Carlton Myers

Carlton Myers
	Myers in 2000
Personal information
Born	30 March 1971 (age 53); London, England
Nationality	Italian / British
Listed height	6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1993: undrafted
Playing career	1988–2012
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
1988–1992	Basket Rimini
1992–1994	Victoria Libertas Pesaro
1994–1995	Basket Rimini
1995–2001	Fortitudo Bologna
2001–2004	Virtus Roma
2004–2005	Montepaschi Siena
2005	Valladolid
2005–2009	Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2009–2010	Basket Rimini
2012	San Patrignano
Career highlights and awards
	EuroLeague Top Scorer (1997); 3× FIBA EuroStar (1996, 1998, 1999); FIBA EuroStars Top Scorer (1998); FIBA EuroStars MVP (1998); FIBA EuroStars 3-point Contest winner (1998); Italian League champion (2000); Italian Cup winner (1998); 2× Italian Supercup winner (1998, 2004); 2× Italian League MVP (1994, 1997); Italian League Top Scorer (1996); Italian Cup MVP (1998); Italian All-Star Game MVP (2005); Italian All-Star Game 3-point Contest winner (2012); Acropolis Tournament MVP (1997);
Representing Italy
FIBA EuroBasket

Carlton Ettore Francesco Myers (born 30 March 1971) is an Italian former professional basketball player who played in the Italian league and the EuroLeague. Myers was initially raised in the United Kingdom. One of the best European shooting guards of his generation, he won a FIBA EuroBasket title with the senior Italian national team in 1999.

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: Silver
1999 FIBA EuroBasket: Gold
1999 FIBA EuroBasket: All-Tournament Team

References

^ Carlton Ettore Francesco MYERS (ITA).

External links

Media related to Carlton Myers at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Italian)
FIBA Profile
FIBA Europe Profile
Euroleague.net Profile
Italian League Profile Archived 15 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
Eurobasket.com Profile
Carlton Myers, the 87-point man

[1] Carlton Ettore Francesco MYERS (ITA).

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