Most one-and-done college basketball players are eager to leave. They’re usually projected to go high in the NBA draft and have a quicker opportunity to make money. Well it turns out Carmelo Anthony wasn’t one of those players even though he had hit the pinnacle of a college career by winning the NCAA championship in his freshman year.
via FanSided:
From theknicksblog.com:
“I did not know [I was leaving] until after we won the championship and even up until that point I still went in there and had a conversation with [Syracuse coach Jim] Boeheim about trying to figure out how to come back to school,” Anthony said Friday at practice.
“I had the press conference, I was crying in the press conference because at that point I didn’t really want to leave, I had so much fun at that point in time.
“It wasn’t till [Boeheim] told me to pack my bags and get on outta there, so that’s what happened.”
It’s incredible to hear that Melo wanted to stay when he was basically guaranteed of being a top draft-pick, but winning the NCAA title clearly and understandably had a big impact on him.
