Editing Greg Anthony

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1967)}}
{{for|the American professional wrestler|Greg Anthony (wrestler)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name         = Greg Anthony
| image        = Greg Anthony (cropped).jpg
| caption      = Anthony at [[Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse]] in 2022
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 1
| weight_lb    = 180
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1967|11|15}} 
| birth_place  = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.
| high_school  = {{nowrap|[[Rancho High School|Rancho]] ([[North Las Vegas, Nevada]])}}
| college      = 
*[[Portland Pilots men's basketball|Portland]] (1986–1987)
*[[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|UNLV]] (1988–1991)
| draft_year   = 1991
| draft_round  = 1
| draft_pick   = 12
| draft_team   = [[New York Knicks]]
| career_start = 1991
| career_end   = 2002
| career_number   = 2, 50
| career_position = [[Point guard]]
| years1          = {{nbay|1991|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}}
| team1           = [[New York Knicks]]
| years2          = {{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1996|end}}
| team2           = [[Vancouver Grizzlies]]
| years3          = {{nbay|1997|full=y}}
| team3           = [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| years4          = {{nbay|1998|end}}–{{nbay|2000|end}}
| team4           = [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
| years5          = {{nbay|2001|full=y}}
| team5           = [[Chicago Bulls]]
| years6          = {{nbay|2001|end}}
| team6           = [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
| highlights      = 
* [[List of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Champions|NCAA champion]] ([[1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1990]])
* 2× Second-team All-[[Big West Conference|Big West]] (1989, 1990)
* No. 50 [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball#Retired numbers|retired by UNLV Runnin' Rebels]]
| stats_league    = NBA
| stat1label      = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value      = 5,497 (7.3 ppg)
| stat2label      = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat2value      = 2,997 (4.0 apg)
| stat3label      = [[Steal (basketball)|Steals]]
| stat3value      = 887 (1.2 spg)
}}
'''Gregory Carlton Anthony''' (born November 15, 1967) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who is a television analyst for [[NBA TV]] and [[Turner Sports]].  He played 11 seasons in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). Anthony also contributes to [[Yahoo Sports|Yahoo! Sports]] as a college basketball analyst and serves as a co-host/analyst on [[SiriusXM NBA Radio]]. His son, [[Cole Anthony]], plays for the [[Orlando Magic]].

==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>

==NBA career==

=== New York Knicks (1991–1995) ===
[[File:Anthony 'Spud' Webb (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Anthony with [[Spud Webb]] at an Australian basketball exhibition in 1994]]
Anthony was drafted by the [[New York Knicks]] 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 [[Pat Riley]]'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 [[Indiana Pacers]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199405240NYK.html 1994 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1]</ref> The Knicks would ultimately beat the Pacers to advance to the [[1994 NBA Finals]], but lose to the [[Houston Rockets]] in a hard-fought seven-game series.

=== Vancouver Grizzlies (1995–1997) ===
In 1995, Anthony was drafted in the [[1995 NBA expansion draft]] as the 1st pick (2nd overall) by the [[Vancouver Grizzlies]], 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.<ref>[https://www.landofbasketball.com/nba_players_stats/top_pts/greg_anthony.htm Greg Anthony Highest Scoring Games]</ref>

===Seattle SuperSonics (1997–1998)===
In August 1997, Anthony was released by the Grizzlies. In October 1997, he signed as a free agent with the [[Seattle SuperSonics]]. Anthony played one season in Seattle, appearing in 80 games in the 1997–98 season, averaging 5.2 points per game. The Sonics finished the season with a 61–21 record but lost in the Western conference semifinals to the [[Los Angeles Lakers]].

=== Portland Trail Blazers (1999–2001) ===
In January 1999, Anthony was released by the Sonics and signed a contract with the [[Portland Trail Blazers]]. He would spend three seasons playing in Portland.

===Chicago Bulls (2001–2002)===
As part of a trade in July 2001, Anthony was sent to the [[Chicago Bulls]] in exchange for a 2002 second round pick ([[Jason Jennings (basketball)|Jason Jennings]] was later selected). Anthony would play 36 games for the Bulls in the 2001–02 season.

===Milwaukee Bucks (2002)===
Anthony was released by the Bulls and signed a contract with the [[Milwaukee Bucks]], his final stop in the NBA. The Bucks would miss the playoffs and Anthony played his final NBA game on April 17, 2002, recording two points, six rebounds, and six assists in a loss to the [[Detroit Pistons]].

== Broadcasting career ==
Upon retirement, Anthony joined [[ESPN]] as an analyst for both [[NBA on ESPN|NBA coverage on ESPN]] and [[NBA on ABC|ABC]].

On December 13, 2008, Anthony made his debut as a [[College Basketball on CBS|college basketball]] analyst for [[CBS Sports]], replacing [[Clark Kellogg]], who was promoted to lead commentator.<ref>{{cite news|date=December 11, 2008|title=CBS Sports' 2008–09 college basketball season tips off Saturday|newspaper=CBS Sports|url=http://www.cbssports.com/cbssports/story/11166271|access-date=October 5, 2012}}</ref>

Anthony agreed to be a color commentator for the YES Network covering the Brooklyn Nets for the 2012–2013 season alongside [[Ian Eagle]], [[Mike Fratello]], and [[Jim Spanarkel]].

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 [[NBA 2K]] series of video games since ''[[NBA 2K16]]''.<ref>Sarkar, Samit (September 10, 2015). [http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/10/9307851/nba-2k16-trailer-commentary-kenny-smith-greg-anthony-tnt "NBA 2K16's broadcast team gets bigger and a bit weirder"]. ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]''. Retrieved April 16, 2016.</ref>

==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]], [[Cole Anthony|Cole]] 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 (United States)|Republican Party]] since his days at UNLV, where he graduated with a degree in [[political science]] and served as the vice chairman of Nevada's [[Young Republicans]].<ref name="Greg Anthony" /><ref name="Sun Sentinel" />

In 2012, Anthony publicly endorsed [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]], appearing in a Romney ad in Nevada.<ref>{{cite news|last=Easley|first=Jonathan|title=Former college hoops star endorses Romney in new ad|url=https://thehill.com/video/campaign/260455-former-college-hoops-star-endorses-romney-in-new-ad/|access-date=October 5, 2012|newspaper=The Hill|date=October 5, 2012}}</ref>

===Arrest===
On January 16, 2015, Anthony was arrested in [[Washington, D.C.]], and charged with soliciting a prostitute.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 17, 2015 |title=CBS analyst Greg Anthony suspended after solicitation charge |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_GREG_ANTHONY_ARREST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-01-17-11-45-09 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150119015913/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_GREG_ANTHONY_ARREST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-01-17-11-45-09 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 19, 2015 |newspaper=[[Associated Press|The Associated Press]] |location=[[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |access-date=January 17, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12183582/former-nba-player-cbs-analyst-greg-anthony-arrested-washington-dc|title=Greg Anthony arrested on solicitation charge|date=January 17, 2015}}</ref> Following his arrest, Anthony was indefinitely suspended by CBS and Turner Sports.  On February 11, Anthony reached a [[deferred prosecution agreement]] in which the charge would be dropped provided he completed 32 hours of community service and stayed out of trouble for four months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12309546/greg-anthony-reaches-agreement-prostitution-charge-dropped|title = Anthony's solicitation charge to be dropped|date = February 11, 2015}}</ref>

In March 2016, Anthony was dropped by CBS, but returned to Turner as a studio analyst for [[NBA TV]], and as a fill-in analyst for the ''[[NBA on TNT]]'' during the regular season and the playoffs.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2015/07/03/greg-anthony-reinstated-cbs-sports-turner-nba-summer-league|author=Deitsch, Richard|date=July 3, 2015|title=Exclusive: Turner Sports reinstates broadcaster Greg Anthony|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>

==NBA career statistics==
A list of Anthony's career statistics:<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/21/greg-anthony Anthony's career stats]. ''[[ESPN|ESPN.com]]''</ref>

{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}

===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1991}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1991–92 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| '''82''' || 1 || 18.4 || .370 || .145 || .741 || 1.7 ||3.8 || 0.7 || .1 || 5.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1992}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1992–93 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 70 || 35 || 24.3 || .415 || .133 || .673 || 2.4 || 5.7 || 1.6 || '''.2''' || 6.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1993}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1993–94 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 80 || 36 || 24.9 || .394 || .300 || .774 || 2.4 || 4.6 || 1.4 || '''.2''' || 7.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1994}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1994–95 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 61 || 2 || 15.5 || '''.437''' || .361 || '''.789''' || 1.0 || 2.6 || 0.8 || .1 || 6.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1995}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1995–96 Vancouver Grizzlies season|Vancouver]]
| 69 || '''68''' || '''30.4''' || .415 || .332 || .771 || 2.5 || '''6.9''' || 1.7 || '''.2''' || '''14.0'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1996}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1996–97 Vancouver Grizzlies season|Vancouver]]
| 65 || 44 || 28.7 || .393 || .370 || .730 || '''2.8''' || 6.3 || '''2.0''' || .1 || 9.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1997}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1997–98 Seattle SuperSonics season|Seattle]]
| 80 || 0 || 12.8 || .430 || '''.415''' || .663 || 1.4 || 2.6 || 0.8 || .0 || 5.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1998}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| 50* || 0 || 16.1 || .414 || .392 || .697 || 1.3 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .1 || 6.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]
| '''82''' || 3 || 18.9 || .406 || .378 || .772 || 1.6 || 2.5 || 0.7 || .1 || 6.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2000}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]
| 58 || 0 || 14.8 || .383 || .409 || .657 || 1.1 || 1.4 || 0.7 || .1 || 4.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2001}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 36 || 35 || 26.7 || .394 || .322 || .671 || 2.4 || 5.6 || 1.4 || .1 || 8.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2001}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| 24 || 3 || 23.0 || .372 || .260 || .619 || 1.8 || 3.3 || 1.2 || .0 || 7.2
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career
| 757 || 227 || 20.9 || .403 || .349 || .733 || 1.9 || 4.0 || 1.2 || .1 || 7.3
{{S-end}}

===Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1992 NBA Playoffs|1992]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1991–92 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 12 || 0 || '''17.8''' || '''.413''' || '''.417''' || .606 || 1.4 || 3.4 || '''1.3''' || .1 || '''5.3'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1993 NBA Playoffs|1993]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1992–93 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 15 || 0 || 16.0 || .400 || .214 || .571 || '''2.0''' || '''3.5''' || 0.9 || .1 || 3.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1994 NBA Playoffs|1994]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1993–94 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| '''25''' || '''3''' || 17.4 || .352 || .295 || .583 || 1.1 || 2.4 || 0.8 || '''.3''' || 4.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1995 NBA Playoffs|1995]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1994–95 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 11 || 0 || 12.3 || .395 || .304 || '''.909''' || 0.9 || 1.4 || 0.2 || .2 || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998 NBA Playoffs|1998]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1997–98 Seattle SuperSonics season|Seattle]]
| 9 || 0 || 13.1 || .300 || .263 || .375 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 0.6 || .1 || 3.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1999 NBA Playoffs|1999]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]
| 13 || 0 || 17.3 || .327 || .258 || .676 || 1.1 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .1 || 5.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000 NBA Playoffs|2000]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]
| 15 || 0 || 14.2 || .365 || .323 || .750 || 1.1 || 1.7 || 0.9 || '''.3''' || 4.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001 NBA Playoffs|2001]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]
| 2 || 0 || 8.5 || .333 || .333 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || .0 || 2.5
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career
| 102 || 3 || 15.7 || .362 || .294 || .643 || 1.2 || 2.3 || 0.8 || .2 || 4.5
{{S-end}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
* [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career assists leaders]]
* [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career steals leaders]]
* [[Black conservatism in the United States#Athletes and entertainers|Black conservatism in the United States]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060906054314/http://sports.espn.go.com/keyword/search?searchString=greg_anthony&rT=sports ESPN.com: Greg Anthony archive]
*[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE2D91E31F936A15750C0A965958260 PRO BASKETBALL; Suns' Biggest Beef Is Over Anthony's 'Sucker Punch']

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