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Steph Curry's unanimous MVP award offers strong statement about value of college basketball

The first player ever to be named a unanimous Most Valuable Player in the NBA played three seasons of college basketball.

This is interesting, but maybe not so unusual.

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In an era of basketball in which many players view it as a badge of honor to play as little in college as possible — from the preps-to-pros prospects who never spent a day on campus to the one-and-doners that have been so prominent for the past decade — Warriors guard Steph Curry is one of eight players in the top 10 of MVP voting who played multiple college seasons before entering the NBA.