Iriarte was of African, Spanish, and indigenous ancestry; some of his roots also traced to Venezuela. [28] In the championship game against the University of Kansas, Anthony had 20 points and 10 rebounds. 2. The team won the bronze medal. With that, our experts' game pick is on the Celtics to cover the . He also had the fifth-most points among active players after Nowitzki, James, Pierce, and Carter, who was No. He's going in the Hall of Fame. On August 23, 2006, Anthony set the U.S. scoring record in a game with 35 points against Italy in the said FIBA tournament. He equaled the previous record of 28 points set by Allen Iverson in a qualifying tournament, which was later broken by James, who scored 31 points in the title-clinching win against Argentina.[246]. In 2011, he was traded from Denver to the New York Knicks days before the NBA trade deadline. [33] Anthony was also named NBA Player of the Week twice (March 10, 2004 March 14, 2004, and April 6, 2004 April 10, 2004) and was a unanimous NBA All-Rookie First Team selection. With less than a month to go until the regular season kicks off Oct. 19, a handful (five to be exact) of former Syracuse players will suit up on NBA rosters. "[198], On January 22, 2019, the Rockets traded Anthony, the draft rights to Jon Diebler, and undisclosed cash considerations to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for the draft rights to Tadija Dragievi. [176] It was the 12th time Anthony has scored at least 17 points in his last 13 games that included his season-high of 45 points in a quadruple-OT loss to the Atlanta Hawks. NBA Player Player Syracuse Syracuse University team Went Today's Top Quizzes in Sports Browse Sports hide this ad Today's Top Quizzes in NBA Browse NBA Top Contributed Quizzes in Sports 1 Celtic scorers under Ange Postecoglou 2 NBA Logic Puzzle 2.0 3 2022 World Cup Stars 4 NBA: 2,000 Point Seasons for 2 Teams 5 [88] On January 4, 2009, Anthony broke a bone in his hand in a game against the Indiana Pacers. During the summer of 2001, Anthony led an AAU Baltimore Select team to the Final Four of the Adidas Big Time Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada. 56 NBA/ABA Players Table; Draft Career Totals Shooting Per Game; Rk Player Year Rd Overall From To G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST; 1: Rafael Addison: 1986: 2: 39: 1987: 1997: 379: [141] Anthony averaged a team-high 29.2 points per game in the series. He led the team in scoring, rebounding, minutes played (36.4 minutes per game), field goals made and free throws made and attempted. [214] On January 17, Anthony scored 22 points in a 120112 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, while becoming the 18th player in NBA history to reach the 26,000 points mark. Anthony's trade request was not initially fulfilled, and he began the season on the Nuggets' roster. Syracuse would go on to be a hot spot for College Basketball as the Syracuse Orange have been a consistent contender playing in front of the largest NCAA crowds at the Carrier Dome for over 20 years. They are as follows. [92] Anthony became one of three players in the Nuggets' history to open with 70 or more points through two gamestied with Nick Van Exel with 71 pointssurpassed only by Alex English who did it twice, in 1985 (79) and 1988 (74). [14], Anthony commuted to Towson Catholic High School for his first three years of high school. [67] Shortly thereafter, the Nuggets traded for Allen Iverson. [116] However, the team found themselves with an 1824 record, leading to the resignation of coach Mike D'Antoni. [179], On March 12, 2017, in a 120112 loss to Knicks cross-town rivals Brooklyn Nets, Anthony became only the third player to score 10,000 points for two franchises, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks and L.A. Lakers) and Elvin Hayes (San Diego/Houston Rockets and Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets). NBA All-Rookie Team, LeBron James Wins 200304 got milk? The seven games separating the Nuggets overall record and the Lakers overall record is the closest margin between an eighth seed and a top seed since the NBA went to a 16-team playoff format in 198384. 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). [87] Gervin had set the record when he was competing against David Thompson for the scoring title on the last day of the 197778 season. 68 Syracuse players have been drafted by the NBA, 24 in the first round. Anthony was second in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting, finishing runner-up to the Cavaliers rookie standout, James. This was the second highest playoff series average of a Knick player against the Celtics, behind Ewing's 31.6 during their 198990 First Round series. He played ten games for Houston, starting twice, but he was held out of the last three for what the club called an unspecified "illness. He peaked as a 20.0 PPG, 5.0. Sort: Player (A-Z) Col umns: Swipe 5 players found. [151], On March 10, 2014, Anthony won his second Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played March 39, after he averaged 29.0 points per game, while the Knicks went 31.[152]. [30], 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. Despite the losing record, Anthony continued to play well under the circumstances, averaging 26.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game, nine double-doubles including four straight: against Indiana (30 points and 18 rebounds), Washington (23 and 12), Portland (34 and 15) and LA Clippers (27 and 10).[145]. 2007. mentally stimulating diversions. Derrick Coleman was the top overall pick of the 1990 draft. Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984)[1] is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [91], The 201011 season began with speculation that Anthony had requested a trade. He eventually finished with 28 points, hiking his total to 20,025 career points. After losing in five straight playoff appearances (20042008), on April 29, 2009, Anthony won his first playoff series when the Nuggets beat the New Orleans Hornets at home 10786 where Anthony finished with a playoff career-high 34 points and four steals. (Mitchell Layton / Getty Images) 15: Carmelo Anthony (2002-03) Arguably the best player in program history, Melo made for an easy choice. [16] 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. [31][32] 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 305 record, capturing the school's first ever NCAA title and being the consensus pick for NCAA Freshman of the Year. D'Angelo Russell (2015) was the last OSU first-round pick until Malaki Branham was selected in the 2022 NBA Draft. [243], In 2006, Anthony was named co-captain (along with James and Wade) of Team USA at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. It has now happened twice in the last two months. [130] On April 7, 2013, Anthony scored 36 points and 12 rebounds, nine offensive, as the Knicks tallied their 12th straight win in a 125120 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. If your first bet is a loser, you will get bonus credits back worth up to $1,000. In hopes that Quincy and Kadary do pick things up, here is a shortlist of Syracuse transfers who fared well after leaving the Orange (stats courtesy Orangehoops.org ): Tony Bland to San Diego State, 2002-03 (16 ppg) Earl Duncan to Rutgers, 1990-91 (14.6 ppg) Keith Hughes to Rutgers, 1990-91 (19.6 ppg) [82] He played in 77 games during the regular season, finishing as the NBA's fourth-leading scorer with 25.7 points per game, and had career-highs in rebounds per game (7.4) and steals per game (1.3). In the draft. He helped guide the Orangemen to their first ever NCAA tournament title in 2003. But at 6-1, he didn't have much chance of playing that position in the NBA. . Furthermore, Rice currently serves as the Miami Heat's scout and community ambassador.. Took me 5 years to get that gorilla off my back, it's a great feeling." [16] 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,[17] as well as Baltimore Catholic League player of the year. The Cavaliers have not been a good away team this season, sitting at just 13-18 on the season and 12-18-1 against the spread. [161] Anthony only played 40 games for the season ending with season averages of 24.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 3.1 apg and 1.0 spg. 4,896,892,186 . 3. During the series, the Knicks were hampered by injuries as they were a season before. 'let's go Knicks . As of 2018[update], thirteen shoes have been released in the Melo line.[289]. 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(Holding Our Own Destiny) Movement 3 on 3 Challenge" and is helping fund the revitalization of a local community center for local youth. Associated Press 15. Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Basketball Reference Database. [148] Anthony became the fifth-youngest NBA player to achieve the feat.