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Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony. By: Carlos Ruby Period 2 Technology. *Background Information*. Born 5/29 1984 Height 6-8 230 lbs As a kid Carmelo liked to play football and at the age 10 he started playing basketball. *Education*. He attended Syracuse college .

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Carmelo Anthony

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  1. Carmelo Anthony By: Carlos Ruby Period 2 Technology

  2. *Background Information* • Born 5/29 1984 • Height 6-8 230 lbs • As a kid Carmelo liked to play football and at the age 10 he started playing basketball.

  3. *Education* • He attended Syracuse college. • Towson Catholic HS (Towson, Md.), then Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)

  4. *Contribution to Society* • Carmelo gave to MacDonald's House, kids with youth problems, 4 Adoption centers and American Heart association.

  5. *Interesting facts* • Carmelo Anthony has scored 979 points this season. • His close friend is Allen Iverson.

  6. Small forward Carmelo Anthony is the leading scorer and star attraction of the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets. Anthony made a name for himself as a college player, leading New York's Syracuse University to their first NCAA championship in 2003. After only one season at Syracuse he jumped to the pros, and in June of 2003 he was drafted third overall by Denver. In his first years as a pro his reputation as a weak defender was overshadowed by his talent as a big-scoring clutch player. Although Anthony lost the Rookie of the Year award to LeBron James and got skipped over for the All-Star team, he went to Athens in 2004 and won a bronze medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic team (a team that included James, Allen Iverson and Dwyane Wade). Off the court he made headlines for a nightclub scuffle, an underground video that linked him to a drug dealer and his own drug bust (a charge of marijuana possession that was later dropped). With such nettlesome episodes behind him, "Melo" entered the 2006 season with a solid reputation as a scoring leader and one of the NBA's star attractions. In December of 2006, however, he found himself in hot water once again for his part in an on-court brawl between the Nuggets and the New York Knicks. One of seven players to be disciplined, Anthony drew the stiffest penalty -- a 15-game suspension -- for SUMMARY

  7. *Bibliography* • Ruby, Carlos. “Carmelo Anthony." www.google.com. March 3, 2008. Google. 3 March, 2008. <www.google.com • Ruby , Carlos. “Carmelo Anthony” www.CarmeloAnthonybio.com march 3,2008. CarmeloAnthonybio, www.CarmeloAnthonybio.com • Ruby , Carlos. “Carmelo Anthony.” • www.nba.com march , 3, 2008. www.Nba.com

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