NEW YORK – Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is the recipient of the Joe Dumars Trophy presented to the 2010-11 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner, the NBA announced today.

Curry (Pacific) was one of six divisional winners, which included Charlotte’s D.J. Augustin (Southeast), Chicago’s Luol Deng (Central), New Jersey’s Deron Williams (Atlantic), Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge (Northwest), and San Antonio’s George Hill (Southwest).

Curry received 88 first-place votes (2,445 total points) of a possible 347. The NBA will make a $10,000 donation on behalf of Curry to Habitat For Humanity East Bay, which uses volunteers to build affordable homes in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

For the seventh consecutive year, NBA players voted on this award, with eleven points given for each first-place vote, nine points for each second-place vote, seven points for third, five points for fourth, three points for fifth and one point for each sixth-place vote received.  Each team nominated one of its players for the award. Former NBA players Rolando Blackman, John Crotty, Mark Jackson, and Eddie Johnson selected the six divisional winners from a pool of 30 team nominees. Each team nominated one of its players for this award.

The NBA will make a $5,000 donation to each of the divisional winner’s charities of choice:  Communities Foundation of Texas on behalf of Aldridge; Addie’s Angels and Smyles for Myles (donation will be split evenly) on behalf of Augustin; Luol Deng Foundation on behalf of Deng; Point of Hope Foundation on behalf of Williams; and George Hill Rising Stars Foundation on behalf of Hill.

The annual award reflects the ideals of sportsmanship — ethical behavior, fair play and integrity — in amateur and professional basketball, a key focus of the league’s NBA Cares program efforts. The trophy is named for former Detroit Pistons guard and Hall of Famer Joe Dumars, the award’s first recipient.

Following is a list of this year’s voting totals and all-time winners of the NBA Sportsmanship Award:

2010-11 NBA SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD VOTING TOTALS

Player, Team                                 1^st        2^nd       3^rd        4^th        5^th        6^th        Points

Stephen Curry, Golden State         88        69        60        54        45        31        2445

Luol Deng, Chicago                        84        76        52        45        53        37        2393

LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland           56        49        66        63        62        51        2071

George Hill, San Antonio                42        61        68        61        71        44        2049

D.J. Augustin, Charlotte                 27        43        66        72        63        76        1771

Deron Williams, New Jersey            50        49        35        52        53        108       1763

ALL-TIME NBA SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS

Inaugural:       Joe Dumars (1995-96)                  2003-04:           P.J. Brown, New Orleans

1996-97:           Terrell Brandon, Cleveland           2004-05:           Grant Hill, Orlando

1997-98:           Avery Johnson, San Antonio        2005-06:           Elton Brand, L.A. Clippers

1998-99:           Hersey Hawkins, Seattle               2006-07:           Luol Deng, Chicago

1999-00:           Eric Snow, Philadelphia               2007-08:           Grant Hill, Phoenix

2000-01:           David Robinson, San Antonio      2008-09:           Chauncey Billups, Denver

2001-02:           Steve Smith, San Antonio            2009-10:           Grant Hill, Phoenix

2002-03:           Ray Allen, Seattle                        2010-11:           Stephen Curry, Golden State