• Carmelo Anthony
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2009-10 Statistics

PPG
31.4
RPG
6.30
APG
3.0
EFF
+ 26.43
Born: May 29, 1984
Height: 6-8 /  2,03
Weight: 230  lbs. / 104,3  kg.
College: Syracuse
Years Pro: 6

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PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Honors: Western Conference All-Star (2007, 2008) … All-NBA Third Team (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 eight game-winning shots in the final 10 seconds in his career … Ranks 5th on the Nuggets all-time scoring list (9,264) … Has 47 career double-doubles (three with points/assists) and one career triple-double … Has scored at least 30 points in 102 games and 40 or more eight times.

2007-08 (Denver): 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-highs for FG% (.492) and 3FG% (.354) … 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 … Joins Alex English as the only players in Nuggets NBA history to average at least 25.0 ppg for three-consecutive seasons … Has scored 10+ points in 207-straight regular season games, which stands as a new Nuggets team record, passing Alex English’s 200 (from 2/3/87-11/9/89) … Also is the longest current streak in the NBA … Posted a single-season career-best 22 double-doubles (had 25 in his first four seasons combined) … Totaled a career-high-tying five steals (3rd time) at Golden State on 4/10 … Registered 47 points (eighth 40-point performance of his career) while tying a career-high with 19 FG makes (3rd time) vs. Sacramento on 4/5 … 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) … Moved into 5th on the Nuggets all-time scoring list past Byron Beck vs. Detroit on 2/25 (now has 9,264 points as a Nugget) … 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 in 22 minutes of action … Scored a career-high 49 points vs. Washington on 2/8 … Grabbed his 2,000th career rebound at Portland on 2/4 … Dished out his 1,000th career assist at Minnesota on 1/4 … His four-consecutive double-doubles from 12/20-12/26 marked the first time in his career he’s had a double-double in four-straight … Totaled a career-high 16 rebounds (including 12 offensive boards) in a season-high 51 minutes vs. Houston on 12/20 … His 32 FG attempts set a new career-high vs. Houston on 12/20 … Blocked a season-high three shots vs. Sacramento on 12/8 … Dished out a season-high nine assists at New York on 11/6 … With 33 points at Minnesota on 11/2 and 32 points vs. Seattle on 10/31, he became only the third player in Nuggets NBA history to score 30+ points in the first two games of the regular season, joining Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (1992-93 and 1995-96) and Alex English (1985-86 and 1988-89) … Missed five games (1/23-1/30) due to a left ankle sprain … Tri-captain.

2006-07 (Denver): 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 (Kiyan Anthony) 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 NBA’s 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 … Dished out a career-high-tying 10 assists (3rd time) at Milwaukee on 2/10 … Recorded his first career triple-double with 31 points, a season-high 10 rebounds and 10 assists vs. Phoenix on 2/5 … Served a 15-game NBA suspension from 12/18–1/20 … Poured in a season-high 42 points (15-26 FG, 1-2 3FG) and added six rebounds and five assists in 44 minutes at Boston on 12/15 … Named the NBA’s Western Conference NBA Player of the Week for the second-straight week for the week ending 12/3/06 after leading the Nuggets to a 2-1 record averaging 36.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.00 spg on .570 (45-79) shooting in three games … Tied Alex English’s Nuggets NBA team record of six-consecutive 30+ games twice this season (11/8–11/18 and 11/22–12/2) … Collected his 1,000th career rebound vs. Indiana on 12/2.

2005-06 (Denver): Played in 80 games, starting each one … Averaged a career-high 26.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.7 apg and 1.10 spg … Shot a career-high .481 from the field and a career-best .808 from the free-throw line … Scoring average increased by 5.7 ppg over last year … Ranked eighth in the NBA in scoring, the highest finish by a Nugget since Michael Adams ranked sixth in 1990-91 (26.5) … Highest scoring average by a Nugget since Adams in ’90-91 … Ranked 36th (tied) in field goal percentage (.481) and 35th (tied) in minutes per game (36.8) … Set single-season club records for free-throws made (573) and attempted (709) … Averaged 28.0 ppg after 12/1, shooting .488 from the field … Named the Western Conference Player of the Month for the month of March after averaging 29.9 ppg on .549 (189-344) shooting … First time he has received this honor in his career and he becomes the first Nuggets player since Fat Lever was Player of the Month in April of ‘88 … Named Western Conference Player of the Week for the week ending 3/19 … Marks the third time in his career he has been given that honor … 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 … Had more 30-point games than his first two years combined … First Nugget with four 40-point games in a season since Michael Adams had six in ‘90-91 … Scored 35+ points 12 times and the Nuggets went 9-3 in those contests … Scored 2,122 points (10th-highest single-season total in team history), becoming the first Nugget to score 2,000 points in a season since Alex English did so in ‘88-89 (2,175) … Passed LaPhonso Ellis to move up to 14th on the Nuggets all-time scoring list vs. Minnesota on 3/31 … Scored his 5,000th career point at Memphis on 3/17, becoming the second-youngest player in NBA history (LeBron James) to score 5,000 points … 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 … Had 24 points and a career-high 10 assists vs. Dallas on 2/10 … Marked his first points/assists double-double of his career … Played in his 200th game at Portland on 1/25 … Made a career-high 19 free throws against at Chicago (1/16) and at Atlanta (12/18) … Also attempted a career-high 24 free-throws against the Hawks, setting a new club NBA record … Made the game-winning shot and posted his fourth double-double of the season with 43 points (15-31 FG, 13-14 FT), 11 rebounds, three steals and two blocks in a career-high 52 minutes vs. Phoenix on 1/10 … Attempted a career-high 31 shots … Tied a season-high with four steals and two assists in 40 minutes vs. Seattle on 12/29 … Posted a career-high 45 points (17-30 FG, 1-2 3FG, 10-12 FT) and eight boards in 39 minutes vs. Philadelphia on 12/27 … Most points by a Nugget since 2/28/99 when Antonio McDyess had 46 vs. Vancouver … Recorded his third double-double of the season with 37 points (19-24 FT), 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals in 49 minutes at Atlanta on 12/18 … Scored 42 points (13-18 FG, 1-1 3FG, 15-18 FT) to go along with eight rebounds, four assists and four steals in 41 minutes at Charlotte on 12/13 … Poured in 40 points (13-30 FG, 1-2 3FG, 13-14 FT) in 42 minutes at Miami on 12/9 … 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 … Grabbed his 1,000th career rebound vs. Detroit on 11/23.

2004-05 (Denver): Played and started in 75 games … Averaged 20.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 2.6 apg in 34.8 minutes … Shot .431 from the field and .796 from the free-throw line … 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 … Scored a season-high 36 points in each of the last two regular season games (at Phoenix on 4/18 and vs. Portland on 4/19) … Added 13 rebounds and a career-high-tying four blocked shots (second time) against the Blazers … 72 points was highest two-game total of his career … Averaged 24.5 ppg and shot .503 (99-197) from the field in April … Averaged 22.4 ppg on .496 (196-395) shooting over the last two months of the season (26 games) … Attempted 573 free-throws – 12th most in the NBA … 456 makes were also 12th-most … Scored his 3,000th career point vs. the Spurs on 4/1 … Tied a season high with four steals (fourth time) vs. Portland on 3/7 … Tied a career high (third time) with 16 free-throw attempts vs. Indiana on 3/3 … Scored 31 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter (21 in second half), and grabbed 10 rebounds at New Orleans on 2/27 … Made the game-winning shot with nine-tenths of a second left at Atlanta on 2/15 … Was named MVP of the got milk? Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend after scoring 31 points … Played a career-high 46 minutes at Golden State on 1/17 (also vs. Min., 11/4, in OT) … Missed five games (12/18-12/27) due to a sprained left ankle and one (11/29) due to a sprained right ankle … Had 25 points and 10 rebounds and hit the game winning jumper with 3.6 seconds left at Boston on 12/15 … Scored 28 points, grabbed eight rebounds and tied a career high with nine assists at Toronto on 12/10 (also 3/12/04 at Milwaukee) … Sixth point vs. Heat on 12/4 was the 2,000th of his career as he became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach that mark (behind LeBron James and Kobe Bryant) … Scored 30 points vs. Toronto on 11/17 and was 16-16 from the free-throw line setting new career highs for makes and attempts … Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds in a career-high 46 minutes vs. Minnesota on 11/4 … 14 boards tied a career high (third time).

2003-04 (Denver): Had an outstanding rookie season, appearing in all 82 games and 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 … 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 did so in 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) … Averaged 24.7 ppg after February 1 (33 games) … Led or tied for team lead in scoring 48 times, in rebounds 12 times and assists eight times … Scored 10+ points in 78 of 82 games, including 48 games with 20+ and 10 of 30 or more … Scored at least 20 in 16 of 19 and 32 of his last 38 games… Was named got milk? Western Conference Rookie of the Month six consecutive months - November, December, January, February, March and April … Earned two NBA Player of the Week honors (3/14, 4/11) … Competed in the got milk? Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend, scoring 17 points, dishing out five assists and grabbing three rebounds in 30 minutes … Had 30 points on 12-24 shooting vs. Portland on 4/10 … Scored 23 in the second half and overtime, 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 … Recorded ninth 30+ game and 11th double-double with 36 points and 11 rebounds at Phoenix on 4/7 … Had a career-high and Nuggets rookie record 41 points against Seattle on 3/30 … Was 19-29 from the field, both career-highs … The 19 FGM were a Pepsi Center record … Became the second-youngest player (19 years, 305 days) to score 40 points in a game in NBA history … Registered his seventh 30+ scoring outing with 31 points and dished out a career-high nine assists at Milwaukee on 3/12 … Notched his sixth 30+ scoring game this season with 35 points (14-25 FG) against Lakers on 2/25 ... Recorded 10th double-double of the year with a game-high 26 points and a career-high 14 rebounds (including a career-high and Nuggets season-high 11 offensive boards) at Memphis on 2/23 … Recorded fifth 30+ scoring game with 35 points (12-19 FG) at Orlando on 2/20 … Scored 39 points (14-22 FG, 1-2 3FG, 10-14 FT) in 34 minutes vs. Portland on 2/2 … Scored a game-high 31 points (12-17 FG) vs. Miami on 1/18 … Had 22 points and a team-high 12 rebounds at Sacramento on 1/11 … First time with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds … Scored 22 of his 37 points in the third quarter vs. Houston on 12/26, outscoring the Rockets by himself, 22-21 … 22-point quarter is new Pepsi Center record (either team) for points in a quarter … Hit the game-winning lay-up with 6.0 seconds remaining at Seattle on 12/17 … Posted consecutive double-doubles against Atlanta on 12/9 and vs. Boston on 12/7 … Scored 26+ points in three straight games (12/2-12/5) … Blocked a career-high four shots vs. Cleveland on 12/2 … Had a career-high 14 rebounds and vs. Orlando on 11/14 … Logged a career-high 44 minutes twice (vs. Seattle, 3/30 and vs. Indiana, 3/7) … Had a career-high five steals twice (vs. Dallas, 1/16; at Chicago, 11/10) … Scored 30 points, including 11 in overtime vs. L.A. Clippers on 11/7 … At 19 years and 151 days old, became the second youngest player in NBA history to score 30 (Kobe Bryant) … Scored 30 points in sixth career game - fewest games for a Nuggets rookie to reach 30 points since ABA/NBA merger … Scored his 1,000th point against Memphis, becoming the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach the 1,000-point plateau.


PLAYOFFS:
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 Denver’s 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 minutes … 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 a double-double (17 points, 11 rebounds) in Game 4 … Scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds in Game 1.

2005: Averaged a team-high 19.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg and 2.0 apg in five games vs. San Antonio … Was guarded by Bruce Bowen, marking the second-straight year he drew one of the NBA’s best defenders in the first round (Trenton Hassell in 2004) … Had 14 points and six rebounds in Game 1 win in San Antonio … Scored 19 points and added six boards in 39 minutes in Game 3 … Scored a playoff-career-high 28 points to go with seven rebounds and five assists in 46 minutes in Game 4 … Tallied 25 points and four rebounds in Game 5.

2004: Averaged 15.0 ppg and 8.3 rpg in four games in Denver’s first round loss to Minnesota … Had 19 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in 36 minutes before fouling out in his playoff debut in Game 1 … Scored 15 points, pulled down nine boards and dished out three assists in 37 minutes in Game 2 … Posted a double-double with 24 points, 10 rebounds and four dimes in 38 minutes in Denver’s Game 3 win … Had just two points and eight rebounds in 32 minutes in Game 4 … Suffered a sprained left knee in Game 4 and did not play in Game 5.


COLLEGE:
Named Second Team All-America by AP as a freshman in 2002-03 … Led Syracuse to a 30-5 record and the school’s first NCAA Championship in men’s basketball … Named Most Outstanding Player of the 2003 Final Four and of the NCAA 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) … Led team in scoring, rebounding, minutes played (36.4 mpg), field goals made and attempted and free throws made and attempted … 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.


CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
Selected by Denver Nuggets in first round (3rd overall) of 2003 NBA Draft … Signed contract extension with Denver (7/12/06).



Personal

  • 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.
  • Led Oak Hill Academy to a 32-1 record and a No. 3 final ranking in USA Today in ’01-02.
  • Named First Team All-America by USA Today and PARADE and was named to the McDonald’s All-American Team.
  • Released a children’s book in 2004 entitled “It’s 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.
  • Has appeared in national TV commercials for Radio Shack, Power Bar, got milk? and Brand Jordan.
  • Also has an endorsement deal with Powerade.
  • Has his own shoe – the Melo 5.5.
  • 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 International’s Operation Home Delivery, a rebuilding program to help families impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
  • The Carmelo Anthony Foundation has hosted a 3-on-3 basketball tournament in his hometown of Baltimore the past three summers as part of his H.O.O.D. Movement.
  • Since joining the Nuggets, has purchased tickets to every home game for less fortunate families.
  • Has a son, Kiyan, born in March, 2007.
  • Started his own record label and entertainment company Krossover Entertainment.
  • 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.
  • Filmed a scene from the upcoming Eddie Murphy movie “Nowhereland” alongside Allen Iverson and George Karl at the Pepsi Center in October, 2007.


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