Dayton Daily News

Stephen Curry earns sociology degree from Davidson College

- By Janie McCauley

“Pomp and Circumstan­ce” played as Stephen Curry stepped up to the podium after practice Monday as he prepared with the Golden State Warriors for the Western Conference Finals.

A playful, makeshift moment to honor his new status as college graduate.

Curry completed his sociology degree to join the Davidson College class of 2022, even if he couldn’t be there to walk for the commenceme­nt ceremony Sunday but watched on video.

He fulfilled a promise to mother Sonya that he would receive his degree. She had been bragging for the past decade that two of her children — son Seth and daughter Sydel — had college degrees.

“This is a long time coming, obviously,” Curry said. “Since I left campus it was a goal to finish. Just obviously a sense of accomplish­ment but a promise I made to my mom and Coach (Bob) McKillop when I left after my junior year.”

This marks another important accomplish­ment to add to a list that includes three NBA championsh­ips, two MVPs and a pair of scoring titles. Curry will receive his diploma at a later date.

His thesis was on advancing gender equity through sports and he even did a research project about tattoos.

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CARLOS AVILA GONZALEZ/SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Golden State’s Stephen Curry is the NBA’s greatest 3-pointer shooter. Now he can add college graduate to his résumé.

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