Stephen Curry accepts role as Assistant GM with Davidson College

FILE - In this Monday Dec. 29, 2008, file photo, Davidson's Steph Curry, top, drives for the basket as College of Charleston's Matt Sundberg (2) gets called for the foul as he tries to block the shot during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game in Charleston, S.C. Though he moved on to the NBA long ago, March Madness is also Curry's world now.

Stephen Curry FILE - In this Monday Dec. 29, 2008, file photo, Davidson's Steph Curry, top, drives for the basket as College of Charleston's Matt Sundberg (2) gets called for the foul as he tries to block the shot during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game in Charleston, S.C. Though he moved on to the NBA long ago, March Madness is also Curry's world now. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)

By WSOCTV.com News Staff

DAVIDSON, N.C. — Stephen Curry is taking on a new role with his alma mater in a one-of-a-kind partnership.

Davidson College announced on Monday that Curry, a two-time NBA MVP, will serve as an assistant GM with the school’s basketball team.

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In the role, Curry will work alongside fellow Davidson alum and former soccer player Matt Berman. The two have created the Curry-Breman fund, a combined gift worth eight figures that is meant to support the Davidson men’s and women’s basketball teams.

Curry is the first active player in U.S. major sports to accept a role with an NCAA team in an administrative role.

The school hopes the role will jumpstart Davidson’s efforts to compete in the ever-changing landscape of college sports.

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