Class of 2025 SG Kiyan Anthony (NY) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (11/15/24)

[Jake]

I’ll never forget watching him look great in the McDonalds game and just being in disbelief that we got him.

Yep. The 25 foot bounce pass on the break in traffic was the moment when I realized what we had.

 

[OrangeDW]

Yep. The 25 foot bounce pass on the break in traffic was the moment when I realized what we had.

That is exactly the play I was thinking of when I was posting that. It’s burned in my brain.

 

[Orangezoo]

Yep. The 25 foot bounce pass on the break in traffic was the moment when I realized what we had.

Don't think my jaw ever fully closed after that moment.

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

Yep. The 25 foot bounce pass on the break in traffic was the moment when I realized what we had.

:35 mark. 14-year-old me was in absolute awe.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Yep. The 25 foot bounce pass on the break in traffic was the moment when I realized what we had.

I just had the same memory reading his comment.

 

[AZOrange]

This has to be such a cool moment for their family. This also makes me think the coaching hire will come from within with the offer to Kiyan

Jeez you almost wonder if it could be Melo….

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Yep. The 25 foot bounce pass on the break in traffic was the moment when I realized what we had.

I recall a similar moment with DC. He took the rebound, beat a defender with a behind the back dribble at half court, then made a great pass on the break.

 

[Orangezoo]

Jeez you almost wonder if it could be Melo….

Love Melo but feel like that would go about as well as it has for Ewing.

 

[jdubs30]

Jeez you almost wonder if it could be Melo….

The dude has so much money and several hobbies outside of basketball. Would be absolutely shocking

 

[Orangezoo]

The dude has so much money and several hobbies outside of basketball. Would be absolutely shocking

The more he is around the program the better though all things said. He has several ventures so if he can be around the NIL space that is great too.

 

[Melancer46]

Going to be running through a bunch of these posts to summarize their numbers on Cerebro's database (charts basically all the AAU competitions and tournaments and maybe some rare regular season high school games).

Anthony's numbers across the last year (across 236.5 minutes of game action):

• 17/42 on 2 pointers (40.5%)
• 12/53 on 3 pointers (22.6%)
• 13/23 on free throws (56.5%)
• Per 40 minutes, he averaged 14.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.4 turnovers, 0.2 blocks, and 0.7 steals on a TS% of 39.5%.

 

[cuseattle]

Yesssssssss!

 

[Niastri]

Going to be running through a bunch of these posts to summarize their numbers on Cerebro's database (charts basically all the AAU competitions and tournaments and maybe some rare regular season high school games).

Anthony's numbers across the last year (across 236.5 minutes of game action):

• 17/42 on 2 pointers (40.5%)
• 12/53 on 3 pointers (22.6%)
• 13/23 on free throws (56.5%)
• Per 40 minutes, he averaged 14.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.4 turnovers, 0.2 blocks, and 0.7 steals on a TS% of 39.5%.

Thanks for doing this!

 

[RF2044]

When he committed, he was not considered a sure fire 1 and done. I recall JB saying after he committed that he was still thin and I know the staff thought he was likely a two year player at that point.

He put on weight toward the end of his senior year and then showed up on campus in the summer much bigger than originally anticipated.

Early in summer pick up games it was apparent he was special and it evolved into a forgone conclusion as the season wore on.

See Weaver’s quote below when Anthony committed.

Fresh Princes Headed by commanding Syracuse freshman Carmelo Anthony, a bumper crop of fearless first-year players is already making its mark

The calls come every couple of days. Syracuse freshman Carmelo Anthony will feel his cellphone vibrating, snatch it from his baggy jeans, flip it open and

vault.si.com

That article says it all. Solid recruit, a regional [i.e., DMV] prospect. Quality "get" as an early commit, but not viewed as elite. Plays great in the summer, against kids ranked higher, ranking goes from top 40 to top 5. Transfers to Oak Hill and blows up even more, playing against a national schedule.

I confess that at the McD's game, I wasn't sure that he could shoot. Still looked skinny. Shows up at SU for summer classes / orientation, and he was a full 6-8 and nearly 230 pounds. Coaches were stunned, it wasn't bad weight either.

And the rest is history.

 

[illestcuse]

 

[Cuse1055]

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I mean this is as much of a done deal as Buddy coming here right? Based on these pictures and the reactions, it almost has to happen.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I mean this is as much of a done deal as Buddy coming here right? Based on these pictures and the reactions, it almost has to happen.

Let's just hope he continues to work hard to improve. He's only about to begin his sophomore year of HS. The young man has a long ways to go before he begins college.

 

[SUFan44]

20 years ago… man, time does fly.

 

[richard levy]

Besides the bounce pass, the other Carmelo story I remember is that HCJB sat on the stoop of where Carmelo lived on the west side of Baltimore, definitely mean streets, waiting for Carmelo to come home after a practice. Seems unreal

 

[jordville]

Pretty obvious that both mom and dad (as is Kiyan) are on board for Cuse...
It would be an awesome legacy moment, but it would also be a nice recruiting win too. He has a lot of potential to keep growing physically and his game. Sky is the limit with his genes...

 

[Cusedog]

He has earned it but the offer was there since birth go orange

 

[atlanticuse]

:35 mark. 14-year-old me was in absolute awe.

I was at this game... (2002)

 

[atlanticuse]

with that said, most of my photos look like this... and you should see the videos... (/not)

 

[CuseTG2003]

:35 mark. 14-year-old me was in absolute awe.

Ha! That East squad was so stacked. Unfair and the score reflected that.

 

[orangefog]

I just read that DeAngelo Collins was almost 22 years old at the time of the McDonald's All American game? How the hell does that happen? They found reasons to not let Paul Harris in the McDonald's Game, but they let a dude that was almost 22 play?