Sonya Alicia Curry (néeAdams; born May 30, 1966[1]) is an American educator. She is the mother of the basketball players Stephen Curry and Seth Curry.
Early life
Sonya Alicia Adams was born in Radford, Virginia to Cleive and Candy Adams. The family lived in extreme poverty and frequently had racist experiences with the Ku Klux Klan.[2] In high school, Adams participated in volleyball, track and field, and basketball. She matriculated at Virginia Tech as a student athlete, where she played volleyball, earning all-conference honors in the Metro Conference as a junior.[3] She received a degree in education.[4] According to her best friend and college roommate, the volleyball team was popular largely due to Adams.[5]
Adams met her future husband, Dell Curry, at Virginia Tech. During her official recruiting visit to the school, she was watching the men's basketball practice when they noticed each other.[3]
Career
Curry is president of the Christian Montessori School of Lake Norman in Huntersville, North Carolina, which she founded in 1995.[6][7] Her children attended the school.[7]
As she often receives camera time in the audience of Golden State games, Curry has been called NBA "royalty".[17] She has been interviewed about how she successfully raised professional athletes and how the family has dealt with their sons' success.[18][19]
On August 23, 2021, Curry and her husband, Dell, announced that they were divorcing after 33 years of marriage.[20]
References
^Yorkey, Mike (2016). "Chapter 1: His Father's Apprentice". The Right Steph: How Stephen Curry Is Taking the NBA to a New Level--With Humility and Grace. Shiloh Run Press. ISBN9781683221098. Retrieved May 31, 2019. She married Cleive E. Adams and had four children that included Sonya, who was born May 30, 1966.