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

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. One of the best European

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s of his generation, he won a FIBA EuroBasket title with the senior Italian national team in

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Early life

Myers was born in

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to a Caribbean father from Saint Vincent and an Italian mother from

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. He was raised in London until the age of 9, when he moved with his mother to

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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

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and

editions of the FIBA EuroBasket, the 1998 FIBA World Championship, and in the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics,Carlton Ettore Francesco MYERS (ITA).
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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: * 1999 FIBA EuroBasket: * 1999 FIBA EuroBasket: All-Tournament Team

References

External links

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FIBA ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileItalian League Profile

Spanish League Profile

Eurobasket.com ProfileCarlton Myers, the 87-point man
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