NCAA Basketball: Revisiting Stephen Curry’s strangest college game ever

November 25, 2008: The Davidson Wildcats dismantled the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds 78-48. The score would suggest that the game wasn’t very interesting, but it will be remembered as the strangest game of Stephen Curry’s NCAA Basketball career.

We don’t often get watershed players – basketball players who completely changed the way the game is played. Stephen Curry will undoubtedly be remembered as one of these players, among the likes of Wilt, Kareem, Bird, Magic, Jordan, and LeBron. Maybe you would add others to your own list.

Many, myself included, regard Stephen Curry as the greatest shooter of all time. Curry’s 3-point revolution transformed what had been previously called ‘bad shots’ into ‘open shots,’ made traditional centers nearly obsolete, and had kids all over the world dreaming of being the next NBA sharpshooter. Here’s a Curry highlight I will never forget:

With his two league MVP awards and three NBA Championships, Steph Curry’s NBA career has largely overshadowed his many collegiate accomplishments. In his three years at Davidson, Curry was a 3x Southern Conference regular season champion, 2x SoCon Tournament Champion, 2x SoCon Player of the Year, 2x All-American, and an NCAA scoring leader while setting a host of records. He still holds the all-time scoring record in the Southern Conference with 2,635 points.

In his final season at Davidson, Steph Curry played in perhaps the strangest game of his career against Loyola (MD), one that deserves a look back. Before we get to the game itself, I’ll give some context.