Carmelo Anthony sends message to son Kiyan after commitment news

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Carmelo Anthony sends four-word message to son Kiyan after commitment news

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Renzo Pocholo Salao | Last updated Nov 15, 2024 9:09 PM ET

Kiyan Anthony is following in his father Carmelo Anthony’s footsteps at Syracuse, and Melo could not be more proud.

On Friday, Kiyan announced his commitment to play college basketball at Syracuse, a place where his Anthony surname is considered royalty. You can read more about Kiyan’s announcement here.

Carmelo posted a minute-long video on his social media accounts shortly after news of Kiyan’s announcement was made public.

“It’s your time now,” the video’s caption read.

It’s your time now. @kiyananthony pic.twitter.com/4LQz3n8SbA

— Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) November 15, 2024

Carmelo famously led Syracuse to a national championship as a freshman back in 2003. In his lone season playing for the Orange, Melo averaged 22.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest.

Kiyan probably won’t have the immediate impact that Melo had, but the 17-year-old is also considered a pretty solid recruit in his own right. Per 247Sports’ composite rankings, the 6-foot-5 guard is listed as the top recruit out of the state of New York and ranks 32nd overall in the loaded 2025 recruiting class. He averaged 19.6 points per game on Nike EYBL circuit this past spring.

In July, Kiyan revealed Syracuse was one of six programs on his shortlist of potential schools. The younger Anthony trimmed the list to two earlier this month before opting to go with his father’s alma mater.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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