Carlton Myers

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, where he also had the honour of being his country's flag-bearer, at the opening ceremony.

Awards and accomplishments

Club 2× Italian League MVP: 1994, 1997 3× FIBA EuroStar: 1996, 1998, 1999 FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer: 1997 Italian Cup winner: 1998 Italian Cup MVP: 1998 2× Italian Supercup winner: 1998, 2004 FIBA EuroStars MVP: 1998 FIBA EuroStars Top Scorer: 1998 FIBA EuroStars 3-point Contest winner: 1998 Italian League champion: 2000

National team Acropolis Tournament MVP: 1997 1997 FIBA EuroBasket: 1999 FIBA EuroBasket: 1999 FIBA EuroBasket: All-Tournament Team