When the final buzzer sounded and the victory was official, Carmelo Anthony became a college basketball legend. He’d successfully led the Syracuse Orange to the first national championship in program history, and he’d done so as a true freshman.
Since the conclusion of that magical 2003 run by Anthony, Hakim Warrick, Jim Boeheim, and the Orange, the basketball world has expected greatness.
In some senses, Anthony has lived up to the hype. He’s the only men’s basketball player with three Olympic gold medals. He also has six All-NBA selections and has been named to the All-Star Game on nine different occasions.