With no NCAA Tournament brackets being busted this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Warriors Wire is highlighting notable March performances from current members on the Golden State roster.

Who doesn’t love a Cinderella story in March Madness? Long before he was winning Most Valuable Player awards and hanging championship banners in Oracle Arena, Stephen Curry played a key figure in one of the most memorable runs in NCAA Tournament history.

March 23, 2008

Coming off a thrilling victory against Gonzaga in the first round, Curry’s Davidson squad linked up with the second-seeded Georgetown Hoyas. With second-team All American Roy Hibbert returning for his senior season, the Hoyas were labeled as a favorite in 2008 after going to the Final Four in 2007.

However, the Big East regular-season champions ran into magic in the second round. Davidson fell down by 17 points to Georgetown, but it wasn’t enough to send Curry home.

After lighting up Gonzaga for 40 points, Curry missed 10 of his first 12 shots for the Wildcats. However, the future NBA All-Star nailed six of his final nine shots to score 25 of his 30 points in the second half. With the pressure on, Curry aced five of his six last free throws to seal the game for Davidson.

Despite limiting Curry early, the red hot shooter stunned John Thompson III’s Hoyas as Davidson danced into the Sweet 16.

Curry finished with 30 points on 8-of-21 shooting with five 3-pointers, five assists, three rebounds and three steals. Curry’s backcourt partner Jason Andrews added 20 points and five assists.

Next up, Davidson traveled to Detroit to face the Wisconsin Badgers in the Sweet 16.

Watch highlights from Davidson’s upset bid against Georgetown below.

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