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Carmelo Kiyan Anthony was born May 29,1984. Anthony was born in the Red Hook projects in Brooklyn, New York City he was born to a puerto rican father and an African American mother.Carmelo is named after his father who died from cancer when he was two years old.Carmelo and his family moved to Baltimore when he was turning eight years old.Anthony when to Towson Catholic High School for the first three years of high school,during the summer of 2000 he grew five inches and then made a neame for hisself in that area which is The Baltimore Sun's metro player of the year in 2001.Melo transferred to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia for his senior campaign,while at Oak Hill Academy he was named the Mcdonald's All-American team and won the sprit slam jam dunk contest.

Anthony played one season(2002-2003)at Syracuse University he averaged 22.1 points and 10.0 rebounds.He helped guide the orangemen to their first everNCAA tournament title in 2003. Later that year he was in the 2003 draft and was in the first round (3rd overall)draft by the Denver Nuggets. He was selected behind LeBron James (1st overall, Cleveland Cavaliers) and Darko Miličić (2nd overall, Detroit Pistons).That when it all begins.