Stephen Curry is Davidson basketball’s most iconic product, but the reigning NBA MVP will need to become an academic alumnus before the school retires his No. 30 jersey.
According to C.L. Brown of ESPN.com, Davidson only retires jersey numbers of players who graduated, and Curry hasn’t yet completed his degree obligations since entering the NBA following his junior season in 2009.
Curry acknowledged he plans to fulfill his academic responsibilities, per Brown:
I knew what I signed up for when I went to Davidson. I made a promise to coach [Bob] McKillop and my family that when I left school back in '09 that that would be accomplished—and it will be soon. Hopefully sooner than later.
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It's still a priority for sure; obviously there's a lot going on right now. Taking advantage of my career right now on the court in the NBA, it's only a very short window, so you want to give all the attention and effort. But to be able to finish out that part of my life, whenever it does happen, wi ...
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