Carmelo Anthony is a person.
Carmelo Kyam Anthony ( born May 29 , 1984 ) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Anthony attended Towson Catholic High School and Oak Hill Academy before playing college basketball at Syracuse . Since entering the NBA , Anthony has been named an All-Star ten times and an All-NBA Team member six times . He is the United States Olympic men 's national basketball team all-time leading scorer , leader in rebounds and games played .