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Cole Anthony
Anthony with North Carolina in 2019
No. 2 – North Carolina Tar Heels
PositionPoint guard
LeagueAtlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-05-15) May 15, 2000 (age 24)
Portland, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeNorth Carolina (2019–present)
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Canada National team

Cole Hilton Anthony (born May 15, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 190 pounds (86 kg), he plays the point guard position. He is widely projected to be a top-five pick in the 2020 NBA draft, with multiple analysts calling him a potential first overall pick in the draft.[1]

The son of former NBA player Greg Anthony, he grew up in Manhattan, New York. Anthony started his high school career with Archbishop Molloy High School before transferring to Oak Hill Academy for his final season, averaging a triple-double. He was rated a consensus five-star recruit and the best point guard in the 2019 class. As a senior, he earned USA Today All-USA first team honors and was named most valuable player (MVP) of the McDonald's All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic, and Nike Hoop Summit.

In 2018, Anthony led the United States to a gold medal and was named to the all-tournament team at the FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Early life

Anthony was born in Portland, Oregon, where his father, Greg Anthony, was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck at birth, affecting his heart rate at the time but not leading to further complications.[2] As a toddler, Anthony moved to Manhattan, New York, where he grew up in a penthouse.[3] Even though he came from a wealthy family, his parents did not give him a credit card. He later commented, "They don't hand anything to me in life. What they do hand to me is knowledge."[4]

Anthony first played baseball, a sport his father initially thought he would pursue,[5] but decided to focus on basketball in fifth grade.[2] In his childhood, he worked with private basketball trainers and played pick-up games at local parks, seeking out older opponents.[3][6] From a young age, Anthony was coached by Steve Harris, who mentored NBA player Kemba Walker and was a prominent Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) figure in New York.[6] When he was 11 years old, he appeared in Little Ballers, a 2013 Nickelodeon documentary film directed by his mother, Crystal McCrary.[4] The film featured Anthony's New York-based AAU team, New Heights.[7]

High school career

In his first three years of high school, Anthony played basketball for Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, New York. He was the first freshman to immediately start at point guard for Molloy. Christ the King Regional High School head coach Joe Arbitello called Anthony "the best point guard I've seen since Stephon Marbury at that age."[8] Anthony averaged 16.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game and garnered All-Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) Class AA second team recognition.[9]

As a sophomore, Anthony led Molloy to the CHSAA Class AA city championship finals, where his team was upset by Cardinal Hayes High School.[10] He recorded a season-high 31 points in a win over Iona Prep in December 2016.[11] Anthony averaged 20.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game and was named to the All-CHSAA Class AA first team with teammate, junior Moses Brown.[12] In June 2017, he played for the PSA Cardinals at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) and was named Defensive Player of the Year after leading all players in steals.[13]

In his junior season, Anthony and Moses Brown formed one of the top duos in high school basketball, as well as in Molloy's history.[14][15] As team co-captain, he averaged a league-high 23.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. Anthony was named All-CHSAA Class AA first team, USA Today All-USA third team, and MaxPreps Junior All-American third team.[16][17][18] He scored a season-best 37 points against John Marshall High School at the City of Palms Classic in December 2017.[19] In July 2018, Anthony won the most valuable player (MVP) award with the PSA Cardinals at the Nike EYBL after averaging 26.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.5 assists over 16 games.[20]

On July 28, 2018, Anthony announced that he would transfer to Oak Hill Academy, a school in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia with a decorated basketball program.[21] He joined the team with Kofi Cockburn, another highly regarded prospect in the 2019 class.[22] Entering the season, Oak Hill was widely considered one of the best high school teams in the country.[23][24] Anthony missed a few games of his senior season with an ankle injury.[25] He led his team to the semifinals of GEICO High School Nationals.[26] Anthony averaged 18.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 10.2 assists per game, leading Oak Hill to a 31–5 record, and became the first player in school history to average a triple-double.[27] He earned spots on the USA Today All-USA first team and MaxPreps All-American third team.[28][29] Anthony was recognized as Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year for his success in both basketball and academics.[27] He was named MVP of three prestigious high school all-star games: the McDonald's All-American Game, where he posted 14 points, five rebounds, and seven assists, and the Nike Hoop Summit and Jordan Brand Classic.[30][31][32]

Recruiting

Anthony was considered one of the top recruits in the 2019 class since his sophomore season in high school.[33] On April 23, 2019, Anthony committed to play college basketball for North Carolina. His other top choices were Georgetown, Notre Dame, and Oregon.[34] By the end of his high school career, he was by consensus a five-star recruit, top-five player, and the number one point guard in his class.[35][36][37] ESPN ranked him as the second-best player in the class.[35]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cole Anthony
PG 		Briarwood, New York Oak Hill Academy (VA) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 4  247Sports: 3  ESPN: 2
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "North Carolina 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  • "2019 North Carolina Tar Heels Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

College career

Anthony was heralded as a preseason second-team All-American by Sporting News and preseason Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year.[38][39] He was named to the preseason watchlists for the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy.[40][41] In his first regular season game for North Carolina, on November 6, 2019, Anthony had 34 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists to lead the Tar Heels to a 76–65 victory over Notre Dame.[42] He broke the school record for most points in a freshman debut, previously held by Rashad McCants since 2002. Anthony set the ACC record for points in a freshman debut, surpassing the previous mark set by RJ Barrett in 2018.[43] On December 15, it was announced that Anthony was out indefinitely with a knee injury.[44]

National team career

Anthony played for the United States at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship in St. Catharines, Ontario. In the final, he scored a team-high 18 points in a 113–74 win over Canada to win the gold medal.[45] After averaging 14.3 points and 4.2 assists per game,[46] he was named to the all-tournament team.[47] Anthony took part in USA Basketball men's junior national team October minicamp in 2016 and 2018.[48]

Personal life

Anthony is the son of Greg Anthony and Crystal McCrary. Greg Anthony was a member of the 1989–90 UNLV national championship team and played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 11 seasons, before joining NBA TV and Turner Sports as an analyst and broadcaster.[4][49] Crystal McCrary worked as a lawyer before becoming an author and filmmaker.[50]

Anthony's stepfather Ray McGuire played college basketball for Harvard and is an investment banker for Citigroup.[6] His stepmother, Chere Lucas Anthony, attended Duke University and is a dermatologist.[4] Anthony lives with his mother and stepfather but keeps in close touch with his biological father.[8]

References

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