On fall recruiting period's first day, Syracuse basketball to visit 4-star Kiyan Anthony

Syracuse basketball coaches aren't messing around as it pertains to, hopefully, securing a commitment from 2025 four-star shooting guard and top-30 national prospect Kiyan Anthony from New York City at some point in the future.

On Wednesday, Sept. 4, the fall recruiting period begins, enabling college coaches to conduct in-person, off-campus recruiting efforts.

This, typically, entails things such as visiting recruiting targets during open gyms at their respective high schools, as well as making in-home visits.

To that end, on Wednesday, Anthony will have an in-home visit with the Orange staff, as first reported on X by top 247Sports national analyst Dushawn London. This is great to hear, as 'Cuse coaches continue to recruit Anthony extremely hard.

Syracuse basketball will have an in-home visit with priority target Kiyan Anthony.

Anthony, the son of 'Cuse legend and long-time NBA star Carmelo Anthony, earlier this summer disclosed a top six of the Orange, Ohio State, Auburn, Rutgers, Florida State and Southern California.

Syracuse basketball offered a scholarship to Kiyan Anthony in November of 2022. In late October of last year, he took an official visit to the 'Cuse. He has also officially visited Florida State.

London, in a separate recent post on X, said that Anthony plans to take an official visit to Southern California from September 14 to September 16. Anthony has said that he's eyeing visits this fall to all of his finalists, including a return trip to the Hill.

Anthony, this spring and summer, was a stock riser in the 2025 class, buoyed by strong play at various showcase events and on the AAU circuit while starring for the 17U squad of the Baltimore-based Team Melo in Nike's EYBL league.

Currently, he hovers around No. 30 overall in his cycle, according to several recruiting services. However, assuming that Anthony shines as a senior in the upcoming 2024-25 season for the powerhouse Long Island Lutheran High School in Brookville, N.Y., I contend that Anthony could push for five-star, top-25 national status in this class.

In late May, the Orange staff landed its first commitment in the 2025 cycle when five-star forward and top-20 national prospect Sadiq White Jr. verbally pledged to Syracuse basketball.

The 6-foot-8 White, who will compete as a senior for the juggernaut IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., has said that he's actively recruiting Anthony, and several other 'Cuse four-star targets, to join him in the Syracuse basketball 2025 class.