DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will serve as an assistant general manager for Davidson College\u2019s basketball teams.<\/p>\n
The four-time NBA champion and two-time league MVP will be the first active player in U.S. major professional sports to take an administrative job with a college team. He will continue to play with the Warriors while serving in this newly created role.<\/p>\n
Curry and his wife, Ayesha, and longtime Davidson supporters Don, Matt and Erica Berman, are creating an eight-figure fund to support the college\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams. The college asked them to serve in these advisory roles, investing their time and sharing their experience with both men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball, according to a news release on Monday.<\/p>\n
Curry will draw resources and support from the Under Armour global sports marketing team, one of his major sponsors.<\/p>\n
He said he wants Davidson\u2019s scholar-athletes to be able to compete in the top ranks of college athletics in an ever-changing landscape where athletes are now allowed to profit from their name, image and likeness \u2014 something that wasn\u2019t available when he played there for three seasons from 2006-09.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Davidson experience is top notch,\u201d said Curry said, a three-time Southern Conference first-team selection at Davidson. \u201cMy journey from when I got to Davidson in 2006 to now demonstrated that I had the opportunity to play basketball at the highest level, got a great education, an amazing network through the Davidson alumni and continue to wave the Davidson flag. I want very talented, high character student-athletes to have that same experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vice president and director of athletics Chris Clunie said basketball remains Davidson\u2019s flagship sport, but the benefits of focusing on that game extend further.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen our basketball programs are successful,\u201d Clunie said, \u201cthey provide much-needed revenue and exposure to support all our athletics programs and raise the overall visibility of the college.\u201d<\/p>\n
Davidson is 16-15 this season in men\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n
Curry said the goal is to invest in the next student-athlete that\u2019s coming into Davidson.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey don\u2019t have to take cuts on what the market says they deserve to be part of the brand of what it means to be a Davidson scholar-athlete with integrity in your academic experience,\u201d Curry said. \u201cThe commitment to a four-year graduation process provides countless opportunities professionally in sports or as a game changer in life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matt Berman will also serve as assistant GM alongside Curry.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur ability to be a resource and a sounding board for the program, but also support each student athlete, to develop personal relationships with each of them to help guide them every step of the way through their Davidson experience,\u201d Curry said.<\/p>\n
Warriors coach Steve Kerr doesn\u2019t expect Curry to miss games and start scouting players around the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m wondering is he going to clean house? Is he going in there and firing everybody? I don\u2019t know, we\u2019ll see, he\u2019s got a big job on his hands,\u201d Kerr cracked before the Warriors hosted Portland on Monday night. \u201cI think he\u2019s kind of busy so I\u2019m hoping it\u2019s a ceremonial role more than anything. If he asks me if he can leave and not play a game so he can go scout some college games, I\u2019m probably going to say no, although it is Steph Curry so I\u2019ll probably say yes actually. But I hope he does not ask.\u201d<\/p>\n
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AP Sports Writer Janie McCauley contributed. ___<\/p>\n
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