Syracuse basketball, Carmelo Anthony (Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports)
Syracuse basketball legend Carmelo Anthony got a bit snubbed in a feature on top one-and-done college seasons.
Putting aside my bias as a ‘Cuse alum, a legitimate argument can be made to say that former Syracuse basketball star Carmelo Anthony put forth the premier one-and-done term in the history of collegiate hoops.
He averaged better than 22 points and 10 rebounds per contest, as a freshman, while leading the Orange to the program’s first and only national title during the 2002-03 stanza.
So factoring in his individual statistics – Anthony got placed on the Associated Press All-American second squad – with how his team fared in the Big Dance, to me, makes it somewhat of a no brainer that Melo had the best one-and-done season ever.