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Curtis Staples (born July 14, 1976) is an American former basketball player who played from 1994 to 1998 for the University of Virginia. He was a sophomore starter on Virginia Group AAA champion Patrick Henry High School in 1992. He played at, and is a 1994 graduate of, Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.
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| Born | July 14, 1976 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Patrick Henry (Roanoke, Virginia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Virginia (1994–1998) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1998: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
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| 2002–2003 | Huntsville Flight | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Roanoke Dazzle | ||||||||||||||
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Staples is best known for breaking the all-time NCAA record for career three-point field goals, previously held by Radford University's Doug Day, at 413. Staples' record stood for nearly eight years after his career ended, until JJ Redick of Duke University broke it on February 14, 2006. Staples had actually conducted a basketball clinic in Virginia which Redick attended as a pre-teen; Redick's rare shooting ability caught Staples's eye even then.[1] Redick told The Roanoke Times, "I was a big Curtis Staples fan."[1]
Staples attended the record-breaking game and remarked, "I've always said, like the old saying goes, records are meant to be broken. J.J. has been a hard worker and deserves everything that he gets. I'm glad to see somebody like J.J. breaking it. He's a very significant player that we will never forget."[2]
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Staples played eight seasons of professional basketball overseas. After he retired from playing, Staples was the head coach for Virginia Episcopal School basketball team in Lynchburg, Virginia for eight seasons.[3] He then moved to Tennessee to become the head coach of the boys basketball team at Lakeway Christian Academy.[4][5]
The University of Virginia retired Staples' jersey (#5) on November 12, 2006, during halftime of Virginia's first game in its new John Paul Jones Arena. Staples ranks ninth on Virginia's career scoring list with 1,757 points.[6]
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