Auburn named finalist for 2025 4-star SG Kiyan Anthony, son of NBA legend Carmelo Anthony

The Auburn Tigers are still in play in the recruitment of 4-star shooting guard Kiyan Anthony, son of 10-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony.

Kiyan Anthony, who ranks as the No. 32 prospect in the class of 2025, narrowed down his recruitment on Thursday, dropping a list of six finalists: Auburn, Florida State, Ohio State, Rutgers, USC and Syracuse, with the latter being his father’s alma mater.

In an interview with 247Sports’ Dushawn London, Kiyan Anthony said he plans to visit all six of his finalists before making a decision later in the fall.

When it comes to his interest in Auburn, Anthony tells London he’s yet to visit The Plains, but calls the Tigers’ pair of recent signees, Tahaad Pettiford and Jakai Howard, two close friends.

“They give me the scoop of what goes on at Auburn,” Anthony told London of Pettiford and Howard. “Although I haven’t taken a visit, I just like everything I’m hearing.”

Coming out of Glen Head, New York and measuring 6-foot-5 and 185 pounds, Kiyan Anthony is ranked as the No. 1 prospect from the state of New York and the seventh-rated shooting guard in the country.

Anthony averaged 10.3 points, 2.4 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game during his junior campaign with Long Island Lutheran, which ranked as the No. 3 high school basketball team in MaxPreps’ National Top 10 last year.