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Carmelo Anthony's Son Kiyan Considering Visits to Arkansas, More Amid Syracuse Buzz

Mike Chiari

Kiyan Anthony—the son of Syracuse University and NBA legend Carmelo Anthony—is considering multiple visits as his college basketball recruitment kicks into high gear.

According to On3's Joe Tipton, Anthony said he is considering visits to Ohio State, Auburn, USC and Rutgers, as well as a return trip to his father's alma mater in Syracuse.

Anthony also told Tipton he is now receiving interest from Arkansas, which hired John Calipari as its head coach in April.

The 17-year-old Anthony is regarded as one of the top players in the 2025 recruiting class, as 247Sports rates him 4 stars and ranks him as the No. 31 overall player, No. 5 shooting guard and No. 1 player from the state of New York in his class.

Anthony stars at Long Island Lutheran High School in Glen Head, New York, which is less than 30 miles away from where his father spent parts of seven seasons as a member of the New York Knicks.

Melo won a national title and the Final Four Most Outstanding Player Award in his one and only collegiate season at Syracuse and parlayed it into a highly successful 19-year NBA career.

The elder Anthony was a 10-time All-Star and one-time scoring champion, ranks 10th on the NBA's all-time scoring list and won three Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal as a member of Team USA.

Kiyan, who is listed as 6'5" and 185 pounds, is looking to follow in his father's footsteps, and could potentially take the same path.

Syracuse has long been considered a front-runner for Kiyan, as it was among the first schools to offer him a scholarship in 2022.

Per 247Sports, several other high-profile programs have also offered Anthony, including Ohio State, Indiana, Illinois, Florida State, Michigan and Tennessee.

Arkansas isn't yet on that list, but the Razorbacks' entire dynamic has changed since the school lured Calipari away from Kentucky.

Calipari has put together the No. 3 overall recruiting class and No. 1 transfer class in the country for 2024, per 247Sports, and he figures to be aggressive in adding more talent for 2025 and beyond.

Anthony has several options at his disposal, so Syracuse can't necessarily count on landing him just because his dad is a legend at the school.

   

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