Robert Lasher | The Charlotte Observer

Seth Curry followed his brother Stephen at Charlotte Christian School and played in the Charlotte Pro-Am All Star Classic.

Robert Lasher | The Charlotte Observer

Seth Curry (right) averaged 22 points per game and was close to a 50-percent shooter from 3-point range during his senior year at Charlotte Christian.

Dell Curry might have thought college recruiters had learned their lesson when they largely overlooked his older son, Stephen, whose long-range shooting helped turn Davidson into the feel-good story of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

But, wait. There could be a sequel coming to a basketball arena near you.

Family members and coaches are hesitant to compare Stephen and his younger brother, Seth, but their recruiting stories could have come from the same pen.

Seth, a 6-foot-1 guard from Charlotte Christian School, made an oral commitment to Liberty in September and signed with the Flames in November.

"I've been in the Pac-10 and the Mountain West," said Ritchie McKay, the head coach at New Mexico before coming to Liberty this past year. "I would have signed Seth Curry wherever I was. He's really, really special."

So, how did Curry become available to Liberty, which plays in the Big South, ranked 27th among 31 Division I men's basketball conferences heading into the NCAA tournament? Davidson plays in the Southern Conference, which was 21st.

"We were really fortunate," McKay said. "He had a hamstring injury this summer that slowed him down a little bit. I had been in their gym in May, before he was injured. All it took was three plays and I said, 'Oh, my gosh, he's not ACC?'"

Even if Curry didn't have an older brother, it would be hard to overlook his bloodlines. Dell Curry remains the leading scorer in Virginia Tech history and scored 12,670 points in a 16-year National Basketball Association career.

His sons not only have his name. They have his aim.

Stephen Curry, whose 25.9-point average ranks fourth in Division I, is second in 3-point field goals with 162 in 36 games.

Seth started out as a shooting guard but moved to the point this year.

"He's a different player than Stephen," Dell Curry said. "Seth does everything well. Seth is bigger than Steph was as a senior. He's got a better body. But, I think it's a fair comparison, because they were both late bloomers."

Stephen, now listed at 6 foot 3, was 5-11 as a senior at Charlotte Christian. Seth already is 6-1.

"You would have thought his recruiting would have skyrocketed because of what his brother had done," said Charlotte Christian coach Shonn Brown, who coached both brothers. "Not that he wanted a scholarship because he was Steph's brother. He wanted to earn it because of his ability, but you would have thought he would have gotten a lot more scrutiny."

Seth averaged 22 points this season while shooting 52 percent from the field and 46 percent on 3-pointers.

Much has been made of Virginia Tech's attempt to recruit Stephen (pronounced Steff-en) Curry as a walk-on before he signed with Davidson. The Hokies were also involved with Seth.

"They recruited me," he said. "They said they were going to offer, but they kept pushing it back. It's their decision what they want to do and what players they want to bring in. I thought I could have played there."

Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg, located at the Final Four in San Antonio, Texas, said he can remember standing at Charlotte Christian and offering a scholarship to Seth Curry with the provision that he would redshirt as a freshman.

He said that Seth wanted to play right away.

"I don't want to beat up Virginia Tech," Dell Curry said.

"Seth [Greenberg] said he wanted to evaluate him a little longer."

And, it's not as if Tech's ACC rivals were beating down the Curry door. Stephen Curry attended basketball camp at Duke, and North Carolina coach Roy Williams has said the Tar Heels erred in not recruiting him.

"I guess Seth could have waited and maybe some bigger programs would have come after him," Dell said, "but he wouldn't have been No. 1 on their list. It's like I told him, 'You know who wants you.'"

Brown, the Charlotte Christian coach, said he was comfortable with the way Davidson recruited Seth. Wildcats' coach Bob McKillop made an offer but pointed out that there were guards in his current freshman class who also would be given every opportunity.

"Early on, schools like College of Charleston and William and Mary were right there with Seth Curry," Brown said. "With some of those schools, they really felt like, 'He's going to go to Tech.'

"Some of those schools backed off. Their thinking was, 'They missed on Curry. They're [the Hokies] not going to miss on little Curry.' My response was, 'Guys, who told you that?'"

Dell Curry is left to marvel at his own recruiting. He came out of the Augusta County community of Grottoes and was the subject of a heated recruiting battle between Virginia Tech and Virginia. His sons grew up in an NBA city and slipped through the cracks.

"I didn't even play AAU except for maybe two weeks," Dell said. "My kids went to Five-Star, I coached them on travel teams, we have one of the best high-school tournaments in the nation. So much for my coattails."

Of course, one beneficiary was McKay and his Flames.

"His brother had a great experience at a mid-major, which made it OK for Seth to choose Liberty," McKay said. "It's like I told his dad before we ever got him, 'With the Curry name, I'm surprised there's not a line to get into your door.'

"Let me say this about Seth Greenberg: He knows what he's doing. Roy Williams and those guys who have ascended to that level know what they're doing, but recruiting is not a science. Stephen didn't pass the eye test. Neither did Seth.

"You think, 'son of an NBA player, kind of soft, skinny.' But, when he puts his shorts on and the ref throws up the ball, he turns into Superman."

And, as the NCAA tournament showed, Clark Kent doesn't stay in a phone booth forever.

"Seeing my brother has made me even more confident in my decision," Seth said. "I know I can play in a smaller conference and still do big things on a national stage."