Carlton Myers
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Early life
Myers was born in London, England to a Caribbean father from Saint Vincent and an Italian mother from Pesaro. He was raised in London until the age of 9, when he moved with his mother to Rimini, Italy.
Professional career
During his years in Fortitudo Bologna, Myers became the great rival of another European superstar, Saša Danilović, the leader of Virtus Bologna, the other basketball team in the city. The duels and the rivalry between Myers and Danilović, are a legendary part of Italian basketball history.
National team career
With the senior men's Italian National Team, Myers played in the 1997 and 1999 editions of the FIBA EuroBasket, the 1998 FIBA World Championship, and in the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics,[1] where he also had the honour of being his country's flag-bearer, at the opening ceremony.
Awards and accomplishments
Club
- 2× Italian League MVP: 1994, 1997
- 3× FIBA EuroStar: 1996, 1998, 1999
- FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer: 1997
- Italian Cup winner: 1998
- Italian Cup MVP: 1998
- 2× Italian Supercup winner: 1998, 2004
- FIBA EuroStars MVP: 1998
- FIBA EuroStars Top Scorer: 1998
- FIBA EuroStars 3-point Contest winner: 1998
- Italian League champion: 2000
National team
- Acropolis Tournament MVP: 1997
- 1997 FIBA EuroBasket: File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
- 1999 FIBA EuroBasket: File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
- 1999 FIBA EuroBasket: All-Tournament Team
References
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External links
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- FIBA Profile
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- Carlton Myers, the 87-point man
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- Living people
- 1998 FIBA World Championship players
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- Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from London
- Basket Rimini Crabs players
- British expatriate basketball people in Spain
- CB Valladolid players
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- English men's basketball players
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- English people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent
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- Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players
- Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Italian men's basketball players
- Italian people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent
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- Liga ACB players
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- Olympic basketball players for Italy
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Rimini
- Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players
- Virtus Roma players