Top-50 senior Kiyan Anthony, the son of future Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony, announced his final six schools Thursday, which includes his father's alma mater, Syracuse.
The Orange are joined on Anthony's final list by Auburn, Florida State, Ohio State, USC and Rutgers.
Syracuse, led by second-year head coach Adrian “Red” Autry, has made Anthony a priority for the class of 2025. The Orange staff was a mainstay at Anthony’s games earlier this month during the evaluation period, and Anthony visited campus with his parents last fall.
“I just like the atmosphere, you know, obviously my dad went there 20-something years ago, so I like the atmosphere, I like the family atmosphere,” Anthony told ZagsBlog recently. “I feel like the coaches are recruiting me for myself, and not just for my dad. That's what I like. I feel like they're rebuilding and they're looking to build a winning team. I feel like I can help them do that if I go there.”
Anthony is close with incoming Syracuse freshman Elijah Moore and is a point guard teammate of Tyler Jackson, another priority recruit in the class of 2025 for the Orange.
Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton, Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler and Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell were also spotted at Anthony’s final game of the second evaluation period last weekend. Anthony traveled to Florida State last fall for an official visit and is looking to set up visits with his other finalists.
Anthony, a 6-foot-4 guard who attends Long Island Lutheran (New York), is ranked No. 40 on the ESPN 100 for the class of 2025.
He’s coming off a productive few weeks on the camp and grassroots circuit. Anthony averaged 28.5 points at the NBPA Top 100 camp in June, then averaged 21.8 points in eight games at the PIT in July, including a 40-point performance against the Mac Irvin Fire (Illinois), when he shot 15-of-19 from the field and hit five 3-pointers.
In the spring, Anthony averaged 19.6 points for Team Melo on the Nike EYBL circuit.
