Carmelo Anthony highlights: Top March Madness plays 

He had no business in college. He was crushing these dudes with size and crazy skill for his age.

Couldn’t believe he was a freshman. Most polished college player I’ve seen. Excellent post player, great transition/open court, mid range, long ball, good handles, good rebounder, played through contact...different

After 17 years, I'm proud to say he was and still is my favourite basketball player! Melo 🔥

looking at melo shot transformation is crazy , one of the smoothest jumpshots ever 💯

Melo and KD were NBA ready in college! It really wasn’t fair what Melo was doing to them kids! Best freshman ever in college!

That picture of melo holding the newspaper after is still iconic 🤩

Possibly the most skilled freshman ever. His tourney run was special.

This Melo kid looks like he’s got potential. Could be a good NBA player

I remember watching every game of melo when I was a kid. The greatest freshmen in NCAA history !

There has never been an NBA star that has delivered like Carmelo did for Syracuse during that championship year. It was fun to watch

I remember everyone watching Melo during this time was shocked he was a freshman, he played like a senior.. Knew he was going to be a top pick in the draft.

One of the best scorers and mid-range shooters in NBA history.

After seeing all of this the pistons still chose darco the whole front office should've been fired for that immediately

I was 13 just turning 14 during this run. Greatest NCAA March Madness year ever!

His worst game in that tournament was against Oklahoma State, who had a guy named Tony Allen guarding him for a lot of it. He ended up being one of the best defensive wings in NBA history. Auburn had Marquis Daniels, who had a 10 year NBA career. Melo looked like a polished NBA all-star level player at 18 years old. As great as he was, that Syracuse team was fairly loaded. They had Warrick at PF, who was an all-american the next 2 years, and played 8 years in the league. Gerry McNamara is a legend at Syracuse, and not just because of 2003. They had a solid bench that year too.

Young Carmelo Anthony in college was a different breed🔥🔥🔥

Carmelo Anthony is a legendary basketball player and is one of the best basketball players who has ever played basketball. When he played at Syracuse that is when most people who knows basketball knew he would be a hall of fame basketball player

When young Melo was flooding it was crazy. At one point he was unstoppable on the block... Quickness and strength. The NY rip with the 3s only..Long term investment on those knees. One of the best. Given props.

He was unstoppable

All-time NCAA starting 5: Kareem, Larry Legend, Magic, MJ, and Carmelo Anthony🔥

Carmelo is one of the best 3 level, iso scorers of all time. An underrated skill as an offensive player is the ability to manipulate the defenders body and use their physicality against them. A lot of scorers are looking to avoid the defender while Carmelo is looking for the contact.

Syracuse Loves you Melo!!!!🍊🧡🍊

Melo still using the same moves today

Melo is ONE of BEST scorers of all time....top five easily

My favorite player 🥺

Smooth asf!

Melvin sanders did an amazing job of guarding Anthony in that ok st game.

Melo was the 1st real dominant freshman of this century. He made the rd open for many. Don't believe he was 1st team AA even though he avg 20/10. Crazy to think

I was 13 when melo came to college here at Syracuse and I still have his autograph from when I met him at the mall I’m 34 now and I’ll always remember these days!

Living legend people who play ball respect him and know he's the truth

Stepback play was nasty. Didn't realize it was out this long!

One of my top 10 players all time personally 💯

My favorite hybrid forward player. One of the best to play in and out with so much swagger too.

One of the best collegiate players i ever saw in my life Melo 💯 🔥 🏀

That's crazy. Melo was hands-down the best player in college as a freshman.....Hands down. Took Cuse straight to championship

Legend.🇵🇷

He was my favorite player

The real R0Y 2003 season and 2013 nba real mvp my idol carmelo anthony

Man he was such a certified bucket !🔥

When he came out of college with the nation title, many thought he will be able to win some chips in NBA. But since he left Denver, always seem somewhat dysfunctional. Only if he played with the right system, Melo could have been really special.

We Are Watching A True Hall Of Famer Even Without The Championships In The League Melo Was A Great Basketball Player And Scorer And Showed It Throughout College NBA And The Olympics

This was best run by a freshman since magic G

best college basketball player ive ever seen

Can we talk about how loaded the Big 12 was that year? OSU, OU, Texas, and Kansas in the finals? Couldn’t imagine watching that conference tournament.

And this is when we KNEW, MELO was DIFFERENT!!!!

Bring back the college basketball games 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 on the new consoles!!

bird was on a different level. however, Carmelo as a shooting /offensive forward was probably right behind him as far as I have seen. Everytime he touched the ball it was going in. post/outside/inside. complete offensive threat.

He should have been the Rookie of the year 2003-4...

So much game. This dude was the truth.

One of the best iso players ever

Truly one of the best one of done players to win it all

My favorite one year in college by far he was a beast

Throwback 🔥🔥🔥

MELO 🇵🇷🇵🇷

Melo was killing them out there...😷

Top 5 college player all time in he only played one year 🤧

Such a smooth jumper, imo he was a bit ahead of his time

Besides AI in 96, Melo was MY favorite college player of all time

A legend of his era

Coach Boeheim is a genius

Lol crazy part it was one game away from melo vs wade in the NCAA finals

I didn't name my son after this dude for nothing lol #MeloMan

Too smooth MELO

Syracuse 2003 MVP 💍

How could the pistons ever take Darko over this guy 🤦🏾‍♂️

First Ballot Hall of Famer

I still can’t believe Detroit passed up on Carmelo

One of the best hybrid forwards of all time hands down

I remember watching this tournament and man when I say Melo had ice water in his veins. Syracuse was always my favorite college basketball team and I was born in 1972 so you get my point. This 2003 season Melo put on a clinic

Beast mode Melo 🔥🔥🔥🔥 🏀🏀🏀

I was in heaven this year was only 16 only paying a phone bill😂 my fav college had my 2nd favorite player ever(became a fan when I saw him play vs bron in my city) and we won the ship!!!

No one ever walked through the NCAA tournament like Mello there was just no chance teams were beating him or outshineing him. At that moment he was HIM

It's like when that pro guy comes to the gym and makes killing everyone look easy and you just want him to leave cuz he doesn't belong lol

This is what the game translates too the next level looks like

We took dark .... never will get over it

The big dawg

Imagine if Pistons drafted him instead of Denver. He would’ve won a ring or two

Melo on 🔥🔥🔥🏀🏀🏀

💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾👏🏾🙌🏾

The will to win

Miss these days the big east syracuse being relevant. Hope we get Kiyan

#RedhookShit.... Melo one of the best to do it... def. my top 5 picks...

#GodMelo

This is my favorite March Madness tournament of all time. Syracuse Orangemen National Champions. 🏆🍊🧡💙

Melo’s bag is so special. First ballot HOF!

Imagine being so good that people say u didn’t belong in college 😂

I cant lie he was the coldest dude in college bball that yr.

No nba ring but college chip is good also

He should be on the hall of fame. He won as a freshman in college

Melo and Jerry were great together

Melo yellow 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Melo been giving mfs WORK

Here after watching all the smoke…had to check out some old melo footage

HE WAS A MONSTER ON THE COURT PLAYING PRO MATIRIAL BACK THEN

Blame Joe dumars!!!Carmelo would of had 3 rings if Joe dumars drafted him

He did damage against MAAC Champion Manhattan College of Riverdale the Bronx. The great Bobby Gonzalez coached them. My father’s Alma Mater.

Pure monster on syracuse

Melo was going to Detroit but then Denver drafted him true story. Still doesn’t know what happened! Still hall of fame tho regardless!

How a dude this talented never got 1 title in the league is crazy to me

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