Brandyn Curry | |
Position: | Point guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 195 |
Team: | Free Agent |
Birth Date: | 1991 10, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Huntersville, North Carolina |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Hopewell (Huntersville, North Carolina) |
College: | Harvard (2009–2014) |
Draft Year: | 2014 |
Career Start: | 2014 |
Years1: | 2014–2015 |
Team1: | Den Bosch |
Years2: | 2015–2016 |
Team2: | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
Years3: | 2016–2017 |
Team3: | Helios Suns |
Years4: | 2017–2018 |
Team4: | Donar |
Years5: | 2018–2019 |
Team5: | ESSM Le Portel |
Years6: | 2019–2020 |
Team6: | U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
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Brandyn Curry (born October 2, 1991)[1] [2] is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for U-BT Cluj-Napoca. Curry played five seasons collegiately for Harvard.
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]
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]