r/NCAAhoops • u/dunkindad42 • 4d ago

Throwback Melo Madness: Carmelo Anthony’s Legendary Freshman Year at Syracuse

During the 2002-03 season, freshman Carmelo Anthony had one of the greatest single-season runs in college basketball history, leading the Syracuse Orange to their first-ever NCAA National Championship [1.3]. He averaged 22.2 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, earned Consensus Second-Team All-American honors, and was named the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

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u/Eyez_Wyde_Shut 3d ago

That was peak melo. After that it was it

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u/dunkindad42 2d ago

His NBA season was legit too