Ayesha Curry Congratulates Husband Stephen on Graduating College: 'Proud Is an Understatement'

Mar. 15, 2025

Once again,Ayesha Currycouldn’t be prouder of her superstar husband,Stephen Curry.

As if leading theGolden State Warriorsto the 2022 NBA Championship and a Finals MVP award wasn’t enough success for one year, 34-year-old Stephen also graduated from Davidson College with a degree in sociology.

On Wednesday, the college presented Steph with his diploma in a special one-man ceremony. Now that he’s officially graduated, the school was also able to retire his no. 30 jersey and put him in their hall of fame.

“Proud is truly an understatement. The ultimate man of his word right here! I’ve never seen someone set goals and attack them head on the way he does. He is simply unmatched because he is one of a kind. I love you@stephencurry30YOU DID IT!”

Fellow NBA superstar LeBron James also had a congratulatory message for the college grad on his big day. “AMAZING!!! Congratulations @StephenCurry30! MAJOR BRO,“James wrote in an Instagram story.

A star from the start on the Davidson basketball team, Stephen helped catapult the Davidson Wildcats all the way to the Elite Eight in the2008 NCAA Tournament. He joined the Warriors as the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, where he has remained since.

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Curry and Davidson have maintained a strong relationship since his years as a student. Last summer, the NBA star announced that he and his wife,Ayesha Curry, are establishing theCurry Family Women’s Athletics Initiativeat his alma mater. Curry said the initiative will be “aimed at helping close the inequity gap in women’s sports.”

“Davidson College is where it all started for me, and it no doubt prepared me for leadership and service. I’m forever grateful for the unwavering support from the entire Davidson community,” the father of three said in a video onsocial media.

source: people.com