Carmelo Anthony appears unhappy with state of Syracuse hoops

one of SyracuseIt appears the all-time great is not happy with the current state of the program.

Carmelo Anthony, who led Syracuse to its only national title in 2003 and is the father of the freshman guard kian anthonyA strong message appeared after the orange 87-77 damage to North Carolina Monday night – the team’s fifth in its last six games.

“SMFH,” Anthony wrote under in-game highlights on the team’s official Instagram account during the loss to the Tar Heels.

Coach Adrian Autry’s team fell to 13–10 overall and 4–6 in the ACC. It didn’t help that the Orange ranked 363rd out of 365 Division I teams in free throw shooting. They also rank lowest in the ACC in offensive rebounding rate and turnover percentage.

The parent of one of the school’s greatest players and top recruit voicing his displeasure is not a positive sign for the program. Anthony met Carmelo K. Spent millions to build the Anthony Basketball Center, which is a practice facility for the men’s and women’s teams and regularly hosts home games.

When his son committed to Syracuse in 2024, Anthony said he was confident he would develop with the Orange. But Kiyan Anthony, who scored 10 points in 15 minutes against North Carolina on Monday night, is having an up-and-down freshman season, 23 years after his father led the team to a national title in 2003 in his only year of college basketball.

After Monday’s game, Autry — who is in his third season with the program after a tenure as a longtime assistant to former head coach Jim Boeheim — said Syracuse has to improve to move forward. Teams still have matchups Virginia, rulerNorth Carolina, smu And louisville Proceed at your scheduled time.

“On both sides, we have to be better and more consistent,” Autry said. “That’s what we’ve got to do. We’ve got to get where we want to go, it’s part of the season, it’s part of the journey. There’s more games to be played. I like this group. We’ve got to be more consistent in what we’re trying to do.”