Melo’s boy Kiyan consists of Cuse in last 6 schools

• Jeff Borzello, ESPN

  • Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 09:26 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting expert.
  • Joined ESPN in 2014.
  • Graduate of University of Delaware.Top-50 senior Kiyan Anthony,

  the kid of future Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony, revealed his final six schools on Thursday– with his daddy’s alma mater, Syracuse, among the contenders.The Orange are signed up with on Anthony’s last list by Auburn, Florida State, Ohio State, USC and Rutgers.Syracuse, led by second-year head coach Adrian “Red”Autry, has actually made Anthony a top priority for the 2025 class. The Orange’s staff was a pillar at Anthony’s games earlier this month throughout the examination duration, and Anthony visited the school with his parents last fall.Editor’s Picks 1 Related”I much like the atmosphere, you know, certainly my daddy went there 20-something years ago, so I much like the

environment, I like the household environment, “Anthony informed ZagsBlog recently.”The coaches, I seem like they’re recruiting me for myself, and not just because of my daddy. That’s what I like. I just seem like they’re rebuilding, and they’re looking to get a winning group. I seem like I can assist them do that if I was to go there.”Anthony is close with inbound Syracuse freshman Elijah Moore and is grassroots colleagues with Tyler Jackson, another priority hire in the 2025 class for the Orange.Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton, Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler and Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell were all spotted at Anthony’s final game of the 2nd evaluation duration last weekend, too. Anthony travelled to Florida State last succumb to a main go to and is seeking to establish visits with his other finalists.A 6-foot-5 shooting guard who attends Long Island Lutheran(New York), Anthony is ranked No. 40 in the ESPN 100 for the 2025 class.He’s coming off of an efficient few weeks on the camp and grassroots circuit.

Anthony balanced 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 efficiency versus Mac Irvin Fire(Illinois ), when he shot 15-for-19 from the field and made 5 3-pointers. In the spring, Anthony balanced 19.6 points for Team Melo on the Nike EYBL circuit.