Photo: Erik Drost / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Carmelo Anthony

カーメロ・アンソニー　/　かーめろ・あんそにー

American basketball player

May 29, 1984 (age 42)　・　Brooklyn, New York, United States

New York
basketball player

My Take

Carmelo Anthony is my favorite counterargument to ring-counting. For nineteen NBA seasons he scored with a craftsman's touch — that jab step and mid-range pull-up were as close to calligraphy as basketball gets. The title never came, but watching him accept a reserve role late in his career, after years as a franchise centerpiece, told me more about his character than any trophy could. Ten All-Star selections, a national championship at Syracuse as a freshman, and a Brooklyn kid's swagger that never curdled into bitterness. To me, Melo's real legacy is the sheer joy of pure scoring, preserved for an entire generation of fans.

Overview

Carmelo Kyam Anthony ( kar-MEL-oh; born May 29, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Melo", Anthony played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a ten-time NBA All-Star and six-time All-NBA Team member.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Carmelo Anthony
Name (Japanese): カーメロ・アンソニー
Reading: かーめろ・あんそにー
Born: May 29, 1984 (age 42)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rat
Origin: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 203 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Towson Catholic High School
University: Syracuse University

Awards & achievements

USBWA National Freshman of the Year

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Basketball player — see all →　·　More people from United States →