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Anthony Myles
Power forward / center
Personal information
Born (1982-10-16) October 16, 1982 (age 43)
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Harper (Chicago, Illinois)
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College Olney CC (2000–2002)
Xavier (2002–2004)
NBA Draft 2004 / Undrafted
Pro career 2004–2014
Career history
2004 CB Ciudad de Algeciras
2005 Banvit B.K.
2005–2008 Dongguan New Century
2008–2009 Ironi Ramat Gan
2009 Heilongjiang Daqing
2009–2010 Steaua Turabo București
2010 Ilysiakos
2010–2011 Crvena zvezda
2011 Liaoning Panpan Hunters
2011–2013 Club Malvín
2013–2014 Argentino de Junín
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× CBA Scoring champion (2006, 2007)

Anthony Myles, born on October 16, 1982, is a former professional basketball player from America. He played as a power forward and center during his career.

Anthony Myles' Basketball Journey

Anthony Myles started his professional basketball journey in 2004. He was not chosen in the 2004 NBA draft, but he still found a way to play professionally.

Early Career in Europe

His first team was CB Ciudad de Algeciras in Spain. He joined them in 2004. Later, in January 2005, he moved to Banvit B.K. in the Turkish Basketball League. He played there for the rest of that season.

Success in China

From 2005 to 2008, Anthony Myles played for the Dongguan New Century team in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). This was a very successful time for him. He became the top scorer in the CBA for two seasons in a row: 2005–06 and 2006–07. This showed how skilled he was at scoring points.

Playing in Different Countries

After his time in China, Anthony Myles continued to play basketball around the world.

  • In 2008, he joined Ironi Ramat Gan in Israel for the 2008–09 season.
  • In December 2009, he signed with Steaua Turabo București in the Romanian Basketball Division A. He played there for the rest of the 2009–10 season.
  • In October 2010, he briefly played for Ilysiakos in the Greek Basket League.
  • Later in November 2010, he moved to Crvena zvezda in Serbia. He played there until February 2011.
  • After that, he returned to China to play for the Liaoning Panpan Hunters for the rest of that season.

Later Career and Retirement

Anthony Myles continued his career in South America.

  • From 2011 to 2013, he played for Club Malvín in Uruguay.
  • In September 2013, he joined Argentino de Junín in Argentina for the 2013–14 season. He left the team in January 2014.

Anthony Myles retired from professional basketball in 2014. He had a long career playing for many teams in different countries, showing his talent as a scorer.

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