Stephen Curry, whose off-court interests already include commercial deals and charitable causes, is extending his sphere of influence further after accepting a role as an assistant general manager at his alma mater, Davidson College.
ESPN confirmed the news with Davidson on Monday. Curry, who played for the Wildcats from 2006 to 2009 will offer guidance to the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Curry has plenty of experience to draw from: he is a two-time MVP, four-time NBA champion and 11-time All-Star with the Golden State Warriors. The 36-year-old will combine his administrative duties while continuing his playing career with the Warriors, who are in playoff contention this season.
“The Davidson experience is top notch,” Curry said in a statement. “My journey from when I got to Davidson in 2006 to now demonstrated that I had the opportunity to play basketball at the highest level, got a great education, an amazing network through the Davidson alumni and continue to wave the Davidson flag. I want very talented, high character student athletes to have that same experience.”
Curry will work alongside general manager Austin Buntz, with whom he has a longstanding relationship. Buntz is a former executive at Under Armour, one of Curry’s major sponsors. Curry will also be part of an eight-figure fund to support the men’s and women’s basketball teams at Davidson.
Curry has retained close ties with Davidson. He has been inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame after breaking the NCAA single-season record for three-pointers in 2008, the same season he led the Wildcats to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He also returned to Davidson in 2022 to complete his undergraduate career.
Davidson have a relatively modest record. The men’s team have reached the NCAA Tournament five times since Curry was drafted No 7 overall by the Warriors in 2009 but have not progressed past the second round during that period. The women’s team have never made the NCAA Tournament.
Curry’s path is similar to that of former NFL quarterback Andrew Luck, who returned to his alma mater, Stanford, as an assistant GM in 2024. His return to his alma mater gives the Atlantic 10 conference two high-profile alums in basketball management positions, after former ESPN NBA newsbreaker Adrian Wojnarowski resigned in order to be general manager of the St Bonaventure men’s basketball team last year.
