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Whistle Sports Network “My First Coach” – Dell Curry feature

By Evan Birchmore

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA - JULY 9: NBA athletes Seth Curry, left, Dell Curry, center and Steph Curry pose for a picture during round one of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe South golf course on July 9, 2020 in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA - JULY 9: NBA athletes Seth Curry, left, Dell Curry, center and Steph Curry pose for a picture during round one of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe South golf course on July 9, 2020 in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) /
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Twenty years after his retirement, Dell Curry remains one of the most iconic members of the Charlotte Hornets franchise.

Attend any Hornets game at the Spectrum Center, and you are sure to see Curry’s jersey being worn by legions of fans. Tune into any Hornets game on Bally Sports, and you will hear Curry as part of the broadcast team. Watch any NBA game, and you will see the impact of Curry on the game as it is today.

Whistle Sports Network recently released a new series in partnership with Pixellot called “My First Coach”, hosted by Dell Curry. The series tells the story of the world’s most famous athletes through the eyes of their former professional athlete parents.

Before Stephen Curry was becoming the all-time leader in three-pointers made and before Seth Curry was becoming the leader in career three-point percentage amongst active players, Dell Curry was teaching his sons the fundamentals of basketball as their first coach.

Steph was born in March of 1998, during Dell’s final season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dell would be selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1998 expansion draft, bringing the Curry family to the Queen City. It was there that Seth would be born in August of 1990, ahead of Dell’s third season with the Hornets.

By the time Dell retired following the 2001-02 season, Steph was 14 years old, and Seth was 11 years old. This allowed Dell to coach both of his sons during their high school careers at Charlotte Christian School.

When asked about the one piece of advice he gives to parents with children playing sports, Curry said that filming and documenting their children’s performance would be extremely helpful. Thankfully, parents in 2022 have access to far more advanced technology than parents in 2002 had access to.

Pixellot, a sports filming and production company, provided the exact types of technology that Curry recommends parents use. Pixellot provides video that is automated with artificial intelligence, while also provided analytics that are specifically geared towards use for sports.

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