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Myron MedcalfESPN Staff Writer
- Covers assemblage basketball
- Joined ESPN.com successful 2011
- Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato
Twenty years ago, aboriginal NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony led Syracuse to the nationalist title astatine the extremity of the 2002-03 season.
On Sunday, Kiyan Anthony, the lad of the Most Outstanding Player successful the 2003 NCAA tournament, received an connection from the Orange.
Beyond blessed to person an connection from Syracuse University! #GOORANGE🍊🍊 pic.twitter.com/uBMq5Kwdv7
— Kiyan Anthony (@kiyananthony) November 13, 2022The younger Anthony is simply a 6-foot-5 helping successful the people of 2025 who attends Christ the King High School successful New York. Videos connected YouTube amusement him moving retired with his begetter from the clip helium was young.
Now, helium has a accidental to be a schoolhouse that his begetter changed 20 years ago.
After his magical run, Carmelo Anthony entered the NBA draught but ever stayed connected to Jim Boeheim and Syracuse. In 2014, helium made a $3 cardinal donation toward the instauration of the Carmelo K. Anthony Center, wherever Syracuse's men's and women's programs practice. The schoolhouse plans to grant the 2003 nationalist rubric squad this play connected the 20th day of its run.
Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade -- each top-five picks successful the 2003 NBA draught -- person each had sons who became prospects successful basketball. Zaire Wade played successful the G League past play aft his precocious schoolhouse vocation ended. Bronny James is ranked 34th successful the 2023 people by ESPN. Now, Kiyan Anthony could travel his begetter to Syracuse.