Brandyn Curry
Brandyn Curry (born October 2, 1991)[1][2] is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for U-BT Cluj-Napoca. Curry played five seasons collegiately for Harvard.
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Position | Point guard |
League | Liga Națională |
Personal information | |
Born | Huntersville, North Carolina | October 2, 1991
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Hopewell (Huntersville, North Carolina) |
College | Harvard (2009–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | Den Bosch |
2015–2016 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
2016–2017 | Helios Suns |
2017–2018 | Donar |
2018–2019 | ESSM Le Portel |
2019–present | U Cluj-Napoca |
Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
Curry played collegiately at Harvard. As a sophomore, Curry was a second-team All-Ivy selection for the 2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball season.[3] In September 2012, he was involved in a cheating scandal that involved about 125 athletes and students, leading to his withdrawal.[4] Curry and teammate Kyle Casey, who was also ensnared, withdrew from school in hopes of preserving their final year of athletic eligibility following the investigation.[5]
After scoring 14 points and adding 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks while playing 37 minutes in the first game of his senior season,[6] Curry missed the next three games due to a foot injury.[7] After starting the season 4–0, the team lost its first game on the road against Pac-12 Conference Colorado on November 24.[8] Curry re-aggravated his foot against Colorado and was described as out indefinitely by Amaker.[9]
Professional career
In August 2014, Curry signed his first professional contract with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.[10] After he won the league championship with SPM, he was named the DBL Playoffs MVP.[11]
In June 2015, Curry signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven.[12] On July 18, 2016, he signed with the Slovenian team Helios Suns.[13]
On June 6, 2017, Curry returned to the Netherlands by signing a one-year contract with the defending DBL champion Donar.[14] On April 23, 2018, Curry was named the DBL Most Valuable Player of the 2017–18 season, after leading Donar to a first place in the DBL regular season.[15] Curry was honored with a place in the All-DBL Team as well.[16] On May 29, 2018, Curry won his second DBL championship with Donar and was named the DBL Play-offs MVP for the second time in his career, after averaging a team-high 16.2 points and 6.5 assists over eight play-off games.[17]
On May 31, 2018, Curry was announced by ESSM Le Portel of the French top tier LNB Pro A.[18]
On July 9, 2019, Curry signed a one-year contract with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională.[19]
Honours
- Donar
- 2× DBL champion (2015, 2018)
- Dutch Cup champion (2018)
Individual awards
- 2× DBL Playoffs MVP (2015, 2018)
- DBL Most Valuable Player (2018)
- DBL Statistical Player of the Year (2018)
- 2× All-DBL Team (2015, 2018)
References
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- ESPN.com
- "Draftexpress.com". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- "Men's Basketball All-Ivy – 2011–12". IvyLeagueSports.com. 2012-03-07. Archived from the original on 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- Goodman, Jeff (2012-10-22). "College Basketball Previews: Princeton, led by Ian Hummer, is new Ivy League favorite". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- Winn, Luke (2012-09-11). "Harvard to be without Casey, Curry in wake of cheating scandal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- "Holy Cross 72 (0-1, 0-1 away); Harvard 82 (1-0, 1-0 home)". ESPN. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- Layman, Tom (2013-11-21). "Moundou-Missi, Crimson stretch streak to four". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- "Colorado rallies in 2nd half to beat Harvard 70-62". ESPN. 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- Mooney, Andrew R. (2013-11-29). "Men's Basketball Tops Denver, 68-60, To Advance to Semifinals of Great Alaska Shootout". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- Brandyn Curry naar SPM Shoeters
- SPM Shoeters Champions (Dutch)
- "Helios Domzale lands Brandyn Curry". 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- "Donar haalt Brandyn Curry naar Groningen" (in Dutch). 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- "Brandyn Curry gekozen tot MVP". DBL. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- "All Star Team 2017-2018". Basketballleague.nl. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- "Brandyn Curry MVP play-offs" (in Dutch). DBL. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "Brandyn Curry, un nouveau cerveau américain à la barre du Portel" (in French). Lavoixdunord.fr. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- "Brandyn Curry, noul fundaș al lui U-BT Cluj-Napoca". 9 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.