth that one wouldn’t come with out the opposite: In 2015, Davidson stated that Curry’s number would not be retired till he accomplished and earned his diploma.
“Stephen Curry has on many events emphasised the significance of training, how a lot he valued his Davidson School expertise and that he’s dedicated to incomes his diploma,” learn an announcement by Davidson earlier this yr. “He wanted to finish one semester of classwork. He re-enrolled at Davidson School for the spring semester and labored with two members of the Davidson college, a Stanford College professor and a UC Santa Cruz professor who taught Stephen when each had been at Davidson.”
The son of Charlotte Hornets legend Dell Curry and a graduate of Charlotte Christian College, Curry attended Davidson School within the Lake Norman space of Charlotte and have become one of many nice gamers within the historical past of the varsity’s basketball program. Curry’s legend at Davidson was cemented in 2008, when he led the varsity on a Cinderella run by way of the NCAA Tournament that introduced the Wildcats all the best way to the Elite Eight.
Curry stays the all-time main scorer in Davidson historical past with 2,635 factors, and he additionally holds faculty data for 3-point field-goals, single-season factors, and 30- and 40-point video games, amongst others.
