Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has been named assistant general manager for the Davidson men’s basketball program and is helping to create an eight-figure fund to support the men’s and women’s teams at his alma mater.
While Curry joins a growing list of athletes taking administrative jobs at colleges, like Stanford general manager Andrew Luck, Curry is the first active player to do so.
Curry hinted at an announcement like this last week after his annual homecoming game against the Charlotte Hornets, saying he intended to stay involved with Davidson when asked about his plans to remain connected to the city of Charlotte.
This isn’t Curry’s first foray into college athletics. In 2021, he helped fund and develop the golf program at Howard University, bringing the sport back to the school after 50 years.
At Davidson, Curry, his wife Ayesha and fellow Davidson alumni Don, Matt and Erica Berman are combining to create the Curry-Berman Fund, which is meant to help Davidson begin sharing revenue with players directly, pending approval of the House v. NCAA settlement expected later this spring.
Curry played basketball at Davidson from 2006-09, reaching the Elite Eight in 2008. He set the NCAA single-season record for 3-pointers and completed his degree in 2022. Berman…
