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| name = Edniesha Curry
| name = Edniesha Curry
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| position = Assistant coach
| position = Assistant coach
| league = [[NBA]]
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|7|9}}
| team = Portland Trail Blazers
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles County, California]]
| nationality = American
| height_ft = 5
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| weight_lb = 138
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| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|7|9}}
| high_school = [[Palmdale High School|Palmdale]] ([[Palmdale, California]])
| high_school = [[Palmdale High School|Palmdale]] ([[Palmdale, California]])
| college = *[[Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball|Cal State Northridge]] (1997–1999)
| college =
*[[Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball|Cal State Northridge]] (1997–1999)
*[[Oregon Ducks women's basketball|Oregon]] (2000–2002)
*[[Oregon Ducks women's basketball|Oregon]] (2000–2002)
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_league = WNBA
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| draft_pick = 41
| draft_pick = 41
| draft_team = [[Charlotte Sting]]
| draft_team = [[Charlotte Sting]]
| career_start =
| career_start = 2002
| career_end =
| career_end = 2009
| career_number = 1, 22
| career_position = [[Point guard]]
| career_position = [[Point guard]]
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| career_number = 1, 22
| coach_start = 2018
| years1 = {{WNBA Year|2003}}
| years1 = {{WNBA Year|2003}}
| team1 = [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| team1 = [[Phoenix Mercury]]
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| cyears2 = 2018–2021
| cyears2 = 2018–2021
| cteam2 = [[Maine Black Bears men's basketball|Maine]] (men's assistant)
| cteam2 = [[Maine Black Bears men's basketball|Maine]] (men's assistant)
| cyears3 = 2021-present
| cyears3 = 2021–2022
| cteam3 = Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
| cteam3 = [[Portland Trail Blazers]] (assistant)
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'''Edniesha Nicole Curry'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/edniesha_nicole_curry_born_1979_13969824|title=Edniesha Nicole Curry was born on July 9, 1979 in Los Angeles County, California|website=californiabirthindex.org|publisher=[[California Birth Index]]|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref> (born July 9, 1979) is an American retired [[women's basketball]] player and current coach. She is an assistant coach with the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] team.
'''Edniesha Nicole Curry'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/edniesha_nicole_curry_born_1979_13969824|title=Edniesha Nicole Curry was born on July 9, 1979 in Los Angeles County, California|website=californiabirthindex.org|publisher=[[California Birth Index]]|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref> (born July 9, 1979) is a former assistant coach for the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). She previously played in the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] for the [[Phoenix Mercury]] and the [[Los Angeles Sparks]].


==Early life==
== Personal background ==
Curry had two daughters. Curry's Stepmother was Jenoah Curry. Curry also had three brother and two sisters.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://coacheddiebasketball.com/about/|title=Coach Eddie Basketball|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> Curry was a four-sport athlete at high school, lettering three times in basketball, three times in track, two times in tennis and once in cross country. Curry began to play basketball at her high school—Palmdale High school in Palmdale, CA. When Curry finished high school in Palmdale, she spent the first three college season. The University which Curry studied in was [[California State University, Northridge|California State University Northridge.]] At the college, Curry was a two- time all-[[Big Sky Conference]] team selection from 1998 to 1999. She currently held the school's record for 3 -point baskets made (168).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/22969000/edniesha-curry-named-assistant-coach-maine-men-basketball-team|title=Edniesha Curry named assistant coach for Maine men's basketball team|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> After that, Curry transferred from California State University Northridge to the [[University of Oregon]] in 2000 and then Curry received a Pacific Conference honourable mention in 2002. That was her [[2002 Charlotte Sting season|first season]] with this team. In the first season, the average point of Curry was 9.8 points per game at Oregon and dished out 104 assists.<ref name=":0" />
Curry attended [[Palmdale High School]] in [[Palmdale, California|Palmdale, CA]]. She was a four-sport athlete at Palmdale, lettering three times in basketball, three times in track, two times in tennis, and once in cross country. Curry later attended [[California State University, Northridge|California State University Northridge]] where she graduated as the all time leader in 3-point baskets.<ref name=":6" /> She then transferred to the [[University of Oregon]] in 2000 where she received a degree in sociology.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edniesha Curry - Men's Basketball Coach|url=https://goblackbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/edniesha-curry/308|access-date=2022-01-21|website=University of Maine Athletics|language=en}}</ref> She received a Pacific Conference honorable mention in her first season with their women's basketball team in 2002, in which she averaged 9.8 points per game and accumulated 104 assists throughout the season.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Coach Eddie Basketball|url=https://coacheddiebasketball.com/about/|access-date=|website=}}</ref>


In 2002, Curry was drafted by the WNBA's Charlotte Sting. She was a professional basketball player and played professional basketball for the eight years in Europe, Middle East for the [[2003 Phoenix Mercury season|WNBA's Phoenix Mercury]] and [[Los Angeles Sparks]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://goducks.com/news/2018/4/18/womens-basketball-curry-breaking-barriers-as-coach.aspx|title=Curry Breaking Barriers As Coach|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>
In 2002, Curry was drafted by the WNBA's [[Charlotte Sting]]. She spent eight years as a professional athlete, playing for the Sting, the Phoenix Mercury, the Los Angeles Sparks, and for teams in Europe and the Middle East as well.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://goducks.com/news/2018/4/18/womens-basketball-curry-breaking-barriers-as-coach.aspx|title=Curry Breaking Barriers As Coach|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>


== Basketball playing career ==
==Playing career==
Curry was drafted in the third round of the [[WNBA]] draft by the [[Charlotte Sting]] in 2002.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=30 March 2018|title=Edniesha Curry named assistant coach for Maine men's basketball team|url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/22969000/edniesha-curry-named-assistant-coach-maine-men-basketball-team|access-date=|website=}}</ref> However, she was waived by the Sting prior to playing a regular-season game. <ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Edniesha Curry WNBA Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/c/curryed01w.html|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref> Curry played in the WNBA for two seasons: in 2003 for the [[Phoenix Mercury]] and in 2005 for the [[Los Angeles Sparks]].<ref name=":5" />


Curry also played basketball professionally overseas. From 2003 to 2004, she played for Ra’ananna in Israel.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} From 2004 to 2005, she played for Thessaloniki in Greece and was named an All-Star.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2015|title=This is UMaine Women's Basketball - Basketball Staff|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/4/20/2015-16_WBB_MG-Records.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121012019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/4/20/2015-16_WBB_MG-Records.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-21 }}</ref> From 2005 to 2006, Curry played for BSE-ESMA Budapest (Hungary-A) Eurocup in Budapest, Hungary, and appeared in FIBA Cup Europe.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2015|title=This is UMaine Women's Basketball - Basketball Staff|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/4/20/2015-16_WBB_MG-Records.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121012019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/4/20/2015-16_WBB_MG-Records.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-21 }}</ref> She spent the 2007-2008 season with Hapoel Tel Aviv and Lezno Poland.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eurobasket|title=Pompax Tecza Leszno basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref> Curry played her final season of professional basketball from 2008 to 2009 for Elitzur Holon in Israel, and was an Israeli Cup Semi-Finalist.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eurobasket|title=Edniesha Curry Player Profile, Elitzur Holon, News, Stats - Eurobasket|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=EDNIESHA CURRY basketball profile|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Edniesha-Curry/Israel/Elitzur-Holon/79206?Women=1|access-date=|website=Eurobasket}}</ref> She played on the international tour of Athens, Thessaloniki, Greece, Israel, Hungary and Poland.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://purpose2play.com/2018/05/02/edniesha-curry-to-instill-confidence-in-maines-mens-basketball-team/|title=Edniesha Curry to instill confidence in Maine's men's basketball team.|last=|first=|date=2 May 2018|website=|access-date=}}</ref>
In college, Curry finished her career with [[Oregon Ducks women's basketball|Oregon]]<ref name=":2" />


==Coaching career==
Curry became a professional in 2002. Curry, who has played in the [[WNBA]] for four years, fits well with [[Phoenix Mercury|phoenix mercury]] and the [[Los Angeles Sparks]]. During her WNBA career, Curry was drafted in the third round of the [[2002 Charlotte Sting season|2002 WNBA Charlotte Sting]].<ref name=":1" /> In 1998, she was selected for Women's Basketball Journal All-Freshman team.
Curry was an international basketball development coach in Israel, China, and Vietnam from 2012 to 2015 including head coach for SSA Basketball in Ho Chi Minh City.<ref name=":6" /> In July 2015, she joined the [[University of Maine|University of Maine's]] women's basketball team as a player development and assistant coach. At the University of Maine she worked under [[Richard Barron (basketball)|Coach Richard Barron]] until May 2017. She left the University of Maine in 2017 to serve in the Assistant Coaches' Program and the Atlanta Classical Academy as their Women's Athletic Program Manager. In 2018, Curry returned as an assistant coach for the University of Maine's men's basketball team.<ref name=":4b">{{Cite web|title=Edniesha Curry - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory|url=https://goblackbears.com/staff-directory/edniesha-curry/1218|access-date=2020-10-08|website=University of Maine Athletics|language=en}}</ref>


On August 2, 2021, Curry was hired by the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] to work as an assistant coach during the 2021–22 NBA season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trail Blazers Announce Coaching Staff Additions |url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-announce-coaching-staff-additions |website=NBA.com |access-date=August 3, 2021 |date=August 2, 2021}}</ref> She was not rehired prior to the 2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Aaron Fentress {{!}} The |date=2022-09-03 |title=Portland Trail Blazers part ways with assistant coach Edniesha Curry |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2022/09/portland-trail-blazers-part-ways-with-assistant-coach-edniesha-curry.html |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=oregonlive |language=en}}</ref>
During Curry's European career, she has been an athlete from 2003. She worked as an athlete in Thessaloniki Greece from 2004 to 2005 for Greek All- Star. From 2003 to 2004, she worked in Ra’ananna Israel. In Budapest Hungary, she worked for Fiba Cup Europe from 2005 to 2006. In 2007 and 2008, she worked in Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel and then she worked in Lezno Poland. From 2008 to 2009, she went to Holon, Israel for the Israeli Cup Sem-Finalist.<ref name=":1" />


==Awards==
She played on the international tour of Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece, Israel, Hungary and Poland as well.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://purpose2play.com/2018/05/02/edniesha-curry-to-instill-confidence-in-maines-mens-basketball-team/|title=Edniesha Curry to instill confidence in Maine's men's basketball team.|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>
Curry led the California State University Northridge Women's Basketball Team in scoring for three consecutive seasons. At Northridge, Curry was selected as a member of the [[Big Sky Conference]] team in 1998 and in 1999. She currently holds the university's record for 3-point baskets made (168).<ref name=":1" />


== Personal life ==
In the early career period, Curry was a WNBA and [[FIBA]] basketball player (2002-2009). Curry was a Global Basketball Development Assistant in [[Adidas]] company in 2009 and 2010. During this period, she was in WNBA. Curry was as an International Basketball Development Coach when she was in Israel, China and Vietnam from 2012 to 2015.
Curry has three brothers, two sisters, and two daughters. Curry's Stepmother was Jenoah Curry.<ref name=":0" /> Curry holds a bachelor science degree in sociology from the [[University of Oregon]], and earned an MBA from [[American InterContinental University]] in 2006.<ref name=":4" />


== Awards ==
==See also==
* [[List of female NBA coaches]]
When Curry as a junior, she led the Matadors in scoring for the third straight year and the average point of Curry was 15.3 in the tournament. She established career-highs with 10 rebounds at Northern Arizona and 10 assists vs. Portland State. Curry scored 47 points in two games en route to the school's first appearance in the [[NCAA Season 94 basketball tournaments|NCAAs]]. After getting the great grade, she won [[Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament|Big Sky Tournament]] MVP as a sophomore. What's more, she scored a career-high 40 points at LMU.<ref name=":0" /> Curry won the prize in [[2003 Phoenix Mercury season|WNBA 2003 Phoenix Mercury]], WNBA 2004 Phoenix Mercury Training Camp/ Pre-Season, WNBA 2005 Indiana Fever Training Camp/ Pre-Season and WNBA 2005 Los Angeles Sparks.


==References==
In the Cal State University Northridge from 1998 to 2000, she won the Cal State Northridge's all-time leader in three-point baskets with 168. In 1998, Curry won All-Big Sky selection.In the same year, Big Sky Freshman of the Year. At the same year, Curry was picked to the Women's Basketball Journal All-Freshman team. In the next year (1999), Curry won the All-Big Sky selection again.<ref name=":0" />

== Coaching career ==
Curry tried to become a coach when she was 25 years old. At the age of 25, Curry first worked with coach Michael Abraham with an AAU Boys and Girls Club team as a way to give back to the kids.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vcomgroup.com/news/edniesha-curry-breaks-through-the-glass-ceiling-taking-on-role-as-assistant-men-s-basketball-coach-at-university-of-maine|title=Edniesha Curry Breaks Through Glass Ceiling: Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at University of Maine.|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>

In July 2015 Curry joined the [[UMaine]] women's basketball team as a player development and assistant coach where she worked under [[Richard Barron (basketball)|Coach Richard Barron]] until May 2017. She left [[UMaine]] to work with the Assistant Coaches' Program and the Atlanta Classical Academy as Women's Athletic Program Manager. In 2018 Curry returned to [[UMaine]] to work again with Coach Barron as an assistant coach for the [[UMaine]] men's basketball team.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Edniesha Curry - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory|url=https://goblackbears.com/staff-directory/edniesha-curry/1218|access-date=2020-10-08|website=University of Maine Athletics|language=en}}</ref>

During 2018 when Curry returned to [[UMaine]], "Coach Eddie" was the only woman coach for an NCAA Division I men's basketball team in the United States.<ref name=":4" />

== References ==
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Edniesha Curry
Personal information
Born (1979-07-09) July 9, 1979 (age 44)
Los Angeles County, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Listed weight138 lb (63 kg)
Career information
High schoolPalmdale (Palmdale, California)
College
WNBA draft2002: 3rd round, 41st overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Sting
Playing career2002–2009
PositionPoint guard
Number1, 22
Coaching career2018–present
Career history
As player:
2003Phoenix Mercury
2005Los Angeles Sparks
As coach:
2015–2017Maine (women's assistant)
2018–2021Maine (men's assistant)
2021–2022Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)

Edniesha Nicole Curry[1] (born July 9, 1979) is a former assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). She previously played in the Women's National Basketball Association for the Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks.

Early life[edit]

Curry attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, CA. She was a four-sport athlete at Palmdale, lettering three times in basketball, three times in track, two times in tennis, and once in cross country. Curry later attended California State University Northridge where she graduated as the all time leader in 3-point baskets.[2] She then transferred to the University of Oregon in 2000 where she received a degree in sociology.[3] She received a Pacific Conference honorable mention in her first season with their women's basketball team in 2002, in which she averaged 9.8 points per game and accumulated 104 assists throughout the season.[4]

In 2002, Curry was drafted by the WNBA's Charlotte Sting. She spent eight years as a professional athlete, playing for the Sting, the Phoenix Mercury, the Los Angeles Sparks, and for teams in Europe and the Middle East as well.[5]

Playing career[edit]

Curry was drafted in the third round of the WNBA draft by the Charlotte Sting in 2002.[6] However, she was waived by the Sting prior to playing a regular-season game. [7] Curry played in the WNBA for two seasons: in 2003 for the Phoenix Mercury and in 2005 for the Los Angeles Sparks.[7]

Curry also played basketball professionally overseas. From 2003 to 2004, she played for Ra’ananna in Israel.[citation needed] From 2004 to 2005, she played for Thessaloniki in Greece and was named an All-Star.[2] From 2005 to 2006, Curry played for BSE-ESMA Budapest (Hungary-A) Eurocup in Budapest, Hungary, and appeared in FIBA Cup Europe.[8][2] She spent the 2007-2008 season with Hapoel Tel Aviv and Lezno Poland.[9] Curry played her final season of professional basketball from 2008 to 2009 for Elitzur Holon in Israel, and was an Israeli Cup Semi-Finalist.[10][6][8] She played on the international tour of Athens, Thessaloniki, Greece, Israel, Hungary and Poland.[11]

Coaching career[edit]

Curry was an international basketball development coach in Israel, China, and Vietnam from 2012 to 2015 including head coach for SSA Basketball in Ho Chi Minh City.[2] In July 2015, she joined the University of Maine's women's basketball team as a player development and assistant coach. At the University of Maine she worked under Coach Richard Barron until May 2017. She left the University of Maine in 2017 to serve in the Assistant Coaches' Program and the Atlanta Classical Academy as their Women's Athletic Program Manager. In 2018, Curry returned as an assistant coach for the University of Maine's men's basketball team.[12]

On August 2, 2021, Curry was hired by the Portland Trail Blazers to work as an assistant coach during the 2021–22 NBA season.[13] She was not rehired prior to the 2022 season.[14]

Awards[edit]

Curry led the California State University Northridge Women's Basketball Team in scoring for three consecutive seasons. At Northridge, Curry was selected as a member of the Big Sky Conference team in 1998 and in 1999. She currently holds the university's record for 3-point baskets made (168).[6]

Personal life[edit]

Curry has three brothers, two sisters, and two daughters. Curry's Stepmother was Jenoah Curry.[4] Curry holds a bachelor science degree in sociology from the University of Oregon, and earned an MBA from American InterContinental University in 2006.[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Edniesha Nicole Curry was born on July 9, 1979 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "This is UMaine Women's Basketball - Basketball Staff" (PDF). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-21.
  3. ^ "Edniesha Curry - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ^ a b "Coach Eddie Basketball".
  5. ^ "Curry Breaking Barriers As Coach".
  6. ^ a b c "Edniesha Curry named assistant coach for Maine men's basketball team". 30 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Edniesha Curry WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  8. ^ a b c "EDNIESHA CURRY basketball profile". Eurobasket.
  9. ^ Eurobasket. "Pompax Tecza Leszno basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  10. ^ Eurobasket. "Edniesha Curry Player Profile, Elitzur Holon, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  11. ^ "Edniesha Curry to instill confidence in Maine's men's basketball team". 2 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Edniesha Curry - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  13. ^ "Trail Blazers Announce Coaching Staff Additions". NBA.com. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  14. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Aaron Fentress | The (2022-09-03). "Portland Trail Blazers part ways with assistant coach Edniesha Curry". oregonlive. Retrieved 2022-09-20.