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#2 Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse - 2003)

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Nearly a decade before Anthony Davis led Kentucky to a national championship in his only season, Carmelo Anthony did the same thing for the Syracuse Orange in 2003. During the six games that led Syracuse to the title, Anthony averaged 20.2 points and 9.8 rebounds.

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What makes this run more impressive is the fact that during this time in college basketball, it was rare for a freshman to carry their team to a championship as it is today in the one-and-done era. Oddly enough, this is the only national championship in the Hall of Fame career of head coach Jim Boeheim.

In the NBA, Anthony is currently playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the new combination of Anthony, Russell Westbrook, and Paul George is starting to click. Anthony is a 10-time NBA All-Star and was the league's scoring champion in 2013.

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