Editing Greg Anthony (section)

==Early life==
Born and raised in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], Anthony aspired to enter politics. He wanted to become Nevada's first black [[United States Senate|Senator]].<ref name="Greg Anthony">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/greg_anthony/bio.html|title=Greg Anthony|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220122636/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/greg_anthony/bio.html |archive-date=December 20, 2008|url-status=dead|website=NBA.com}}</ref> A graduate of [[Rancho High School]] in [[North Las Vegas, Nevada]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Greg Anthony |date=February 3, 2012 |url=https://www.legendsofbasketball.com/alumni/greg-anthony/ |publisher=National Backetball Retired Players Association |access-date=24 June 2024}}</ref> Anthony played his freshman year of [[college basketball]] for the [[University of Portland]] where he was the WCC Freshman of the Year before transferring to the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]]. In his junior season with UNLV, the [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|Runnin' Rebels]] won the [[1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1990 NCAA Championship]] game over [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] with Anthony starting at point guard, as UNLV blew out the Blue Devils and [[Christian Laettner]] 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 [[Jerry Tarkanian]] and also included future NBA players [[Stacey Augmon]] and [[Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)|Larry Johnson]].  In March 2011, [[HBO]] premiered a documentary entitled ''Runnin' Rebels of UNLV''.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2010/11/20101101/This-Weeks-Issue/UNLV-Doc-Will-Lead-Off-HBO-Sports-Schedule.aspx?hl=Colleges&sc=0| title= UNLV Doc Will Lead Off HBO Sports Schedule| date= November 1, 2010| publisher= Sports Business Daily| access-date= August 18, 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170819023108/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2010/11/20101101/This-Weeks-Issue/UNLV-Doc-Will-Lead-Off-HBO-Sports-Schedule.aspx?hl=Colleges&sc=0| archive-date= August 19, 2017| url-status= dead}}</ref>

During summer breaks, Anthony worked at the World Economic Summit and on Capitol Hill as an intern to for Rep. [[Barbara Vucanovich]].<ref name="Sun Sentinel">{{cite web|date=March 28, 1991|title=Scholar Athlete NCAA Tells University Guard He Can't Mind His Own Business|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-03-28/sports/9101150885_1_ncaa-violation-athlete-anthony-s|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825062034/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-03-28/sports/9101150885_1_ncaa-violation-athlete-anthony-s|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 25, 2013|publisher=Sun Sentinel}}</ref>  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.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 27, 1991|title=UNLV Extends Streaks of Two Different Sorts|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/27/sports/basketball-unlv-extends-streaks-of-two-different-sorts.html?mcubz=1|publisher=N.Y. Times}}</ref>