Carlton Myers
Birth date30 March 1971 (age 55)
Birth placeLondon, England
NationalityItalian / British
Height6 ft
Height in3.75
Weight lbs200
Draft year1993
Career start1988
Career end2012
Years 11988–1992
Team 1Basket Rimini
Years 21992–1994
Team 2Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Years 31994–1995
Team 3Basket Rimini
Years 41995–2001
Team 4Fortitudo Bologna
Years 52001–2004
Team 5Virtus Roma
Years 62004–2005
Team 6Montepaschi Siena
Years 72005
Team 7Valladolid
Years 82005–2009
Team 8Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Years 92009–2010
Team 9Basket Rimini
Years 102012
Team 10San Patrignano
Highlights

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

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

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 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

Club

National team

References

  1. ^ Carlton Ettore Francesco MYERS (ITA).