Edniesha Curry

Edniesha Nicole Curry (born July 9, 1979) is an American basketball coach who is head coach of the Virgin Islands men's national team, and coaches for Athletes Unlimited. She is a former assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to her coaching career, she played in the Women's National Basketball Association for the Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks.

Early life 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. 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.

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.

Playing career Curry was drafted in the third round of the WNBA draft by the Charlotte Sting in 2002. However, she was waived by the Sting prior to playing a regular-season game. Curry played in the WNBA for two seasons: in 2003 for the Phoenix Mercury and in 2005 for the Los Angeles Sparks. From 2005 to 2006, Curry played for BSE-ESMA Budapest (Hungary-A) Eurocup in Budapest, Hungary, and appeared in FIBA Cup Europe. She spent the 2007-2008 season with Hapoel Tel Aviv and Lezno Poland. Curry played her final season of professional basketball from 2008 to 2009 for Elitzur Holon in Israel, and was an Israeli Cup Semi-Finalist. She played on the international tour of Athens, Thessaloniki, Greece, Israel, Hungary and Poland.

Coaching career 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.

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

Awards Curry led the Cal State 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).

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