Carmelo Anthony is a sportsman.
The 2006 -- 07 Denver Nuggets season was the 40th season of the franchise , 31st in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . 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 . In Anthony 's freshman season , he led the Orangemen to their first and only National Championship and was named the NCAA Tournament 's Most Outstanding Player . On January 24 , 2014 , against the Charlotte Bobcats , Anthony set the Madison Square Garden and Knicks ' single-game scoring record with a career-high 62 points .