[153] On July 13, 2014, Anthony re-signed with the Knicks[154] to a reported five-year deal. In 2014, Anthony made a brief cameo appearance in the eighth episode of the seventh and final season FX series Sons of Anarchy as a henchman to series antagonist Moses Cartwright. Reed scored his 24 points also in the second quarter, while Houston's 24 points came in the fourth quarter. Anthony finished the season as the league's second leading scorer behind Bryant, with an average of 28.9 points,[78] while adding 6.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. [68] Anthony finished the game with 28 points, as he and Iverson combined for 51 points. [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). [16], After his junior year, Division I coaches were lined up to recruit Anthony to a school on the East Coast, which included North Carolina and Syracuse. [242], After his rookie season, Anthony, along with fellow 2003 draftees LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, were chosen as members of the 2004 USA Olympic basketball team alongside veterans Allen Iverson, Stephon Marbury and Tim Duncan that won the bronze medal. [155], In just the team's third game in the season, Anthony became the 40th member of the 20,000 points club, when he hit a three-pointer early in the first quarter of a 9693 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. He finished the game with a team-high 27 points and 10 rebounds.[103]. Anthony was voted to the All-NBA Third Team for the fourth time in his career alongside teammate Tyson Chandler. The Knicks fell to the Boston Celtics in four games in the First Round of the playoffs. After the Pistons blew an early 17-point lead against the Syracuse Nationals and eventually the game, 92-91, The "Bird" suggested that more than one teammate had conspired with gamblers to fix the outcome. He had the ability to carry the Syracuse team on his back for significant portions of games. [228] On February 2, Anthony scored 21 points in a game against the Washington Wizards and moved past Dominique Wilkins into 13th place on the NBA all-time scoring list. [207] In the same game, Anthony moved past Alex English into 18th spot on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Derrick Coleman was the top overall pick of the 1990 draft. In all, 46 players in the Boeheim era have been drafted by NBA teams, with 23 of those being first-round selections. Dennis Rodman Career earnings: $27 million Dennis Rodman was one of the most notorious. One former player earned. Syracuse assistant coaches Adrian Autry, Allen Griffin. The Nuggets suspended Anthony for two games due to the arrest. If your first bet is a loser, you will get bonus credits back worth up to $1,000. Anthony played again in the Got Milk? [131], On April 8, 2013, Anthony was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the period April 17, 2013. Syracuse/Philadelphia: 1958-1972: Minneapolis/Los Angeles: 1957-1969: Boston: 1956-1969: Boston: 1956-1966: St. Louis Hawks . On January 24, 2008, Anthony was named to his second consecutive NBA All-Star Gamehis first as a starter. [13] When Anthony turned eight, his family moved to Baltimore. In 2006, Anthony partnered with Hemelgarn Racing to campaign a car driven by P. J. Chesson in the 2006 IndyCar Series season. Sometimes life seems to go in reverse. 'let's go Knicks . [160] After competing in the All-Star game and scoring 10 points, Anthony was ruled out for the rest of the season on February 18, after undergoing left knee surgery. Ron Artest won NBA DPOY in 2003-04and Corey "Homicide" Williams gave him 26 points in a game that summer, beating the team that Artest was playing on, even catching a dunk . [262], Anthony has two brothers, Robert and Wilford, and a half-sister, Daphne. Morey said that Anthony "accepted every role" asked by D'Antoni, but that the "fit we envisioned when Carmelo chose to sign with the Rockets has not materialized; therefore we thought it was best to move on as any other outcome would have been unfair to him." [4] Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he played one season before a short stint with the Houston Rockets. The Knicks struggled throughout the season, as injuries derailed the team. [165] In the All-Star game Anthony recorded 11 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block in the East's 196173 loss to the West. For his efforts during the NCAA tournament, Anthony earned the tournament's Most Outstanding Player Award. . Stream Syracuse vs. NC State (Second Round) on Watch ESPN. [34] He made his NBA regular season debut on October 29, 2003, in an 8072 home win against the San Antonio Spurs. 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. Took me 5 years to get that gorilla off my back, it's a great feeling." Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. On August 23, 2006, Anthony set the U.S. scoring record in a game with 35 points against Italy in the said FIBA tournament. . [99] The following game, Anthony scored a career-high 50 points in a home game against the New York Knicks while teammate Chauncey Billups added 32 points in the game, making them only the third duo in NBA history to score at least 50 and 30 points respectively. Deseret News Publishing Co. (May 5, 2005). 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 8683 win. NBA All-Rookie Team, LeBron James Wins 200304 got milk? [79] On February 8, Anthony scored a then career-high 49 points in a 111100 home win over the Washington Wizards. [80][81] On March 27, in a home win over the Dallas Mavericks, Anthony scored his 9,000th career point. 1 high school senior in the class of 2002,[24] ranked second by College Basketball News and third by All-Star Sports. [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. Do you have a sports website? His teammate J. R. Smith scored 37 points in the game. [241] In a disappointing season due to injuries and inconsistency, the Lakers finished with a 3349 record (11th), and Anthony averaged 13.3 points per game with 37.5 percent three-point shooting in 69 appearances. Anthony placed 16th in the NBA for points per 48 minutes. [180] He began his career with the Denver Nuggets, where he scored a total of 13,970 points in 564 games. [88] On January 4, 2009, Anthony broke a bone in his hand in a game against the Indiana Pacers. 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 sustained a laceration on his hand after punching a fire extinguisher out of anger after a loss. He played one season of college .more. 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. [110][unreliable source?] [8] His father, Carmelo Iriarte, was born in Manhattan to Puerto Rican parents. On Feb. 25, the day of the Cactus League opener, the high in central Phoenix was 76 degrees. 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. [104][105] On March 26, 2010, Anthony made a game-winning shot at the buzzer, after missing his first attempt, against the Toronto Raptors. Just as he was at Syracuse, Boeheim has been a 3-point specialist with the Cruise. 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. 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: 1 Westchester High School 7761 in the final,[19] 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. "[281], After the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Anthony donated $35,000 to relief efforts. 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. 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. Anthony shot 12 of 15 (80%) in the third quarter and finished the game with 45 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and four steals. [201] On February 1, he was waived by the Bulls. [67], On April 14, 2008, Anthony was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, after being pulled over on Interstate 25 in Denver for weaving through lanes and not dimming his lights. 1. [111] He also hit game-winning jumper at the buzzer against the Bulls on November 26, 2010. [121] On January 9, 2013, Anthony was suspended for one game without pay for confronting Kevin Garnett after a game on January 7. [70] Neither player was injured in the collision. [290] Jeff Bucknum joined the team as a second team car, and under the moniker "Car-Melo", the two cars qualified for the 2006 Indianapolis 500. August 3, 2022 by Rob Navarro. Iriarte was of African, Spanish, and indigenous ancestry; some of his roots also traced to Venezuela. [25][26], Anthony played one season at Syracuse University, during the 200203 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). [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]. Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Basketball Reference Database. [33], Anthony was also a member of Team USA during the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. [295] Despite the financial recession in Puerto Rico, Anthony saw this opportunity as a form of community outreach, as well as a long-term investment in a club that could ultimately be profitable. He won the Rookie of the Year award with averages of 18.4 points and 10.3 . [278], He has been criticized by South Bronx community activists for aligning himself with Mott Haven developer Keith Rubenstein's efforts to build luxury apartment buildings in the neighborhood, which could lead to gentrification. 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He eventually finished with 28 points, hiking his total to 20,025 career points. [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.