Stephen Curry wanted to walk-on at Duke However, the Blue Devils rejec

Stephen Curry wanted to walk-on at Duke However, the Blue Devils rejected him

An NBA champion four times over. The finest shooter in history. One of the greatest NBA guards of all time.

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Duke didn't even want Stephen Curry as a walk-on before he became all of those things.

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Dell Curry, Stephen's father, verified this during an interview on "The Rex Chapman Show" last year. Dell and Rex Chapman were teammates on the Charlotte Hornets and have been friends for many years.

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During their hour-long podcast talk, Rex brought up Stephen's recruiting and how he tried to assist him get a walk-on place on Duke's roster.

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Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski and assistant head coach Johnny Dawkins, on the other hand, turned him down.

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This was only a walk-on role. This was only supposed to be a walk-on! He called me the next day and said, 'We're full up this year, but maybe next year.'

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Following Curry's departure, the Blue Devils' starting backcourt that season was Greg Paulus and Jon Scheyer (who is currently Duke's head coach).

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As a freshman at Davidson, Curry averaged 21.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.6 three-pointers, 2.8 assists, and 1.8 steals while shooting 46.3 percent from the field,

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