Carmelo Anthony

Was a McDonald's and Parade Magazine All-American in high school. In 2003, led Syracuse to its first national basketball championship in his only season at the school; was named NCAA tournament MVP. Was the third pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Played for the U.S. Olympic basketball team, winnning a bronze medal in 2004 and gold in 2008, 2012 and 2016; after the 2016 Olympics in Rio, he announced he was retiring from the U.S. national team. Has done charity work for children's organizations, tsunami relief and Hurricane Katrina victims. Donated $3 million to Syracuse University for new practice facilities, which the university named the Carmelo K. Anthony Center. Founded a production company, Krossover Entertainment. Married entertainer La La Vazquez in 2010; the ceremony was filmed for the reality series La La's Full Court Wedding. In 2011, traded from the Denver Nuggets to his hometown New York Knicks, who play at Madison Square Garden, the arena where he scored his first collegiate basket. Set a New York Knicks and Madison Square Garden record for points in a game with 62 points on Jan. 24, 2014.