Seth Curry to transfer to Duke

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Seth Curry to transfer to Duke

By JOEDY McCREARY (AP Sports Writer)

Mar 30, 2009

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Seth Curry is joining Coach K and the Duke Blue Devils.

Curry's father Dell told The Associated Press on Sunday night that his son will transfer to Duke next season.

The younger brother of Davidson star Stephen Curry was the Big South freshman of the year at Liberty after leading the nation's first-year players with a 20.2-point average.

He announced plans last week to transfer so that he could play a higher level of competition, and Dell Curry said his son was impressed by the level of interest Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski and his staff had in the young shooting guard.

Seth Curry will sit out next season, and the Charlotte native will have three seasons of eligibility remaining beginning in 2010-11, when the Blue Devils will need another scoring guard. Gerald Henderson and Jon Scheyer will be seniors next season.

"Coach K kept telling him the timing couldn't be better," said Curry's father, who spent most of his 16 NBA seasons with the Charlotte Hornets. "There'll be plenty of opportunities to contribute."

A Duke spokesman, citing NCAA rules, said the school can not comment on whether a player has transferred into the program until his paperwork is received.

Seth Curry scored 23 and 18 points in his first two college games, and he scored a season-high 35 at VMI in January before the largest crowd in Keydets history. He was held to eight points in his final game with the Flames, an 88-65 loss to James Madison last week in the CollegeInsider.com tournament.

Now he's set to become the first member of his famous family to play in the ACC.

Dell Curry starred at Virginia Tech in the 1980s - well before the Hokies joined the conference - before becoming one of the NBA's most prolific 3-point shooters.

Stephen Curry was virtually ignored by the ACC's schools coming out of high school three years ago and instead wound up at Davidson, where he blossomed into one of the biggest draws in the sport after leading the Wildcats to within a missed 3-pointer of last year's Final Four.

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RE: Seth Curry to transfer to Duke

Yes things might be looking bright but the comment 2 versatile big men coming in next year makes me think we don't need versatile big men, we need big, strong, physical bodies staying under the basket...Our offensive rebounding has got to get better. I agree with the guy that said Zoubek was coming on. I have always felt he could be a player, seems every time he comes in he gets rebounds and blocks. His only problem is silly fouls. Injuries and not enough playing time has hurt him. To the person who said Villanova got to Final Four with guard oriented offense that's true but look at the other 3 teams in Final Four, big, physical, and tough. Villanova plays great aggresive defense and are very physical.
- Posted by DukeBlueGuru

Keep in mind that K has never, and will never, recruit "big, strong, physical bodies." About as close as you're going to get with guys you're describing are the likes of Elton Brand & Shelden Williams. K looks more for versality but has tried to recruit Brand & Williams types in the past 2-3 years but unfortunately they chose other schools or headed straight to the NBA. I think we'll do just fine with the versatile, fast teams being groomed for the next 2-3 years. You only have to look as far as Villanova...

RE: Seth Curry to transfer to Duke

On that NBA count Battier Boozer Brand Deng Duhon Dunleavy Hill Jones Maggette McRoberts Nelson Randolph Reddick and Williams I think thats 14 or 90 million a year however you want to look at it. Nice try though

RE: Seth Curry to transfer to Duke

...not gonna happen.
- Posted by Tar Heels Fan

I admit, that was a mighty big "if", BUT......

you don't KNOW that.

RE: Seth Curry to transfer to Duke

this maybe a win/win for duke but maybe not for curry.

RE: Seth Curry to transfer to Duke

Duke leads with 14 players on NBA rosters...not UCONN, I just looked it up...

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