The Scramble for Africa. But other factors played an important role in the process. The political impetus derived from the impact of inter-European power struggles and competition for preeminence. Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, and Spain were competing for power within European power politics.
Ronnie McAdoo. The most consistent and prolific scorer and rebounder in Old Dominion University history, McAdoo completed his four-year career as ODU's third all-time score with 1,776 career points and fifth all-time rebounder with 953. McAdoo's collegiate career had a firecracker beginning.
Carmelo Anthony is perhaps the greatest player in Syracuse basketball history, and arguably one of the greatest freshman to play the game. He won Syracuse their one and only national championship before he went to the NBA. Little did we know, Carmelo's decision to leave Syracuse after one year would have an immense impact on NBA history. Welcome to the Educated Melo Universe. To start things off, lets look at the 2003 draft: No.1 Lebron James (Heat), No.2 Darco Milicic (Pistons), No.3 Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets), No.4 Chris Bosh (Raptors), No.5 Dwyane Wade (Heat).