Steph Curry graduates, has number retired as he's inducted into Davidson College's Hall of Fame

By Ben Morse, CNN

Updated 1306 GMT (2106 HKT) September 1, 2022

Stephen Curry poses with his diploma after his graduation ceremony at Davidson College.

(CNN)Thirteen years after leaving, Steph Curry has been officially enshrined in Davidson folklore.

Curry graduated from Davidson College in a ceremony commemorating his career in front of a crowd gathered to celebrate the NBA veteran. The 34-year-old needed to complete one semester of coursework to earn his Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology, which he accomplished in May. However, he wasn't able to attend the commencement ceremony. But he was finally honored on Wednesday evening. As well as receiving his diploma, Curry had his now-famous No. 30 jersey number retired by Davidson, as well as being inducted into Davidson College's Hall of Fame. «I get kind of awkward at times when I walk into this gym and see this many people showing up just for me and the celebration of what, you know, the graduation and the Hall of Fame induction and seeing my jersey in the rafters,» Curry said.Read More«But every single person that I got to play with, that coached me, help me when I was hurt and injured and trying to find ways to get back on the court. All the faculty and staff that supported me through my three years here. I really feel like this is why this matters so much.»And I was trying to figure out how to really embrace this moment because my mom said, 'I don't know if anybody's had a solo graduation of this magnitude before,' but it hit me just seeing, you know, familiar faces, friends, people that you went to war with, people that believed in you before even anybody else in the country knew what we were about, set the table for me to come into this community and just be