Fizz Nation, I owe you all a sincere apology. Wednesday, I said, “I don’t see a world where Kiyan Anthony would choose Syracuse.” » Well, I’ve encountered a lot of disagreement about this opinion, and here I am in a bad position. Just a few minutes ago, four-star recruit Kiyan Anthony announced on the “7 PM In Brooklyn” podcast that he was officially committing to Syracuse men’s basketball.

Now listen, we all know the story here. Carmelo’s son was a player who SU fans have expected to play here since birth. The storylines are sure you couldn’t write better, with the possibility of Anthony leading the Orange to the promised land, just like his father did in 2003. But his actual skills as a player might be even better .

Adam Finkelstein, director of scouting for 247 Sportssaid: “Anthony is a talented and smooth scorer, as well as a high volume shot taker and maker. He plays with an aggressive scoring mentality and is constantly looking for buckets. He got the ultimate green light, and so he sometimes tends to settle for tough shots (38% FG, 29% 3pt in EYBL), but there are few high school basketball players better equipped to make shots. shots with such height. degrees of difficulty. He makes pull-ups, step-backs, floaters and deep threes, all with a naturally soft touch and instinctive feel for putting the ball in the basket.

Anthony’s skills make him an ideal candidate for a growing Orange team, particularly with The talent of Sadiq White joining him in 2025. Having these two on the field at the same time makes the offense so versatile, capable of beating you in all facets of the game. It will be almost too easy for Coach Autry to start his players with two spark plugs. major ignitions in the lineup.

Not only that, it’s a sign that the tides are finally changing for Syracuse basketball. Since Jim Boeheim’s retirement, SU has felt like it’s missing something and has fallen off the pedestal of being a true blue blood of college basketball. Now with three major commitments over the last two seasons (Freeman, White, Anthony), we hope that 315 becomes a sought-after destination.

So enjoy this one, Orange fans, and keep clowning me for being wrong. I deserve it, but in the end we all got what we wanted, which was for the heir to the throne to choose Syracuse.