Carmelo Anthony helped lead Syracuse to a national title in 2003. He’s donated $3 million to Syracuse for the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center. There are few players more familiar with both sides of the NCAA basketball culture than Carmelo Anthony.

He, too, believes that the system needs a drastic change.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Anthony pointed out the corruption in NCAA and amateur sports, but he also wanted to address the situation with an open mind. In wake of the NCAA corruption scandal, Anthony threw out the idea of speaking to the NCAA as an advocate for student-athletes.

Anthony said:

“I think it has to be a collective effort between NCAA, NBA — just basketball as a whole. NCAA and amateur sports have been corrupt for so long. We all know that. Whether you get caught doing it or not, it is what it is. But that’s beside the point. I think college basketball players — college athletes, period — should be compensated. You have to think about a 16-year-old kid, 17-year-old kid going to college. Yeah, they get a free education if they get a scholarship. But how are they surviving on those campuses? A lot of them can’t afford food. They’re getting in trouble for taking $10 or $20. A friend or a family member can’t give them money. It’s so many smalls things that go along with that. I just wish and hope and pray that something happens. “I would love to sit down with the NCAA just to hear — no, I’m serious. Just hear about their thought process behind this and what they’re thinking. What’s the future? I’m all for the athletes. I think we need to figure something out for college as a whole.”

On Tuesday, LeBron James spoke out against NCAA corruption as well.

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