Steph Curry named Davidson basketball assistant GM, creating 8-figure fund for players

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 and the NCAA Tournament second round in 2009. He set the NCAA single-season record for 3-pointers and completed his degree in 2022. Berman played soccer for three years at Davidson and has an ownership stake in Burnley FC.

“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.”

Davidson said it asked Curry and Berman to be assistant GMs to share their time and experience with both teams. The school also hired Austin Buntz as general manager and assistant athletic director for basketball development. Buntz, who previously worked at Under Armour, has been on Davidson’s fundraising team since 2021.

Athletic director Chris Clunie said no college programming will be cut to fund revenue-sharing for basketball.

“When our basketball programs are successful they provide much-needed revenue and exposure to support all our athletics programs and raise the overall visibility of the college,” he said in a statement.

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(Photo of Curry with former Davidson coach Bob McKillop: Ezra Shaw / Getty Images)

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