USBWA Honors Anthony As Freshman Of The Year
3/12/2003 2:20:05 PM | Men's Basketball
Anthony’s list of accolaides includes BIG EAST Rookie of the Year, USBWA District II Player of the Year, All-USBWA District II Team, All-BIG EAST First Team and concensus BIG EAST All-Rookie Team. He has led the Orangemen in scoring in 17 of 27 games, and has 18 double-doubles on the season. For more on Anthony’s achievements, visit his official website at www.suathletics.com/carmelo.
Anthony is SU's first National Freshman of the Year since Lawrence Moten received the distinction from Basketball Times and Basketball Weekly in 1992. Syracuse's last USBWA All-American was John Wallace who earned second-team honors in 1996. Other former Orangemen named to USBWA All-America teams include: Billy Owens (1st team, 1991), Derrick Coleman (1st team, 1990), Rony Seikaly (2nd team, 1988), Dwayne "Pearl" Washington (2nd team, 1985) and Roosevelt Mouie (1st team, 1980).
Anthony and #11 Syracuse (23-4, 13-3 BIG EAST) will play either Georgetown or Villanova in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals on Thursday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m.
USBWA All-America Teams
First Team
Nick Collison, Kansas
T. J. Ford, Texas
Hollis Price, Oklahoma
Dwayne Wade, Marquette
David West, Xavier
Second Team
Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
Troy Bell, Boston College
Jason Gardner, Arizona
Josh Howard, Wake Forest
Kyle Korver, Creighton
Freshman of the Year
Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
