North Carolina’s Cole Anthony declares for NBA Draft

By ADAM ZAGORIA

North Carolina freshman point guard Cole Anthony declared for the NBA Draft on Friday.

Anthony is signing with Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management, a source said.

The 6-foot-3 New York City native and son of former NBA point guard Greg Anthony is currently projected as the No. 13 pick to the Portland Trail Blazers, per ESPN.com.

Anthony averaged 18.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.0 assists this year, earning him ACC third-team honors.

He missed 11 games for the Tar Heels because he underwent surgery for a partial meniscus tear.

Anthony began his high school career at Archbishop Molloy in New York before spending his senior season at Oak Hill Academy (VA) where he played with fellow New York native, Kofi Cockburn, who has also declared for the draft.

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— Cole Anthony (@The_ColeAnthony) April 17, 2020

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.