Anthony placed 16th in the NBA for points per 48 minutes. He's going in the Hall of Fame. [202], On November 19, 2019, Anthony was signed by the Portland Trail Blazers to a one-year, non-guaranteed deal. Anthony's first game with the Knicks was a 114108 win against the Milwaukee Bucks in which he scored 27 points and had 10 rebounds and an assist. He was a six-time NBA champion and seven-time All-Starnot to mention being named one of the 50 greatest players in . Anthony's trade request was not initially fulfilled, and he began the season on the Nuggets' roster. [175], In the February 12, 2017, game against the San Antonio Spurs, where the team eked out a 9490 victory that salvaged the finale of their five-game homestand, Anthony scored a game-high 25 points to move past Charles Barkley into 25th position in the NBA career scoring list. "[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. Sort: Player (A-Z) Col umns: Swipe 15 players found. [166] On January 23, Anthony moved past Gary Payton as the league's 30th all-time career scoring leader in a 9784 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. However, at the start of 2014, the Knicks went 41, including big wins against previous season finalists Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. Currently seven Syracuse players are active in the NBA. [193] On July 30, Anthony accepted a contract buyout from the Hawks, and was subsequently placed on waivers. On November 15, 2010, Anthony had 20 points and a career-high 22 rebounds for the first 2020 game of his career against the Phoenix Suns. The Knicks fell to the Boston Celtics in four games in the First Round of the playoffs. Maker became the first player since 2005 to make the jump from high school basket When the Milwaukee Bucks selected Thon Maker with the 10th overall pick in the NBA Draft this year, they made history. This led to a historic stretch of games by Lin, and a period of basketball hysteria known as Linsanity. Professional basketball would not return to Syracuse, though upstate New York would have a team in the Buffalo Braves from 1970-1978. Anthony is also a fan of English football club Arsenal. Syracuse Men's Basketball Board There is not an NBA player on this roster Cuse_NYC Jan 17, 2023 1 2 Next Cuse_NYC Starter Joined Oct 2, 2013 Messages 1,071 Like 2,458 Jan 17, 2023 #1 Jesse had the looks of one for the first half of the season, but I have no idea what has happened to him. 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[6] He currently ranks 9th on the all time NBA scoring list. He finished the game with 28 points. In front of his home fans of Denver (who were hosting the 2005 All-Star Game), Anthony scored a game-high 31 points to go along with five boards, two assists and two steals, en route to becoming the MVP of the game. Statistics are through the 2021-2022 season. [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. He was named to All-NBA Third Team for the second straight year. [60] Denver then lost game five at Los Angeles, which eliminated the Nuggets from the playoffs. The Best NBA Small Forwards of the 2000s. He also took home Player of the Week honors for March 13, 2006 March 19, 2006. [89] Anthony was suspended for one game by the Nuggets for staying on the court and refusing to leave the game after coach George Karl benched him during a game against the Pacers.[90]. [238] On October 19, he made his Lakers debut, putting up nine points, four rebounds, and two assists in a 121114 loss to the Golden State Warriors. 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]. 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. 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). [28] In the championship game against the University of Kansas, Anthony had 20 points and 10 rebounds. [287] In spring 2012, Anthony guest starred in several episodes of the Showtime series Nurse Jackie as a professional baseball player going through drug rehab. Derrick Coleman was the top overall pick of the 1990 draft. [248] Anthony posted averages of 11.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game in eight contests. In defense of Carmelo Anthony's "defense" "The Trainer Behind Those Improbable Plays", "Carmelo Anthony to miss game in San Antonio USATODAY.com", "LaLa Vazquez Has a Boy with NBA's Carmelo Anthony", "'Exclusive: LaLa Vazquez, Carmelo Anthony Say 'I Do'", "LaLa Vazquez Weds Carmelo Anthony" Ulrica Wihlborg, "Carmelo and La La Anthony Separated (PHOTO)", "La La and Carmelo Anthony Are Officially Back Together! 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. As the month of March came to a close, the Nuggets finished 115, and Anthony was named as the NBA Player of the Month for March. [7], Anthony was born in the Red Hook housing projects in Brooklyn, New York City. Colleges with the most players on 2020-21 NBA rosters. 9T. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 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. Dating back to the 1960s, and with a decade-long heyday beginning in 1995, some of the NBA's greatest talents made the leap right to the pros. But the class of the draft turned out to be Stephen Curry despite being passed over six times, including one . [65] During a game at Madison Square Garden on December 16, Anthony was one of many players involved in the infamous KnicksNuggets brawl. His eighth-place finish in NBA scoring was the highest finish by a Denver player since the 199091 season, when Nuggets guard Michael Adams finished the season sixth in NBA scoring. 1 pick from Akron has all the hype, but pick No. [131], On April 8, 2013, Anthony was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the period April 17, 2013. [120] On January 7, 2013, Anthony received his second Player of the Week for games played from December 31, 2012, to January 6, 2013. He has worked for Arizona PBS, Arizona Sports 98.7 . The duo did not get to play alongside one another until a home game against the Memphis Grizzlies on January 22, which was the day Anthony was allowed to return from his 15-game suspension. 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]. [153] On July 13, 2014, Anthony re-signed with the Knicks[154] to a reported five-year deal. [70] Neither player was injured in the collision. In addition, Jeremy Lin had torn his left meniscus before the playoffs started. Charges were later dropped after Anthony's friend, James Cunningham, of St. Louis, signed an affidavit taking responsibility for the marijuana. Statistics are through the 2020-2021 season. 1. [180] He began his career with the Denver Nuggets, where he scored a total of 13,970 points in 564 games. [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. Dennis Rodman Career earnings: $27 million Dennis Rodman was one of the most notorious. Reed scored his 24 points also in the second quarter, while Houston's 24 points came in the fourth quarter. [252], Anthony plays the small forward position, but he is also capable of playing power forward. [163][164] On January 21, Anthony was voted as starter for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game. [16] Despite his successful year, Anthony was distracted by all of the attention and was suspended on several occasions for skipping classes. [15] During the summer of 1999, Anthony grew five inches into the frame of a 65 swingman. [93] In their third game, Anthony scored 42 points. In 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team,[2] and is regarded as one of the greatest scorers in NBA history.[3]. In 2004, Anthony became engaged to Alani "La La" Vazquez. [212] It was Anthony's 26th game winner in the last 30 seconds of a game, better than Kobe Bryant with 22, LeBron James with 20, Dirk Nowitzki with 18 and Dwyane Wade with 16. Countries of the World. 29. [255] He also likes creating space from his defenders which allows him to step into his jump shot or put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket and get to the free throw line. N NYCCuse826 2nd String Joined Find the Countries of Europe - No Outlines Minefield. [88] On January 4, 2009, Anthony broke a bone in his hand in a game against the Indiana Pacers. [215] Anthony scored six points in the Trail Blazers' 125112 win against the Rockets on January 29, and passed Kevin Garnett for 17th place in the NBA's all-time scoring list with a total of 26,073 points. [83] It was the first time since the 198788 NBA season that the Nuggets finished with at least 50 wins in a season. Anthony broke LeBron James' stranglehold on the monthly award after James had received such honors five times that season. [118] Under Woodson, the Knicks finished the season at 186, a vast improvement from the 1824 record they had under D'Antoni. Syracuse, N.Y. Central New York businessman and high-profile Syracuse athletics fan Adam Weitsman is returning to his annual tradition of hosting celebrity guests in the Carrier Dome for a . Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Basketball Reference Database. Syracuse University Basketball and the NBA. Denver faced the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the First Round, winning the first game in San Antonio, 9387. [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). Just as he was at Syracuse, Boeheim has been a 3-point specialist with the Cruise. 4. Not bad. It is the 20th anniversary of the title and many of the championship team's players will make their way to upstate New . Deseret News Publishing Co. (May 5, 2005). [49], During the season, Anthony made five game-winning shots in the last five seconds: at Houston on January 8, 2006;[50] at home versus Phoenix on January 10;[51] at Minnesota on February 24;[52] at Indiana on March 15;[53] at home versus the Los Angeles Lakers on April 6. On March 19, 2018, in a 132125 victory over the Toronto Raptors, Anthony scored 15 points to up his career total to 25,289, thereby moving past Reggie Miller into 19th place in the NBA career scoring ladder. [100] Two days later, Anthony scored a total of 32 points. [279], In Denver, Anthony was a spokesman for the Family Resource Center and helped organize a Christmas party, entitled "A Very Melo Christmas," for less well-off children. [44] Only James and Bryant were younger when they reached that plateau. Syracuse University will honor the 2003 championship team this weekend. [42] The Timberwolves eliminated the Nuggets in five games. [16] He tied LeBron James for the tournament scoring lead at 24 points per game and shot 66 percent from the field. On January 24, he established his career high, the Knicks' franchise record, and the Madison Square Garden record for single-game scoring with a 62-point, 13-rebound, 0 turnover effort against the Charlotte Bobcats. 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. The team won its games by an average winning margin of 32.2 points, eliminating Australia in the quarterfinals by 31 and beating Argentina by 20 points. SYRACUSE, NY The 2022 NBA Draft took place in Brooklyn, NY Thursday night and went without a Syracuse University Basketball player's name called. In his best season, he averaged 12.7 points and 4.9 rebounds a game for the pre-Ewing Knicks. [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. [285] Anthony is the only player to appear on the cover of all three EA Sports basketball franchises (NCAA March Madness, NBA Live and NBA Street). In fact, it's the same group of five that ended last season on NBA rosters. In 2004, his first signature shoe, the Jordan Carmelo 1.5, was released. The 200809 campaign began with Allen Iverson being traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guard Chauncey Billups. [225], In November 2020, Anthony re-signed with the Trail Blazers on a one-year contract. [239] On October 24, Anthony put up 28 points in a 121118 win over the Memphis Grizzlies and moved past Moses Malone into the 9th place on the NBA all-time career scoring list. The two made up quite the mesmerizing QB-WR duo as Pickett threw a record-breaking 42 touchdowns that season, 17 of which landed in Addison's hands. [58], The Nuggets finished the season in third place, winning the Northwest Division for the first time in Anthony's career. Zach Pekale is an alumnus of Arizona State University with a degree in sports journalism. He had already missed three games in late December with a sore elbow. [286] In January 2009, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame selected Anthony as its professional athlete of the year for 2008. [126] On April 2, 2013, Anthony tied his career high by scoring 50 points in a 10290 win over the Miami Heat and became the first player in NBA history to record 50+ points with no baskets in the paint. [194][195], On August 13, 2018, Anthony signed a one-year, $2.4 million veterans minimum contract with the Houston Rockets coached by his former Knicks coach, Mike D'Antoni. In the team's first game after the All-Star Game, the Nuggets visited the Cleveland Cavaliers in a highly anticipated game with the Cavaliers having a 13-game winning streak. [167] In the team's 12897 victory against the Phoenix Suns on March 9, 2016, Anthony scored 23 points with 7 rebounds as he passed another NBA legend, Clyde Drexler, in the career scoring list moving up to No. [117] Mike Woodson took over for D'Antoni; this led to an improvement in Anthony's play, as he was more suited for Woodson's halfcourt offense. On November 23, 2005, with the Nuggets facing the two-time defending Eastern Conference Champion Detroit Pistons, Anthony hauled down his 1,000th career rebound. A Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers scored 71 points during a 131-114 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday, equaling the eighth-highest scoring game in NBA history. [165] In the All-Star game Anthony recorded 11 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block in the East's 196173 loss to the West. [221] On August 13, 2020, just before the team's last game in the NBA restart against the Brooklyn Nets, Anthony was named the recipient of the 201920 Maurice Lucas Award. Syracuse University NBA Players Syracuse University Basketball and the NBA * - Still Active 68 Syracuse Orangemen basketball players were drafted by the NBA. 24 in the scoring list. Patrick Beverley, G, Ukraine Beverley was a pretty interesting 2-guard at Arkansas from 2006-08. The record was broken in January 2015 by Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors. Wallace was a steady free throw shooter, and developed into a perimeter shooting threat while at Syracuse. On March 17, 2006, versus the Memphis Grizzlies, he scored 33 points to push his career point total over the 5,000 mark. [174], On January 29, 2017, Anthony scored a season-high 45 points, his first 40-point game of the season, in a quadruple-overtime 142139 loss to the Atlanta Hawks won. [139] At the close of the regular season, Anthony was named as the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for April. After the 2005 draft, the NBA's collective bargaining agreement ended the prep-to-pro pipeline. [156] In the process, he became the 10th active player to achieve the milestone[157] and the sixth youngest in NBA history to reach the milestone[158] just behind LeBron James (28 years, 17 days), Kobe Bryant (29 years, 122 days), Wilt Chamberlain (29 years, 134 days), Michael Jordan (29 years, 326 days) and Oscar Robertson (30 years, 97 days). [262], Anthony has two brothers, Robert and Wilford, and a half-sister, Daphne. [234][235] On May 3, Anthony scored 14 points in the 123114 loss to the Atlanta Hawks and moved past Elvin Hayes into the 10th place on the NBA all-time career scoring list.