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Carlton Myers

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Carlton Myers
Myers in 2000
Personal information
Born (1971-03-30) 30 March 1971 (age 53)
London, England
NationalityItalian / British
Listed height6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1993: undrafted
Playing career1988–2012
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1988–1992Basket Rimini
1992–1994Victoria Libertas Pesaro
1994–1995Basket Rimini
1995–2001Fortitudo Bologna
2001–2004Virtus Roma
2004–2005Montepaschi Siena
2005Valladolid
2005–2009Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2009–2010Basket Rimini
2012San Patrignano
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Italy
FIBA EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1997 Spain
Gold medal – first place 1999 France

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

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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National team

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References

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