Post by Blankman on Mar 30, 2009 10:29:11 GMT -5
DURHAM -- Former Liberty guard Seth Curry, who averaged more points than any freshman in the nation this past season, has decided to transfer to Duke.
Curry is the younger brother of Davidson star Stephen Curry and the son of former Virginia Tech and Charlotte Hornets great Dell Curry.
Curry will have to sit out the 2009-10 season per NCAA transfer rules and would have three seasons of eligibility beginning in 2010-11. Liberty confirmed Curry's decision on its official athletics Web site on Sunday.
"My immediate reaction was what a great opportunity for Seth," Liberty coach Ritchie McKay said in a statement released by the school. "Duke is a program rich in tradition with not only one of the greatest head coaches of all time but an impressive staff, as well.
"I am excited that Seth will be able to fulfill his desires at a place as prestigious and successful as Duke."
Duke officials aren't at liberty to comment on the situation until they receive either a signed financial aide agreement or a written offer of admission.
The Curry brothers received little to no attention from major programs coming out of Charlotte Christian School, but Stephen has gotten nothing but attention since ascending to All-American status at Davidson. Stephen Curry has one year of college eligibility remaining but is weighing whether to head to the NBA.
Now it's his younger brother's turn. Six days ago, shortly after wrapping up a freshman season in which he averaged 20.2 points per game, Seth Curry announced that he was leaving Liberty in hopes of landing in a "higher profile conference."
Two days later, after Duke fell to Villanova in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said in the postgame press conference that he'd like to have a pure point guard who can score.
That may or may not be Curry's destiny at Duke.
Curry was used primarily at shooting guard as a freshman, but so was his older brother before he took over at point for Davidson this past season and didn't miss a beat. Duke's recruiting class for the same season that Curry will become eligible includes Tyler Thornton, ranked as the ninth-best point guard in the class by Scout.com.
Regardless of what role he plays, Curry has unlimited range like both his brother and his father, hitting a school-record 102 3-pointers this past season. He also isn't shy about shooting -- his 294 attempts from 3-point range were 99 more than Duke leader Jon Scheyer.
Seth Curry scored 26 points to lead the Flames to an upset of Virginia in his second collegiate game, and two weeks later he scored 24 in a narrow loss at Clemson.
Duke has had its share of players transfer to other schools in recent years, but Krzyzewski has welcomed just two transfers to Duke during his 29 years: Roshown McLeod from St. John's (1995) and Dahntay Jones from Rutgers (2000). Each played two years with the Blue Devils.
The last player to transfer from a lower-level conference to Duke was former Hillside High School point guard John Harrell III, who played for one season at N.C. Central before playing two seasons at Duke in the late 1970s.
Curry is the younger brother of Davidson star Stephen Curry and the son of former Virginia Tech and Charlotte Hornets great Dell Curry.
Curry will have to sit out the 2009-10 season per NCAA transfer rules and would have three seasons of eligibility beginning in 2010-11. Liberty confirmed Curry's decision on its official athletics Web site on Sunday.
"My immediate reaction was what a great opportunity for Seth," Liberty coach Ritchie McKay said in a statement released by the school. "Duke is a program rich in tradition with not only one of the greatest head coaches of all time but an impressive staff, as well.
"I am excited that Seth will be able to fulfill his desires at a place as prestigious and successful as Duke."
Duke officials aren't at liberty to comment on the situation until they receive either a signed financial aide agreement or a written offer of admission.
The Curry brothers received little to no attention from major programs coming out of Charlotte Christian School, but Stephen has gotten nothing but attention since ascending to All-American status at Davidson. Stephen Curry has one year of college eligibility remaining but is weighing whether to head to the NBA.
Now it's his younger brother's turn. Six days ago, shortly after wrapping up a freshman season in which he averaged 20.2 points per game, Seth Curry announced that he was leaving Liberty in hopes of landing in a "higher profile conference."
Two days later, after Duke fell to Villanova in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said in the postgame press conference that he'd like to have a pure point guard who can score.
That may or may not be Curry's destiny at Duke.
Curry was used primarily at shooting guard as a freshman, but so was his older brother before he took over at point for Davidson this past season and didn't miss a beat. Duke's recruiting class for the same season that Curry will become eligible includes Tyler Thornton, ranked as the ninth-best point guard in the class by Scout.com.
Regardless of what role he plays, Curry has unlimited range like both his brother and his father, hitting a school-record 102 3-pointers this past season. He also isn't shy about shooting -- his 294 attempts from 3-point range were 99 more than Duke leader Jon Scheyer.
Seth Curry scored 26 points to lead the Flames to an upset of Virginia in his second collegiate game, and two weeks later he scored 24 in a narrow loss at Clemson.
Duke has had its share of players transfer to other schools in recent years, but Krzyzewski has welcomed just two transfers to Duke during his 29 years: Roshown McLeod from St. John's (1995) and Dahntay Jones from Rutgers (2000). Each played two years with the Blue Devils.
The last player to transfer from a lower-level conference to Duke was former Hillside High School point guard John Harrell III, who played for one season at N.C. Central before playing two seasons at Duke in the late 1970s.
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