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Carmelo Anthony Biography

Carmelo Anthony is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 29, 1984 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. 2013 NBA scoring champ with the New York Knicks, who won gold medals in the Olympics in 2012, 2008 and 2016. He was a player for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2017-2018 season, and signed with Houston Rockets one year later. He signed with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2019.

In 2003, he was two picks behind NBA legend LeBron Jim.

Anthony commuted to Towson Catholic High School for his first three years of high school. During the summer of 1999, Anthony grew five inches into the frame of a 6–5 swingman. He suddenly became one of the area’s top players and made a name for himself in the area, being named The Baltimore Sun’ s metro player of the year in 2001, as well as Baltimore Catholic League player of the year. During his sophomore year, he averaged 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Towson Catholic surged to a record of 26–3 and finished third in the state tournament. Anthony enjoyed a successful high school basketball career as a junior, almost doubling his numbers in scoring and rebounds, averaging 23 points and 10.3 rebounds. Despite his successful year, Anthony was distracted by all of the attention and was suspended on several occasions for skipping classes. He barely registered a blip on the radars of pro scouts with his skinny frame and lack of strength; many scouts felt that he was not ready for the physical demands of the NBA. In the end, Towson Catholic fell short of the state title, although he was named Baltimore’s County Player of the Year, All-Metropolitan Player of the Year and Baltimore Catholic League Player of the Year.

The Knicks qualified for the playoffs as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, and faced off against the eventual champions, the Miami Heat. During the series, the Knicks were hampered by injuries as they were a season before. Tyson Chandler was diagnosed with the flu for game 1, Iman Shumpert tore his ACL, Baron Davis tore his patella tendon, and All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire suffered a laceration on his hand after punching a fire extinguisher out of anger after a loss. In addition, Jeremy Lin had torn his left meniscus before the playoffs started. Despite the injuries, Anthony was able to lead the Knicks to their first playoff win since 2001. In the game, Anthony scored 41 points. The Knicks were eventually eliminated in five games, 4–1. Anthony was voted to the All-NBA Third Team alongside teammate Tyson Chandler.

On July 10, 2010, he married He married La La on VH1 on July 10, 2010; but the two separated in 2017. He has a son named Kiyan., but they divorced in 2017. He is the father of Kiyan.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Anthony was one of 12 players named to the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team in the summer of 2002. He was a member of the bronze-medal winning Team USA at the 2002 fourth Junior World Championship Qualifying Tournament held in La Asunción, Margarita, Venezuela. He started all five contests and averaged a team-best 15.6 points per game despite playing an average of just 22.2 minutes an outing. His 6.2-rebound mark ranked second on the club behind Chris Bosh. He also averaged 1.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocks per game. Anthony had 15 points and nine rebounds in a first round win against the Dominican Republic. He had 21 points and seven boards in 21 minutes versus Mexico, another Team USA triumph. He keyed a 75–73 victory against Argentina with a team-leading 23 points. In a two-point semifinal loss to host Venezuela, Anthony contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds. Team USA earned the bronze by beating Argentina, 71–65. Oregon mentor Ernie Kent coached the squad. Anthony had previous USA Basketball experience as a participant in the 2001 Youth Development Festival.

Carmelo Anthony Net Worth

Carmelo Anthony is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carmelo Anthony's net worth $160 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduating from Towson Catholic High School, he went on to Oak Hill for his senior year. He led Syracuse’s Orangemen to the 2003 NCAA Championship during his freshman year.

In 2003, he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets as the 3rd overall pick. He was also named to his first NBA All-Star team in 2007.

Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been named an NBA All-Star ten times and an All-NBA Team member six times. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange, winning a national championship as a freshman in 2003 while being named the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

Anthony played one season at Syracuse University, during the 2002–03 season, where he averaged 22.2 points (16th in the NCAA, fourth in the Big East) and 10.0 rebounds (19th in the NCAA, third in the Big East, first among NCAA Division I freshmen). He helped guide the Orangemen to their first ever NCAA tournament title in 2003. He led the team in scoring, rebounding, minutes played (36.4 minutes per game), field goals made and free throws made and attempted. Anthony’s 33-point outburst against the University of Texas in the Final Four set an NCAA tournament record for most points by a freshman. In the championship game against the University of Kansas, Anthony had 20 points and 10 rebounds. For his efforts during the NCAA tournament, Anthony earned the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player Award. Afterwards, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim described Anthony as “[…] by far, the best player in college basketball. It wasn’t even close. Nobody was even close to him last year in college basketball. That’s the bottom line”.

In 2003, Anthony signed his first shoe deal with Jordan brand and was paid $3.5 million per year for six years. In 2004, his first signature shoe, the Jordan Carmelo 1.5, was released. As of 2018, thirteen shoes have been released in the Melo line.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Carmelo Anthony height 6 ft 7 in Carmelo weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Oak Hill Academy entered the 2001–02 campaign boasting a 42-game winning streak. The team’s first tournament win came in The Les Schwab Invitational against Mater Dei High School from Santa Ana, California, with Anthony winning the tournament MVP. Oak Hill won two more big-time tournaments, including the Nike Academy National Invitational where they knocked off then-No. 1 Westchester High School 77–61 in the final, and an anticipated game against St. Vincent – St. Mary High School of Akron, Ohio, where he was matched up with high school phenom LeBron James. James scored 36 points, while Anthony scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Oak Hill to a 72–66 win. The team ended the season ranked third in the country at 32–1, with their only loss coming in a rematch against Mater Dei, which ended their unbeaten streak at 67. He averaged 21.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists during his senior year at Oak Hill and named a USA Today All-USA First Team and a Parade First-Team All-American. He was selected to play in the Jordan Brand Classic, scoring a game-high 27 points, and the 2002 McDonald’s All-American Game, where he played on the same team with two future New York Knicks teammates, Raymond Felton and Amar’e Stoudemire. In that game, he scored 19 points and won the Sprite Slam Jam dunk contest. His performances at the high school All-Star games, helped lift his reputation with HoopScoop ranking him as the nation’s No. 1 high school senior in the class of 2002, ranked second by College Basketball News and third by All-Star Sports. Due to his struggles with the ACT, his family and friends wondered whether Anthony would forget about his college plans to attend Syracuse and move on to the NBA. He had yet to produce the minimum score of 18; however, in late April Anthony got a 19 and decided to stick with college and prepared for his freshman year at Syracuse. In April 2009, he was named to the ESPN RISE’s all-decade team and was honored as one of the 35 Greatest McDonald’s All-Americans in January 2012.

Anthony’s NBA career began on June 26, 2003, when he was chosen third overall in the 2003 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. He was selected behind LeBron James (first overall, Cleveland Cavaliers) and Darko Miličić (second overall, Detroit Pistons). He made his NBA regular season debut on October 29, 2003, in an 80–72 home win against the San Antonio Spurs. Anthony finished the night with 12 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. In just his sixth career NBA game (November 7 versus the Los Angeles Clippers), Anthony scored 30 points, becoming the second youngest player in NBA history to score 30 points or more in a game (19 years, 151 days; Kobe Bryant was the youngest). It was the fewest games a Nuggets rookie took to score 30 points in a contest since the ABA–NBA merger. On February 9, 2004, against the Memphis Grizzlies, Anthony became the third-youngest player to reach the 1,000-point plateau in NBA history with a 20-point effort in an 86–83 win.

Who is Carmelo Anthony Dating?

According to our records, Carmelo Anthony married to La La Anthony . As of December 1, 2023, Carmelo Anthony’s is not dating anyone.

After his rookie season, Anthony, along with fellow 2003 draftees LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, was chosen as a member of the 2004 USA Olympic basketball team alongside veterans Allen Iverson, Stephon Marbury and Tim Duncan that won the bronze medal. He averaged 2.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 6.8 minutes of playing time while playing in seven of the team’s eight games.

Facts & Trivia

Carmelo Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Carmelo Anthony celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.

Anthony said that he originally planned to stay at Syracuse for two to three seasons, but having already accomplished everything he set out to do, he chose to abandon his collegiate career (with Boeheim’s blessing) and declared himself eligible for the 2003 NBA draft. Some of Anthony’s highlights in his time with Syracuse include being named Second-Team All-American by the Associated Press as a freshman, leading his team to a 30–5 record, capturing the school’s first ever NCAA title and being the consensus pick for NCAA Freshman of the Year. He was also named to the All-Big East First Team and was the consensus selection for the Big East Conference Freshman of the Year as so as unanimous selection for Big East All Rookie Team.

What is Carmelo Anthony most famous for?

In addition to his professional achievements, Anthony was a member of the 2004 bronze-medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team and the Olympic gold-medal-winning teams in 2008, 2012, and 2016, thus becoming the most-decorated American men’s Olympic basketball player of all time.

How many 40 point games does Carmelo Anthony have?

Carmelo Anthony has played 36 games with 40+ points. Not what you’re looking for?

Has Carmelo Anthony won MVP?

2013 will finally be Carmelo Anthony’s historic MVP season. Through his first nine seasons in the NBA, Anthony was known as nothing more than a scorer with limited defensive prowess. By limited, of course, we mean to say that the league’s perception was that ‘Melo could do nothing defensively.

How many 50 point games does Carmelo Anthony have?

Who is the oldest player in the NBA?

Who is the oldest player in the NBA 2022? The oldest active NBA player is power forward Udonis Haslem of the Heat at 41 years old. In contrast, the youngest active NBA player is Joshua Primo, a San Antonio Spurs guard.

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