Denise Curry

Quick Facts

Full Name	Denise Curry
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 22, 1959(1959-08-22)
Age	65
Birthplace	Fort Benton
Country	United States
Horoscope	Leo

Denise Curry Biography

Denise Curry is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on August 22, 1959 in Fort Benton, United States. Denise Curry (born August 22 29th, 1959) is an American former basketball player as well as a professional and college basketball coach. Curry was inducted into the first class of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.

She was named MVP of the Western Collegiate Athletic Conference three times, and was named the UCLA All-University Athlete of The Year for 1981. She was awarded the USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year in 1981.

In 1984, the USA sent its National team to the 1984 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan, for pre-Olympic practice. The team easily beat each of the eight teams they played, winning by an average of just under 50 points per game. Curry averaged 9.0 points per game.

For the US national team, she won gold medals in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, Pan American Games in 1983, World Championships in 1979, and silver medals at World Championships in 1983, World University Games in 1981 and Pan American Games in 1979.

Curry was selected as the representative of his country of the USA in the USA Basketball team in the 1981 World University games, held in Bucharest, Romania. After winning the first game in the tournament, the USA was beaten by China with an advantage at halftime. The USA were able to come back and beat China by two points, supported by 26 points from Curry. The USA were also beaten by Canada who were leading at halftime but the USA prevailed by just three points, 79-76. The USA defeated the host team Romania to get a match against unbeaten Russia to win winning the medal. The Russian team proved too powerful, and took home the gold medal, and left US with a silver medal. Curry was averaging 18.3 score per game, leading his team to score.

Denise Curry Net Worth

Denise Curry is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Denise Curry 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The family was born in Fort Benton, Montana, Curry relocated from Montana to Davis, California by the age of high school. Her graduation was from Davis Senior High School. During her time at UCLA, she played for UCLA to an AIAW National Championship in 1978 She was recognized as All-America 3 times (1979 and 1980, as well as 1981) she set 14 school records and was the all-time top scoring (3,198 points) and rebounder (1,310 points). She scored double figures in each of her 130 matches for UCLA. She scored an average of 24.6 score per game. One other UCLA athlete, Natalie Williams, averaged more than 20 points per contest at 20.4. In 2008, she remains the record-setting player in ten categories for UCLA.

Curry was selected as a member of the team representing the US in the 1979 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. In Taipei, Taiwan. USA team won the entire six games to get to winning the gold medal. She was then selected to be a member of the U.S. Olympic team but could not compete because of an 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. In 2007, she was awarded one of the 461 Congressional Gold Medals specifically designed for athletes who have been deprived of their sports.

Curry was a member of the USA National team at the 1983 World Championships, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The team won six games, but lost two against the Soviet Union. In an opening round game, the USA team had a nine-point lead at halftime, but the Soviets came back to take the lead, and a final shot by the USA failed to drop, leaving the USSR team with a one-point victory 85–84. The USA team won their next four games, setting up the gold medal game against USSR. This game was also close, and was tied at 82 points each with six seconds to go in the game. The Soviets Elena Chausova received the inbounds pass and hit the game winning shot in the final seconds, giving the USSR team the gold medal with a score of 84–82. The USA team earned the silver medal. Curry averaged 13.6 points per game, including 28 points in the overtime victory against China.

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Curry served as an assistant coach at the University of California, Berkeley. She was an assistant in the San Jose Lasers of the Women’s American Basketball League. She became the head basketball coach at Cal State Fullerton for three seasons from 1997–1998 through 1999–2000. She had a coaching record of 16 wins and 64 losses as the head coach of the Titans. She was an assistant basketball coach for the Cal State Long Beach women’s basketball team for six years but retired from coaching in March 2009.

Facts & Trivia

Denise Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Denise Curry celebrates birthday on August 22 of every year.

Top Facts about Denise Curry

1. Denise Curry is a retired American basketball player.
2. She played for UCLA and won two national championships.
3. Curry was drafted by the Dallas Diamonds in 1980.
4. She played for the Women’s Basketball League (WBL) and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
5. Curry coached at Purdue, UC Santa Barbara, and Cal State Northridge.
6. She was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1997.
7. Curry has been inducted into multiple halls of fame.
8. She is known for her exceptional shooting skills.
9. Curry scored over 3,000 points during her college career.
10. She was a member of the USA women’s basketball team that won gold at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.