Carmelo Anthony shares intriguing plans for Syracuse after son’s recent commitment

After the news of Syracuse's newest commitment was made public, Carmelo and his son celebrated with friends and family at a party held in Brooklyn, New York.

According to Syracuse.com's Mike Waters, Carmelo took some time during the celebration to share a few of the ideas he has in mind for his former school and the community surrounding it.

"I would love to help out the program [in] any way I can. I would love to kind of bring new business developments, new business ideas, new concepts. I just think at [this] time that we all can kind of revitalize this community, and we need everybody to do that... I have to do more [for Syracuse], and I always feel like I need to do more. So this just made it a lot more easier for me to kind of connect those dots and to continue building things that I want to build up."

Carmelo only played one season for the Orange back during the 2002-03 campaign. But during that time, he was able to help lead the Syracuse men's basketball program to winning its one and only national championship.

So, even though Carmelo's tenure at the school was brief, he will forever remain a legend in the eyes of the Orange fan base for the tremendous success he was able to help the school achieve.

Now, his son will attempt to live up to the massive expectations that will come with following in his father's footsteps. But let's not act like this is some sort of PR stunt; Kiyan is currently one of the top high-school basketball players in the country.

Among those in the 2025 class, he's currently the No. 1 ranked player in the state of New York according to 247Sports.com's latest rankings, and this blurb from ESPN's Jeff Borzello and Paul Biancardi should give everyone a good idea about what Syracuse is getting in the younger Anthony.

"A 6-foot-5 shooting guard ranked No. 36 in the ESPN 100 out of Long Island Lutheran, Anthony is one of the best pure scorers in the country. He averaged 19.6 points on the Nike EYBL circuit in the spring, scoring 25 or more points in four of 15 games. He was even more prolific at the Nike Peach Jam over the summer, averaging 21.8 points and shooting 37.3 percent from three-point range in eight games -- including a 40-point outing against the Mac Irvin Fire when he shot 15-for-19 from the field and 5-for-6 from 3," they wrote.

The Orange are coming off a 2023-24 season in which they finished with a respectable 20-12 record, but they failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year.

A similar fate could await Syracuse this season, but once Kiyan officially arrives for the 2025-26 campaign, the hope is that he can help the program get back to achieving a high level of success like they did when his father was at the school.