Ronald Curry

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
202
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Hampton, Va.
High School:
Hampton

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AT CAROLINA
Has made 27 career starts at point guard and led UNC to wins in 22 of those contests • Is Carolina's most experienced returning point guard • Averaged 5.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists last season.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2000-01)
Carolina's starting point guard as the Tar Heels earned a share of the ACC regular season title • Ranked seventh in the ACC in assists with 4.3 per game and led the Tar Heels with 119 assists • Started the last 26 games of the season, including 21 UNC wins • Moved into the starting lineup aginst Buffalo on Dec. 17 • Scored in double figures three times (14 vs. NC State, 11 at Maryland and 10 vs. UMass) • Had more assists than turnovers in 18 of 28 games • Set a career high with 10 assists against Clemson in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals • Had nine assists in just the first half of the Clemson game to eclipse his previous career high of eight • Had nine points, 10 assists, two steals and just one turnover in that ACC quarterfinal win over the Tigers • Scored 11 points in the 86-83 win at Maryland • He tied his then-career-high with seven assists and hit a career-high three three-pointers in the win at College Park • Had seven assists and hit a huge three-pointer in the 70-69 win over Wake Forest on Jan. 6 • Snapped a 59-59 tie with the Deacons with a three-pointer with 4:30 to play • Scored eight points (all in the second half), and had four assists in the 85-83 win at Duke • He scored six straight UNC points in a 46-second span at Duke • Established a then-career-high with eight assists in the home win over Maryland on Feb. 10 • Had five assists and only one turnover at Virginia • Scored a career-high 14 points on Feb. 28 vs. NC State as UNC clinched the ACC regular-season crown • Began practicing with the basketball team on November 20th, two days after Carolina's last football game • Made as many three-pointers in his first eight games (six) as he made his entire freshman season (26 games) • Finished with 20 three-pointers in 57 attempts, a percentage of .351 • Had a career-high five steals in the win at UCLA • Struggled early in the year from the free throw line (12 of first 29), but made 15 of his last 18 attempts (83 percent).

FRESHMAN SEASON (1998-99)
Played in 26 games and totaled 76 points, 43 assists, 39 rebounds and 10 steals • Was UNC’s defensive player of the game in the 62-53 win over NC State • Made his first collegiate start in the 75-66 win over Georgia Tech • In 33 minutes, he scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds, had seven assists and just three turnovers • Was 7 for 8 from the free throw line • Had a steal and basket in the final minute to clinch the win • Made his first road start at Clemson on Feb. 4 and scored eight points and had four assists • In the loss at Duke, he scored eight points, had four rebounds, two assists and one steal • His steal and layup gave Carolina a 64-63 lead midway through the second half • He was 4 for 4 from the line in the second half • Against Wake Forest on Jan. 23, he had three assists, two rebounds and one steal • Played well in Carolina's 71-47 victory vs. Virginia scoring five points and dishing out two assists • Made his first three-pointer of the season a memorable one as he connected to give Carolina the lead for good at NC State • With just 4:40 remaining, Curry drained a deep three from the left side to put UNC up, 50-48, in a game it would win by three points.

FOOTBALL AT CAROLINA
A four-year starter at quarterback who now holds UNC's career total offense record of 5,521 yards (after six games in 2001) • With 127 yards passing and 40 yards rushing against East Carolina, Curry moved into second place alltime at UNC in career passing yards and career rushing yards by a QB •?His 4,464 passing yards placed him 219 yards behind leader Jason Stanicek (4,683) • His 1,057 rushing yards puts him secong behind Jim Lalanne • Was closing in on several other Carolina career records (pass completions, touchdown passes, rush TDs by QB) • Established a UNC single-season record for total offense in 2000 with 2,676 total yards • An All-ACC candidate who was on the watch list for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the Davey O'Brien Award • After six games in 2001, ranked second in UNC's total offense with 482 yards • Had a career-high 388 yards passing in 2000 versus Georgia Tech, which ranks third in UNC single-game history • Led UNC in total offense (908 yards) and passing yards (682) in 1999 despite missing more than six games • Ruptured his right Achilles’ tendon versus Georgia Tech • Finished second in the voting for ACC Freshman of the Year in 1998 • Led UNC with 1,394 total yards, a school record for a freshman • Offensive MVP of the Las Vegas Bowl • Scored on 48-yard touchdown in UNC’s 20-13 win over San Diego State.

PREP
Attended Hampton (Va.) High School • Named the McDonald's National Basketball Player of the Year • Also named the National Football Player of the Year by Parade, Gatorade, the Atlanta Touchdown Club (Bobby Dodd Award) and Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club, and the National Football Player of the Year on offense by USA Today • Recipient of the Morgan Wootten Award for achievements in athletics, scholarship and community service • Received the Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Trophy as the top black male athlete in the nation • Played basketball for Coach Walter Brower at Hampton High School.
Set school records in basketball for points and assists • Averaged 21.9 points, 5.7 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game as a senior and 23.5 points and 5.7 assists as a junior • Led Hampton to the basketball state title as a junior • Most Valuable Player of the 1998 McDonald's High School Basketball All-Star Game • Scored 19 points and added 13 rebounds, nine assists and four steals in leading his team to victory • Was the slam dunk champion at the McDonald's Game • Finalist for the Naismith Award as the National Prep Player of the Year • First-team Parade and Basketball Times All-America and second-team Street & Smith All-America in basketball as a senior • Teamed with Jason Capel to win the 1998 AAU Under-19 national championship and the Under-17 national title in 1997 • Played for Team USA in the 1998 Nike Hoop Summit.
Played quarterback, safety, punter and returned punts and kickoffs • Led Hampton to three consecutive football state championships • In his career, he passed for 8,212 yards and 90 touchdowns and rushed for 3,307 yards and 74 scores • Set state records for passing yards and total offense yards (11,519) • Earned first-team all-state quarterback honors in each of his four seasons • Was also selected to the all-state team as a defensive back and kick returner in each of his last three years and was the second-team punter as a junior and senior.