Melo’s son Kean listed Syracuse among the final 6 schools to recruit

Top-50 senior Kean Anthony, son of future Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony, announced his final six schools Thursday — his father’s alma mater, Syracuse, among the contenders.

Orange Anthony’s final list is joined by Auburn, Florida State, Ohio State, USC and Rutgers.

Syracuse, led by second-year coach Adrian “Red” Autry, made Anthony a priority for the 2025 class. The Orange staff was a mainstay at Anthony’s games earlier this month during evaluations, and Anthony visited the campus last fall with his parents.

“I like the atmosphere, you know, obviously my dad went there 20 years ago, so I like the atmosphere, I like the family atmosphere,” Anthony recently told ZagsBlog. “The coaches, I feel like they’re recruiting me for myself, and not just because of my dad. That’s what I love. I feel like they’re rebuilding and they want to have a winning team. I feel like if I go there, I’ll give them I can help do that.”

Anthony is close with incoming Syracuse freshman Elijah Moore and teammates with Tyler Jackson, another priority recruit in the 2025 class for the Orange.

Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton, Ohio State coach Jack Diebler and Rutgers coach Steve Pikiel were spotted at Anthony’s final game of the second evaluation period last weekend. Anthony took a trip to Florida State last fall for an official visit and is looking to set up visits with his other finalists.

A 6-foot-5 shooting guard who attended Long Island Lutheran (New York), Anthony is ranked No. 40 on the ESPN 100 for the 2025 class.

He is coming off a productive few weeks on the camp and grassroots circuit. Anthony averaged 28.5 points at the NBPA Top 100 camp in June then averaged 21.8 points in eight games at the PIT in July — including a 40-point performance against the McIrvine Fire (Illinois), when he went 15-for-19. shot from the field and made five 3-pointers.

In the spring, Anthony averaged 19.6 points for Team Melo on the Nike EYBL circuit.