Carlton Myers
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| Born |
30 March 1971 London, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian / British | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Pro career | 1988–2010 | ||||||||||||
| 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 Crabs | ||||||||||||
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Carlton Ettore Francesco Myers (born 30 March 1971) is a retired Italian professional basketball player that played in the Italian league and the Euroleague. Myers was raised initially in Britain.
Club career
During his years in Fortitudo Bologna, he became the great rival of another European superstar, Sasha Danilović, the leader of Virtus Bologna, the other basketball team in the city. The duels and the rivalry between Myers and Danilovć are a legendary part of Italian basketball history.
Italian national team
With the senior men's Italian National Team, Myers played in the 1997 and 1999 FIBA EuroBaskets, the 1998 FIBA World Championship, and in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where he furthermore had the honour of being his country's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony.
Awards and accomplishments
Club career
- 2x Italian League MVP: 1994, 1997
- Euroleague Top Scorer: 1997
- Italian Cup: Fortitudo Bologna: 1998
- Italian Cup: MVP: 1998
- Italian Supercup: Fortitudo Bologna : 1998–99
- Italian Championship: Fortitudo Bologna: 2000
Italian national team
- EuroBasket 1997:
Silver: Italian national team - EuroBasket 1999:
Gold: Italian national team - EuroBasket 1999: All-Tournament Team
External links
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Italian League Profile (Italian)
- Italian Second Division Profile (Italian)
- Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
- Player Profile @ Basket-stats.info
Media related to Carlton Myers at Wikimedia Commons
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| Preceded by Giovanna Trillini |
 Flag bearer for Italy2000 Sydney |
Succeeded by Jury Chechi |
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