143 Facts About Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Kyam Anthony was born on May 29,1984 and is an American former professional basketball player.

Carmelo Anthony played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association and was named an NBA All-Star ten times and an All-NBA Team member six times.

Carmelo Anthony 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.

In 2009, Carmelo Anthony led the Nuggets to their first conference finals appearance since 1985.

Carmelo Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he played one season before a short stint with the Houston Rockets.

Carmelo Anthony spent two seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers prior to joining the Los Angeles Lakers.

Carmelo Anthony has played in the Olympics for the US national team a record four times, winning a bronze medal with the 2004 squad and gold medals on the 2008,2012, and 2016 Olympic teams.

Carmelo Anthony was born in the Red Hook housing projects in Brooklyn, New York City.

Carmelo Anthony's father, Carmelo Iriarte, was born in Manhattan to Puerto Rican parents.

Iriarte died of cancer when Carmelo Anthony was two years old.

Carmelo Anthony commuted to Towson Catholic High School for his first three years of high school.

Carmelo Anthony suddenly became one of the area's top players and made a name for himself in the area, being named The Baltimore Suns metro player of the year in 2001, as well as Baltimore Catholic League player of the year.

Carmelo 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 Anthony 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.

Carmelo Anthony attracted attention from the NBA by averaging 25.2 points a game in the tournament, which was attended by Amar'e Stoudemire.

Carmelo Anthony played at the USA Basketball Youth Development Festival where he helped the East Team win the silver medal.

Carmelo Anthony tied LeBron James for the tournament scoring lead at 24 points per game and shot 66 percent from the field.

The team's first tournament win came in The Les Schwab Invitational against Mater Dei High School from Santa Ana, California, with Carmelo Anthony winning the tournament MVP.

Carmelo Anthony 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.

Carmelo Anthony 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.

Carmelo Anthony helped guide the Orangemen to their first ever NCAA tournament title in 2003.

Carmelo Anthony led the team in scoring, rebounding, minutes played, field goals made and free throws made and attempted.

Carmelo 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 and declared himself eligible for the 2003 NBA draft.

Carmelo Anthony was 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.

Carmelo Anthony was selected behind LeBron James and Darko Milicic.

Carmelo Anthony finished the night with 12 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.

In just his sixth career NBA game, Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points, becoming the second youngest player in NBA history to score 30 points or more in a game.

Carmelo Anthony became the second-youngest player to score at least 40 points in a game in NBA history.

Carmelo Anthony was named NBA Player of the Week twice and was a unanimous NBA All-Rookie First Team selection.

Carmelo Anthony averaged 21.0 points per game during the season, which was more than any other rookie.

Carmelo Anthony was second in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting, finishing runner-up to the Cavaliers rookie standout, James.

Carmelo Anthony played a major part in the turnaround of the Denver Nuggets from league laughingstock to playoff contender.

Carmelo Anthony placed 16th in the NBA for points per 48 minutes.

On December 4,2004, versus the Miami Heat, Carmelo Anthony became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 career points.

In front of his home fans of Denver, Carmelo 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.

Carmelo Anthony averaged 26.5 points, 2.7 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.

On November 23,2005, with the Nuggets facing the two-time defending Eastern Conference Champion Detroit Pistons, Carmelo Anthony hauled down his 1,000th career rebound.

Carmelo Anthony made shots in the final 22 seconds against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 18,2006, and the Philadelphia 76ers on March 9, which gave the Nuggets leads they would never lose.

Coincidentally, Alex English witnessed Carmelo Anthony tie his record as English was an Assistant Coach at the time with the Toronto Raptors.

Carmelo Anthony finished the game with 28 points, as he and Iverson combined for 51 points.

Carmelo Anthony scored 20 points with nine rebounds in his All-Star debut.

Carmelo Anthony was the first Denver Nugget to be named an All-Star since Antonio McDyess in 2001.

Carmelo Anthony finished the season as the league's second leading scorer behind Bryant, with an average of 28.9 points, while adding 6.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Carmelo Anthony was named to All-NBA Third Team for the second straight year.

Carmelo Anthony finished as the leading vote-getter among Western Conference forwards and second in overall voting to Kobe Bryant among all Western Conference players.

Carmelo Anthony 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 and steals per game.

Carmelo Anthony tied his career-high in blocks per game, and ended the season with 3.4 assists per game, which was the second-best mark of his career.

Carmelo Anthony shot 12 of 15 in the third quarter and finished the game with 45 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and four steals.

On January 4,2009, Carmelo Anthony broke a bone in his hand in a game against the Indiana Pacers.

Carmelo Anthony opted to have the hand splinted rather than have surgery; his recovery time was estimated at three to four weeks.

Carmelo Anthony returned from injury and to the Nuggets starting lineup on January 30,2009, in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats in which he scored 19 points.

Carmelo 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.

Carmelo Anthony was named to the All-NBA Third Team for the third time in his career.

Carmelo Anthony finished the game with 22 points which was his fifteenth consecutive game with at least 20 points breaking the previous franchise record of 14 straight set by English.

Two days later, Carmelo Anthony scored a total of 32 points.

On January 21,2010, Carmelo Anthony was named as a starter for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game leading the Western Conference ballots in votes for forwards.

Carmelo Anthony finished the game with a team-high 27 points and 10 rebounds.

On March 26,2010, Carmelo Anthony made a game-winning shot at the buzzer, after missing his first attempt, against the Toronto Raptors.

Carmelo Anthony was named to the All-NBA Second Team for the first time in his career.

Sources reported that Carmelo Anthony's preferred destination was the New York Knicks, with other teams such as the New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks said to be interested.

Carmelo Anthony hit game-winning jumper at the buzzer against the Bulls on November 26,2010.

In game two of the NBA playoffs in Boston, Carmelo Anthony tied a playoff career high with 42 points and had 17 rebounds and six assists in a Knicks loss.

Carmelo Anthony himself missed 11 games; during this stretch, the Knicks inserted Jeremy Lin as the team's starting point guard.

Carmelo Anthony was assumed to have a role in the coach's departure, as he was not a good fit in D'Antoni's high paced offense.

On Easter Sunday, Carmelo Anthony had arguably his best game in a Knicks uniform as he scored 43 points and hit two clutch three-pointers in a victory over Chicago.

Carmelo Anthony was voted to the All-NBA Third Team for the fourth time in his career alongside teammate Tyson Chandler.

On December 3,2012, Carmelo Anthony was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the period November 26 to December 2,2012.

On January 7,2013, Carmelo Anthony received his second Player of the Week for games played from December 31,2012, to January 6,2013.

On January 9,2013, Carmelo Anthony was suspended for one game without pay for confronting Kevin Garnett after a game on January 7.

On January 30,2013, in a game against the Orlando Magic, Carmelo Anthony set the Knicks' team-record with 30 straight 20-point games, breaking the old record set by Richie Guerin.

On March 31,2013, Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a win against the Boston Celtics as he recorded a double-double in consecutive games.

In 2013, Carmelo Anthony became the first Knicks player with the highest-selling jersey in the NBA, based on sales at the NBA Store and NBAstore.

Carmelo Anthony became the 2013 NBA scoring champion with 28.7 points per game after second place scorer and three-time reigning scoring champion Kevin Durant decided to sit out his last regular season game against the Milwaukee Bucks, ending his season with an average of 28.1 points per game.

Carmelo Anthony broke LeBron James' stranglehold on the monthly award after James had received such honors five times that season.

Carmelo Anthony averaged a team-high 29.2 points per game in the series.

On May 23,2013, Carmelo Anthony was named to the All-NBA Second Team.

Carmelo Anthony became the fifth-youngest NBA player to achieve the feat.

On February 16,2014, Carmelo Anthony played in his seventh All-Star Game as a starter for the East All-Stars.

On June 23,2014, Carmelo Anthony informed the Knicks that he would opt out of his contract and become a free agent.

On July 13,2014, Carmelo Anthony re-signed with the Knicks to a reported five-year deal.

Carmelo Anthony eventually finished with 28 points, hiking his total to 20,025 career points.

On January 22,2015, Carmelo Anthony was named as a starter in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, his seventh consecutive start and eight overall alongside LeBron James, Pau Gasol, Kyle Lowry and John Wall.

Carmelo 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.

On January 21, Carmelo Anthony was voted as starter for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game.

On December 9,2016, in a game against the Sacramento Kings, Carmelo Anthony became the fifth active player to eclipse the 23,000 point mark.

Carmelo Anthony became the 29th player in NBA history to hit the scoring milestone.

On December 25,2016, in a Christmas Day game against the Boston Celtics, Carmelo Anthony moved past Elgin Baylor into 28th place on the NBA career scoring list when he scored 29 points upping his total to 23,156 compared to Baylor's 23,149.

On January 19,2017, Carmelo Anthony scored a Knicks-record 25 points in the second quarter, breaking the old record of 24 points shared by Hall of Famer Willis Reed and Allan Houston.

Carmelo Anthony added six rebounds, four assists and a block.

Carmelo Anthony had the fifth-most points among active players after Nowitzki, James, Pierce, and Carter, who was No 24 in the scoring list.

Carmelo Anthony began his career with the Denver Nuggets, where he scored a total of 13,970 points in 564 games.

Originally, the only team for which Carmelo Anthony was willing to waive his no-trade clause was the Houston Rockets.

However, Carmelo Anthony expanded his list of teams to include the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

On September 25,2017, Carmelo Anthony was traded to the Thunder in exchange for future teammate Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round pick.

On November 9,2017, with only 12 points needed to move up in the rankings, Carmelo Anthony passed Allen Iverson on the NBA all-time scoring list and moved to the 24th spot.

On November 26,2017, Carmelo Anthony passed Ray Allen on the NBA all-time scoring list and moved to 23rd place.

On December 11,2017, Carmelo Anthony passed Vince Carter for 22nd on the NBA all-time scoring list.

On January 27,2018, Carmelo Anthony became the 21st NBA player to score 25,000 career points.

On November 19,2019, Carmelo Anthony was signed by the Portland Trail Blazers to a one-year, non-guaranteed deal.

Carmelo Anthony ultimately tied Chamberlain for No 8 all-time with 771 career 20-point games when he scored 21,20, and 26 points against the Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks in their 5th, 6th and 7th games in the NBA restart.

Carmelo Anthony finished the first round playoff series with averages of 15.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.4 blocks in five games.

In November 2020, Carmelo Anthony re-signed with the Trail Blazers on a one-year contract.

On January 1,2021, in the first game of Portland's back-to-back game with the Golden State Warriors, Carmelo Anthony scored a then season-high 18 points to move past Tim Duncan into 14th place on the NBA career scoring list.

On May 22,2023, Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement from the NBA.

Carmelo Anthony averaged 2.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 6.8 minutes of playing time while playing in seven of the team's eight games.

In 2006, Carmelo Anthony was named co-captain of Team USA at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Carmelo Anthony was named to the FIBA World Championship All-Tournament Team, posting averages of 19.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

On January 16,2006, Carmelo Anthony was chosen as the USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year after his performance at the FIBA World Championship.

Carmelo Anthony was a member of Team USA during the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship.

Carmelo Anthony 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.

Carmelo Anthony was named to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, again alongside James and Wade, with Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd among others.

Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points against Argentina, making 3-of-14 field goals and 13-of-13 in free throws, setting USA Olympic game records for made free throws and free throw percentage.

Carmelo Anthony posted averages of 11.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game in eight contests.

Carmelo Anthony played in the 2016 Olympic Games, his fourth straight stint in the Olympics, which was a record for a US male basketball player, breaking the old record of having played in three Olympiads he shared with James and Robinson.

In recognition of his performances and accomplishments in the tournament, Carmelo Anthony was named co-USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year for the third time in his career.

Carmelo Anthony plays the small forward position, but he is capable of playing power forward.

Carmelo Anthony's scoring prowess is considered his best asset with his ability to take over any game on the offensive end; he shares the NBA record for second most points scored in one quarter with 33, and holds the New York Knicks single-game franchise scoring record with 62.

On offense, Carmelo Anthony is recognized for being a prolific scorer with a variety of crafty offensive moves.

Carmelo Anthony 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.

Carmelo Anthony is one of many NBA players who use Idan Ravin as a personal coach and trainer.

Carmelo Anthony has two brothers, Robert and Wilford, and a half-sister, Daphne.

Carmelo Anthony had another sister, Michelle, who died in 2010.

In 2004, Carmelo Anthony became engaged to Alani "La La" Vazquez.

In 2004, Carmelo Anthony was cited for marijuana possession, after inspectors at Denver International Airport found marijuana in his backpack.

Carmelo Anthony was suspended for 15 games as a result.

Police spokesperson Detective Sharon Hahn said Carmelo Anthony, who was alone in the car, failed a series of sobriety tests.

On June 24,2008, Carmelo Anthony pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while ability-impaired.

Carmelo Anthony was sentenced to one year of probation, 24 hours of community service and US$1,000 in court costs and fines.

Carmelo Anthony 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.

In Denver, Carmelo 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.

Carmelo Anthony donated $1,000 per point scored against San Antonio and Houston on January 8 and 9,2005, respectively.

Carmelo Anthony committed $3 million toward the construction of a newly planned basketball practice facility at his alma mater, Syracuse University.

For charitable contributions totaling $4,282,000, Carmelo Anthony was listed as number eight in "The Giving Back 30 List of Largest Charitable Donations by Celebrities in 2006".

Carmelo Anthony was a guest star in the "Lost and Found" episode of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.

Carmelo Anthony appeared in the music video for Common's song "Be" from the album Be in 2005.

Carmelo Anthony is the only player to appear on the cover of all three EA Sports basketball franchises.

In spring 2012, Carmelo Anthony guest starred in several episodes of the Showtime series Nurse Jackie as a professional baseball player going through drug rehab.

In 2003, Carmelo 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 Anthony 1.5, was released.

In 2006, Anthony partnered with Hemelgarn Racing to campaign a car driven by P J Chesson in the 2006 IndyCar Series season.

In 2014, Carmelo 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.

Carmelo Anthony participated in a merchandising cooperation with Nickelodeon for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, where he has several guest appearances, namely in the 2016 action film and as a comic character in the Amazing Adventures spin-off comics to the 2012 TV series.

In 2015, Carmelo Anthony founded North American Soccer League expansion club Puerto Rico FC.