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Son of New York Knicks legend to announce college choice

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Son of New York Knicks legend to announce college choice

No matter where Kiyan Anthony, the son of New York Knicks legend Carmelo, plays college basketball, he will keep it all in the family.

According to On3 Recruits’ Joe Tipton, Kiyan will announce his college decision on the November 15 episode of Carmelo’s web series. 19:00 in Brooklyn. Anthony has reportedly narrowed his choices to Auburn, Southern California, and his father’s alma mater, Syracuse.

Kiyan Anthony’s college career has become a major talking point in the recruiting arena: Kiyan is currently starring at Long Island Lutheran High School on Long Island’s North Shore, and is widely viewed as one of the top 2025 prospects in the Empire State. ranked first in the ranking of the best graduates of 2025. ranks first in the On3 and ESPN ratings and 36th overall in the latter’s top 100.

Kiyan Anthony

July 18, 2024; North Augusta, South Carolina, USA; A photographer’s flash goes off as Kiyan Anthony, son of NBA star Carmelo Anthony, warms up before Melo and the Georgia Stars play at the Nike Peach Jam at Riverview Park. The Georgia Stars won 64-63. Mandatory Credit: Cathy Goodale-USA TODAY Network/Cathy Goodale/USA TODAY NETWORK

The average college basketball fan doesn’t need reminding how much attention Kiyan would have gotten had he joined the Orange: Carmelo spent a year at Syracuse and led the storied men’s basketball program to its first national championship in 2003. En route to the title, Carmelo set the NCAA men’s basketball tournament record for points by a freshman, and he was later selected third overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2003 draft before joining the Knicks in a trade eight years later.

While he would be honored to walk in his father’s metaphorical sneakers, Kiyan said Carmelo isn’t pushing the Orange on him.

“He never makes me go to Syracuse just because his name is in the gym,” Kiyan told Overtime in September. “He did so much at Syracuse. He knows that I am on my own. I just have to make my own decision at the end of the day… He will never say, “You need to go to Syracuse.” . You should go there because I went there. He won’t force me to follow in his footsteps unless I really want to.”

Syracuse is set to enter its second season under head coach Adrian Autry. The Orange open Monday at home against Le Moyne (7 p.m. ET, ESPN+).

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