Warriors’ Steph Curry credits NBA success to mid-major college experience: ‘I got to learn with reps’

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Stephen Curry is a four-time NBA champion, a two-time MVP and the NBA’s all-time leading three-point shooter. 

His on-court feats have been thrilling fans of the league for the past 14 seasons, but his stardom came from humble beginnings. 

Stephen Curry, #30 of the Golden State Warriors, speaks with Davidson head coach Bob McKillop prior to Game 1 of the 2017 NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at ORACLE Arena on June 1, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Passed over by the blue-blood college basketball school, Curry attended Davidson College, a small private school outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. 

It was at Davidson that Curry burst onto the scene, leading the Wildcats to an improbable Elite Eight berth in 2008. 

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On the latest episode of "Hot Ones," Curry credited his time at Davidson for his success, saying his career would have gone differently if he had attended a bigger school. 

"I don’t think so because the brand of basketball that I play now, was predicated on a system that Davidson College, Bob McKillop [Curry’s head coach at Davidson], mastered. And the only reason I think I'm successful at it is I got to learn with reps," Curry said. "So, having gone to [Virginia] Tech or Duke, or whatever, maybe I ride the bench my freshman year and I don’t get that experience, I don’t know if I’d be the same player. 

Stephen Curry, #30 of the Golden State Warriors, smiles on the court during the ceremony to name the student section after him at Davidson's John M. Belk Area after him at Davidson College on