4-star PG, who eyes Syracuse basketball visit, has new D.C. home, shines at Nike camp

Anthony Brown, who received a scholarship offer from Syracuse basketball last August, is catching the attention of college coaches, national analysts and scouts for his performances of late on the AAU circuit and at other showcase events.

Yet the 2026 four-star point guard from the talent-rich Washington, D.C., market remains vastly under-rated in his class, from my perspective.

This week, the 6-foot-1 Brown is one of several Orange recruiting targets in the 2026 cycle who are suiting up at the prestigious Nike Elite 100 Camp, an annual event held in St. Louis.

On Tuesday, I came across various comments from analysts and scouts, including 247Sports national basketball director Eric Bossi, praising Brown for his play at the Nike Elite 100 Camp.

Currently, several recruiting services have Brown in the top 150 nationally and in the top 20 at point guard within the rising high school junior class, but let me be clear: Anthony should reside, at a minimum, in the top 100 overall of the 2026 cycle.

Syracuse basketball has recently reached out to 2026 four-star point guard Anthony Brown.

Brown picked up a scholarship offer from the 'Cuse in late August of 2023, around the time that he competed in the Orange's annual Elite Camp. His offer sheet to date also includes schools such as Saint Joseph's, Providence, George Mason and Norfolk State.

On June 15, the contact period opened for the 2026 class, enabling college coaches to initiate direct communication with rising juniors. Per a recent post on X from Recruits Zone, since June 15, Brown has heard from college squads such as Syracuse basketball, Boise State, Virginia, Iowa, UMBC, Providence, George Mason and Saint Joseph's.

Brown's dad confirmed to me that his son has spoken with the Orange staff since the 2026 contact period opened. Brown is highly interested in taking an official visit to the Hill at some point, although his dad says that no date for such a visit has been set as of yet. Stay tuned for that.

Rising juniors, by the way, can begin going on official visits to college campuses on August 1.

In the 2023-24 season, as a sophomore, Brown played for the powerhouse St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly, Va., which in early April finished as the runner-up at the Chipotle Nationals in Brownsburg, Ind.

On June 21 of this year, Brown said via his X page that he would transfer for his junior year to Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. At that time, top analyst/scout Colby Giacubeno wrote on his X page that the "dynamic playmaking guard will be an offensive hub for head coach Malcolm Battle right away" at Archbishop Carroll.

Not too long ago, Brown had the opportunity to compete for Archbishop Carroll at the DC Live showcase put on by the District of Columbia State Athletic Association ("DCSAA"). Brown had some nice outings at this event amid an NCAA live period.

This spring and summer in grassroots basketball, Brown is competing for the 16U squad of the Washington, D.C.-based Team Takeover in Nike’s EYBL league, an AAU program to which 'Cuse coaches have strong recruiting ties.

Through various regular-season sessions in April and May on the EYBL circuit, Brown has received high marks from experts for his play, during which time he has averaged 12.3 points, 3.7 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game, according to this league's Web site.

The EYBL's annual Peach Jam tournament will take place from July 13 to July 21 in North Augusta, S.C., and Team Takeover is in the field within the 16U division.