Bio

A high-profile local recruit, Chantel Anthony starred for the Colts’ women’s basketball team from 2003-05 and helped build the early foundation for the women’s program as it transitioned to NJCAA Division II. As a freshman guard in 2003-04, she was named to the Mid-Hudson Conference first-team. During the 2004-05 season, she posted great all-around numbers, averaging 15.7 points per game, 3.9 rebounds per game, 7.5 assists per game and 2.8 steals per game. She shot 46 percent from the field and 36 percent from three-point range. She was named the 2004-05 Mid-Hudson Conference Most Valuable Player and earned the College’s Mary B. Diana Female Athlete of the Year award. Nationally, she ranked fifth in assists per game, 44th in steals per game and 48th in scoring.

Anthony transferred to nearby Mount Saint Mary College, where she helped lead the team to an overall record of 50-8, a pair of Skyline Conference titles and two NCAA Division III tournament appearances, including a trip to the second round in her senior year as the Blue Knights finished 26-3. She was the Skyline Conference Most Valuable Player in 2006-07 and was an all-tournament MVP in 2007-08.