Gregory Carlton Anthony (born November 15, 1967) is an American former professional

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player who is a television analyst for

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and

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. He played 11 seasons in the

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(NBA). Anthony also contributes to

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as a college basketball analyst and serves as a co-host/analyst on

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. His son,

Cole Anthony Cole Hinton Anthony (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Listed at and , he plays t ...

, plays for the

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Early life

Born and raised in

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, Anthony aspired to enter politics. He wanted to become Nevada's first black

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.Greg Anthony
NBA.com A graduate of

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, Anthony played his freshman year of

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for the

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where he was the WCC Freshman of the Year before transferring to the

University of Nevada, Las Vegas The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes the S ...

. In his junior season with UNLV, the Runnin' Rebels won the 1990 NCAA Championship game over

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with Anthony starting at point guard, as UNLV blew out the Blue Devils and

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by 30 points. He played almost the entire season with a broken jaw. He was a three-time All Big West performer and 3rd Team All America his senior season. This talented team was coached by

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and also included future NBA players

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and Larry Johnson. In March 2011,

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premiered a documentary entitled ''Runnin' Rebels of UNLV''. During summer breaks, Anthony worked at the World Economic Summit and on Capitol Hill as an intern to for Rep. Barbara Vucanovich. He also started a T-shirt and silkscreening business, Two-Hype, while attending UNLV. His entrepreneurial endeavor was the reason why he relinquished his athletic scholarship. Anthony made enough money selling T-shirts that he was able to pay for his own tuition.

NBA career

Anthony was drafted by the

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in the first round of the 1991 NBA Draft, with the reputation of being a poor outside shooter but an excellent defender. He served as a point guard and defensive specialist, and typified the hard-nosed defensive reputation of

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's Knicks. On May 24, 1994, Anthony scored 16 points off the bench during a 100-89 Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 win over the

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. The Knicks would ultimately beat the Pacers to advance to the

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, but lose to the

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in a hard-fought seven game series. In 1995, Anthony was drafted in the

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as the 1st pick (2nd overall) by the

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, where he would be the full-time starter at point guard for two seasons. On January 5, 1996, Anthony scored a career-high 32 points during a 103-102 overtime win against the 76ers. After experiencing a journeyman end to his career, in which he played mostly off the bench for

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and

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, he retired in 2002.

Broadcasting career

Upon retirement, Anthony joined

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as an analyst for both NBA coverage on ESPN and

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. On December 13, 2008, Anthony made his debut as a

analyst for

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, replacing

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, who was promoted to lead commentator. Anthony agreed to be a color commentator for the YES Network covering the Brooklyn Nets for the 2012–2013 season alongside

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, and

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. In 2014, Anthony and Kellogg swapped their respective roles at CBS Sports, with Anthony moving to the broadcast booth as a lead commentator and Kellogg returning to his previous role as a studio analyst. Anthony has been featured as a commentator in the

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series of video games since ''

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''.

Off court

Personal life

Anthony is married to Chere Lucas Anthony, a dermatologist, with whom he has one daughter and one son. He has two other children from a previous marriage to Crystal McCrary,

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and Ella Anthony. Cole was the starting point guard for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and was drafted by Orlando Magic in the NBA 2020 draft with the 15th pick in the first round.

Politics

Anthony has been politically active with the Republican Party since his days at UNLV, where he graduated with a degree in

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and served as the vice chairman of Nevada's

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. In 2012, Anthony publicly endorsed

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presidential candidate

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, appearing in a Romney ad in Nevada.

Arrest

On January 16, 2015, Anthony was arrested in

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and charged with soliciting a prostitute. Following his arrest, Anthony was indefinitely suspended by CBS and Turner Sports. On February 11, Anthony reached a

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in which the charge would be dropped provided he completed 32 hours of community service and stayed out of trouble for four months. In March 2016, Anthony was dropped by CBS, but returned to Turner as a studio analyst for

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, and as a fill-in analyst for the

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during the regular season and the playoffs.

NBA career statistics

A list of Anthony's career statistics:Anthony's career stats
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Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

ESPN.com: Greg Anthony archive
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Early life

NBA career

Broadcasting career

Off court

Personal life

Politics

Arrest

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

External links