Syracuse, N.Y. – On Saturday, April 6, 2002, Carmelo Anthony sat in a classroom at Oak Hill Academy, the prep school located in rural Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, along with several other students.

He was there to take the ACT exam. It would be his last attempt at earning a qualifying score to be eligible to play college basketball.

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