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Born:
May 29, 1984
Height:
6-8 / 2.03
Weight:
230 lbs. / 104.3 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Syracuse / USA
Years Pro:
8
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PRO CAREER: Honors: Western Conference All-Star (2007, 2008) All-NBA Third Team (2008-09, 2006-07, 2005-06) Western Conference Player of the Month (April 2007; March, 2006) Western Conference Player of the Week (eight times) MVP got milk? Rookie Challenge (2005) Western Conference Rookie of the Month (six times, November-April, 2003-04) International Experience (USA): Averaged 11.5 ppg and 4.3 rpg in 19.1 mpg at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Helped Team USA capture the gold medal Scored a team-high 21 points vs. Argentina in the semifinal game and connected on all 13 of his free-throw attempts Averaged a team-high 21.2 ppg (.613 FG, .578 3FG) and 5.2 rpg in just 19.4 mpg in nine contests as the U.S. captured the gold medal at the 2007 FIBA Americas tournament Ranked second in the tournament in scoring Set U.S. Olympic qualifying scoring records for scoring average and total points (191) Averaged a team-high 19.9 ppg and 3.7 rpg during the 2006 FIBA World Championship of Basketball Was named to the All-Tournament Team Was selected as the 2006 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year Helped Team USA to a bronze medal Scored a USA-record 35 points against Italy in the preliminary round, including 29 in the second half Won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics NBA: Has made 11 game-winning shots in the final 10 seconds in his career (10 of which have come in the regular season) Ranks 4th on the Nuggets all-time scoring list (10,768) Has 59 career double-doubles (four with points/assists) and one career triple-double Has scored at least 30 points in 115 games and 40 or more 10 times 2008-09: Appeared in 66 games, averaging 22.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg and 3.4 apg in 34.5 mpg Selected to the 2008-09 All-NBA Third Team Tied for seventh in the NBA in scoring Scored in double figures 65 times, scoring 20 or more 44 times, 30 or more 13 times and 40+ twice Pulled down 10+ rebounds 11 times and had one double-digit assist game Posted 12 double-doubles Led the Nuggets in scoring 32 times, rebounds 20 times and assists four times Shot a career-best .371 (63-170) from three-point range Had 43 points, 11 rebounds and hit the go-ahead basket with 12 seconds left at Dallas on 3/27 Missed one game (3/3) while serving a team suspension Moved into fourth on the Nuggets all-time scoring list past Ralph Simpson at Milwaukee on 2/22 (now has 10,768 career points) Pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds at Philadelphia on 2/18 Registered 32 points and a career-high 11 assists at Oklahoma City on 2/4 Made his 10th career game-winning shot in the final 10 seconds at Oklahoma City on 2/4, connecting on a driving lay-up with 5.3 seconds remaining in the Nuggets 114-113 win Scored his 10,000th career point at Oklahoma City on 2/4, becoming the third youngest player in NBA history to reach the 10,000-point plateau (behind only LeBron James and Kobe Bryant) Made the game-winning shot at Oklahoma City on 1/2, connecting on a three-pointer with 0.1 seconds remaining in the Nuggets 122-120 win Notched a season-high 45 points, 11 rebounds and four steals vs. Minnesota on 12/10 Exploded for 33 points in the third quarter alone vs. Minnesota on 12/10 to break the Nuggets franchise record (David Thompson had 32 on 4/9/78) and tie the NBA record for points scored in a single quarter (George Gervin also had 33 on 4/9/78) Became only the fourth player in NBA history to score 31 or more points in a quarter (joining Gervin, Thompson and Wilt Chamberlain) Missed two games (10/29 and 10/31) while serving a two-game team suspension Missed three-straight games (12/22-12/26) due to a right elbow contusion Missed 10-straight games (1/7-1/28) due to a non-displaced third metacarpal fracture in his right hand suffered on 1/5 The Nuggets went 9-7 with Anthony out of the lineup (22-25 all-time) 2007-08: Appeared in 77 games, averaging 25.7 ppg, career-highs of 7.4 rpg and 1.27 spg to go along with 3.4 apg in 36.4 mpg Also set new career-high for FG% (.492) Ranked fourth in the NBA in scoring (25.7), 33rd in rebounding, tied for 35th in field goal percentage, 34th in minutes and 27th in steals Joined Alex English as the only players in Nuggets NBA history to average at least 25.0 ppg for three-consecutive seasons Posted a single-season career-best 22 double-doubles (had 25 in his first four seasons combined) Named Western Conference Player of the Week twice for games played from 12/17-12/23 and 3/24-3/30, moving ahead of Alex English for the most POW honors in Nuggets history (eight times in his career) Scored his 9,000th career point vs. Dallas on 3/27, becoming the second youngest player in NBA history to reach 9,000 career points (behind only LeBron James) Was a starting forward in the 2008 NBA All-Star Game on 2/17 his second-straight appearance and first as a starter totaling 18 points (8-17 FG) and seven rebounds Missed five games (1/23-1/30) due to a left ankle sprain Tri-captain 2006-07: Played in 65 games, averaging a career-high 28.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, a career-high 3.8 apg and 1.18 spg in 38.2 minutes Ranked 2nd in the NBA in scoring Fourth-highest scoring average by a Nugget in team history and the most since Alex English averaged 29.8 ppg in 1985-86 Named Third Team All-NBA for the second-straight season Was named Western Conference Player of the Month for April after averaging 28.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 3.5 rpg, while leading the Nuggets to a 10-1 record Had four double-doubles and one triple-double Led the Nuggets in scoring 48 times, in rebounds five times and in assists seven times Posted a career-best 34 30+ games in 65 contests (previous best was 28 in 80 games) Not with team due to the birth of his first child at Golden State on 3/7 Sat out the season finale to rest Recorded 20 points (10-15 FG) and nine rebounds in 25 minutes during his first NBA All-Star Game appearance on 2/18 in Las Vegas Named the NBAs Western Conference Player of the Week for the week ending 2/11/07 after averaging 30.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg and 7.8 apg in four games Recorded his first career triple-double with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists vs. Phoenix on 2/5 Served a 15-game NBA suspension from 12/181/20 Named the NBAs Western Conference NBA Player of the Week for the second-straight week for the week ending 12/3/06 after averaging 36.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.00 spg on .570 (45-79) shooting in three games Tied Alex Englishs Nuggets NBA team record of six-consecutive 30+ games twice (11/811/18 and 11/2212/2) 2005-06: Played in 80 games, starting each one Averaged 26.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.7 apg and 1.10 spg Shot .481 from the field and a career-best .808 from the free-throw line Was named Third Team All-NBA Finished ninth in voting for the NBAs Most Improved Player Award Ranked eighth in the NBA in scoring Ranked 36th (tied) in field goal percentage (.481) and 35th (tied) in minutes per game (36.8) Named Western Conference Player of the Month for the month of March after averaging 29.9 ppg on .549 shooting Scored in double figures 79 times, 20+ 67 times, 30+ 28 times and 40+ four times Grabbed at least 10 rebounds five times and had one double-digit assist game Posted five points/rebounds double-doubles and one with points/assists Made five game-winning shots in the last five seconds (at Houston, 1/8; vs. Phoenix, 1/10; at Minnesota, 2/24; at Indiana, 3/15; vs. Lakers, 4/6) All were jumpers, while shot against Minnesota was a trey Also made a shot in the final seconds to force overtime vs. Dallas on 1/6 and made shots in the final 22 seconds against Cleveland on 1/18 and Philadelphia on 3/9 which gave the Nuggets leads they would never lose Led the Nuggets in scoring 64 times, including two streaks of 16-straight games (1/10-2/8 and 3/12-4/10) Led the team in rebounding six times and assists three times Made the game-winning shot and finished with 43 points and 11 rebounds in 52 minutes vs. Phoenix on 1/10 Placed on the inactive list with a left ankle sprain vs. the Hornets on 11/30 Did not play in the final game of the regular season 2004-05: Played and started in 75 games Averaged 20.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 2.6 apg in 34.8 minutes Ranked 19th in the NBA in scoring and 16th in points per 48 minutes (28.7) Scored in double figures 68 times, including 43 games of 20+ and seven of 30+ Led the team in scoring 44 times, in rebounding eight times and in assists five times Was named MVP of the got milk? Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend after scoring 31 points Missed five games (12/18-12/27) due to a sprained left ankle and one (11/29) due to a sprained right ankle 2003-04: Appeared in all 82 games, averaging 21.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.8 apg and 1.18 spg in 36.5 minutes Finished second in got milk? Rookie of the Year voting to LeBron James Unanimous NBA All-Rookie First Team selection Became the first NBA rookie to lead a playoff team in scoring since David Robinson of the Spurs (1989-90) Ranked first among NBA rookies and 12th overall in the NBA in scoring (21.0) Set Nuggets rookie records for points (1,725), scoring average (21.0), field goals made (624), field goals attempted (1,465), free-throws made (408), free-throws attempted (525) and minutes played (2,995) Scored 10+ points in 78 of 82 games, including 48 games with 20+ and 10 of 30 or more Was named got milk? Western Conference Rookie of the Month six consecutive months (November-April) Earned two NBA Player of the Week honors Competed in the got milk? Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend Scored 23 of his 30 in the second half and overtime vs. Portland on 4/10, including the game-tying shot with 3.7 seconds left in a game the Nuggets had to have in the race for a playoff spot Posted 11 double-doubles Had a Nuggets rookie record 41 points against Seattle on 3/30 Became the second-youngest player (19 years, 305 days) to score 40 points in a game in NBA history Scored 30 points in sixth career game - fewest games for a Nuggets rookie to reach 30 points since ABA/NBA merger. PLAYOFFS: Has eight career playoff double-doubles Has nine career 30-point games in the postseason 2009: Guided the Nuggets to the Western Conference Finals (WCF), averaging 27.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.75 spg and 38.3 mpg in 16 games Totaled 30+ points in seven games, including a team playoff record five-straight from 5/9-5/21 Recorded 39 points in Game 1 of the WCF at L.A. Lakers on 5/19 Averaged 30.0 ppg during the five-game Western Semifinals series vs. Dallas, becoming only the second Nuggets player to average 30.0+ ppg for an entire playoff series of any length (Alex English in 1985 the other) Registered his eighth career playoff double-double with a postseason career-high 41 points (15-29 FG, 9-11 FT), 11 rebounds and a playoff career-best five steals in 43 minutes during Game 4 of the West Semifinals at Dallas on 5/11 the most points by a Nuggets player in the postseason since Alex English scored 42 vs. Houston on 5/8/86 Connected on his first career postseason game-winning shot in Game 3 of the West Semifinals at Dallas on 5/9 a three-pointer with 1.0 seconds remaining to put Denver ahead 106-105 Dished out a postseason career-high nine assists in Game 2 of the first round vs. New Orleans on 4/22 2008: Averaged 22.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg in 36.5 mpg in four first-round games against the Lakers Posted three double-doubles in the four games, including 30 points and 12 boards in Game 1 2007: Had the best playoff performance of his career in Denvers five-game, first round loss to San Antonio, averaging 26.8 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.2 apg and 1.00 spg in 42.0 mpg Shot .480 (47-98) from the field, .500 (9-18) from three-point range and .795 (31-39) from the free-throw line Scored a career-playoff-high 30 points in Game 1 Posted back-to-back double-doubles with 26 points and 10 rebounds in Game 2 and 28 points and 12 rebounds in Game 3 2006: Averaged a team-high 21.0 ppg and 6.6 rpg in five contests vs. the L.A. Clippers Had one double-double 2005: Averaged a team-high 19.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg and 2.0 apg in five games vs. San Antonio 2004: Averaged 15.0 ppg and 8.3 rpg in four games in Denvers first round loss to Minnesota Posted a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds in Denvers Game 3 win Suffered a sprained left knee in Game 4 and did not play in Game 5. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Denver Nuggets in first round (3rd overall) of 2003 NBA Draft Signed contract extension with Denver (7/12/06). COLLEGE: Named Second Team All-America by AP as a freshman in 2002-03 Led Syracuse to a 30-5 record and the schools first NCAA Championship in mens basketball Named Most Outstanding Player of the 2003 Final Four and East Regional Consensus national Freshman of the Year Unanimous choice as Big East Conference Freshman of the Year and was an All-Big East First Team selection Averaged 22.2 ppg (16th in nation) and 10.0 rpg (19th in nation) In the national championship game victory over Kansas, he scored 20 points, adding 10 rebounds and seven assists In Final Four win over Texas, exploded for a season-high 33 points and 14 rebounds. |
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Full name is Carmelo Kyam Anthony
Son of Mary Anthony
Has two brothers and a sister
Is a fan of the Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Orioles and Texas Longhorns football
At Oak Hill Academy, was named First Team All-America by USA Today and PARADE and was named to the McDonalds All-American Team
Released a childrens book in 2004 entitled Its Just the Beginning
Featured on the cover of EA Sports NBA Live 2005 and NCAA March Madness 2004 basketball video games
Has appeared on the cover numerous magazines including Sports Illustrated twice
Has also been featured on the cover of ESPN the Magazine twice, including once with one of his favorite rappers, Jay-Z
Annually releases a top-selling signature sneaker with Brand Jordan
Established the Carmelo Anthony Foundation (CAF) in 2005
Is a major contributor to the Family Resource Centers of Colorado
Has hosted A Very Melo Christmas each year in Denver where hundreds of kids participated in a festive holiday party
Donated $1,000 to Asian Tsunami relief efforts for each point scored vs. San Antonio (1/8/05) and Houston (1/9/05), totaling $35,000
Played in the NBA Players Hurricane Relief Game on 9/11/05 with proceeds benefiting Hurricane Katrina victims
Also matched contributions up to $100,000 received by Habitat for Humanity Internationals Operation Home Delivery, a rebuilding program to help families impacted by Hurricane Katrina
Ranked in the top 10 of the Giving Back 30 report in 2006, which tracks the charity work and donations of celebrities and athletes
The CAF has hosted a 3-on-3 basketball tournament in his hometown of Baltimore the past four summers as part of his H.O.O.D. (Holding Our Own Destiny) Movement
Since joining the Nuggets, has purchased tickets to every home game for less fortunate families
Opened the Carmelo Anthony Youth Development Center in East Baltimore in 2006
Made a major contribution to the construction of the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center at Syracuse University
Has a son, Kiyan, born in March, 2007
Started his own record label and entertainment company Krossover Entertainment
Filmed a scene from the Eddie Murphy movie Imagine That alongside Allen Iverson and George Karl at the Pepsi Center in October, 2007
In July 2008, he was honored as Outstanding Basketball Player of the Year at the 1st Annual Univision Premios Deportes, an awards show celebrating the best Hispanic athletes
In June 2003, he was awarded with an ESPY Award for Best Male College Athlete
Opened a barbershop in LoDo, Studio 15, and provides free haircuts to 15 disadvantaged youth on the 15th of each month. |
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