American professional basketball player
Named 2002 USA Today All-USA first team, Parade Magazine All-American first team and Basketball America All-American first team.
Member of the 2001 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival East Team that earned the silver medal with a 3-2 record.
He was 1st round, 3rd pick by Nuggets (2003 NBA Draft)
Member of the 2002 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Team that finished with a 4-1 record and the bronze medal.
Mother is Black-American, father (deceased) is Puerto-Rican.
Named after his father, Carmelo Iriarte.
Son Kiyan, born March 7, 2007.
In 2006, he donated $4,282,000 to the CAF Youth Center in Baltimore, AAU Basketball, Syracuse University Recreational Center, and other charities.
(June 2004) NBA rookie playing for the Dever Nuggets
(December 25, 2004) Engaged to MTV veejay La La Anthony. It took nearly six years for them to tie the knot.
What I do will be straight up. Management knows that.
I think everybody has their own unique style.
Leadership is something I was born with.
I believe that you should put the right people around you, people that,will not let anything go wrong.
I think going to college for that one year was probable the best thing I,have ever done.
Any decision I make is the biggest decision of my life.
I just want to get on the court.
I think people fail to realize that teams and organizations have been,stacking teams since way back in the day.
Sometimes when I sit back and relax, I think about that and just blank,out.
Life is a risk.
Denver is home to me, and to be recognized for my achievements in the,sports community here is a great honor.
I told my mom I would graduate. I owe that much to her and myself.
I like having fun.
Denver is home to me, and to be recognized for my achievements in the sports community here is a great honor.
Leadership is something I was born with. .
