Syracuse men’s basketball had big news when Kiyan Anthony announced his commitment to the Orange. There have been ten father/son duos in Syracuse basketball history, and Kiyan and his father Carmelo will take that list to eleven.
Alphabetically, here is the list:
Red & Adrian Autry Jr
Red was the starting point guard for the Orangemen for four
seasons, with 1538 career points (12.7 ppg) and 631 assists. He was All Big East First Team his senior
year. His son Adrian Jr was a walk-on for
four seasons with 10 points and 1 assist.
Ribs & Reeves Baysinger Jr
Ribs was a football star who also played basketball as a
guard his sophomore year. He started six games and scored 6 points. His son Reaves Jr was also an excellent
football player who was a reserve on the basketball team for 2 games his
sophomore year, failing to score.
Jim & Buddy Boeheim
Jim was a guard for three seasons, scoring 745 points with
177 rebounds, and averaging 14.6 ppg his senior year. His younger son Buddy was
a star shooting guard with a terrific three point shot. He scored 1765 points with
309 three point baskets and a career 14.6 ppg.
Buddy was ACC First Team his senior year.
Jim & Jimmy Boeheim
Jim was a guard for three seasons, scoring 745 points with
177 rebounds, and averaging 14.6 ppg his senior year. His older son Jimmy was a
forward for one season scoring 453 points with 204 rebounds, with a 13.7 ppg.
Vinnie & Vinnie Cohen Jr
Vinnie was the star forward for the Orangemen in the mid
50s, scoring 1337 points. He averaged
19.7 ppg for his career, and 24.2 ppg his senior year. His son Vinnie Jr was a
walk-on for two seasons with a total of 6 points.
Bill & Kevin Drew
Bill was a reserve swingman for two seasons scoring 5 ppg
with a total of 190. His son Kevin was a
star lacrosse player who was a reserve walk-on for one season, failing to
score.
Steve & Stephen Keating
Steve was a walk-on guard scoring 2 points in two seasons,
while his son Stephen was a walk-on for one season, failing to score.
Billy & Chaz Owens
Billy was a versatile forward for the Orange who scored 1840
points in three seasons with 381 assists and 910 rebounds. He averaged 17.9 ppg for his career, and 23.2
ppg his junior year. Bily was Big East
First team his sophomore and junior seasons, and Big East Player of the Year his
last year. Chaz is currently a walk-on
forward for the Orange with 4 career points.
Leo & Andy Rautins
Leo was a terrific passing forward for three seasons with
1031 career points, 535 rebounds, and 423 assists. He averaged 12.1 ppg with 5.0 apg and 6.3
rpg. He was Big East Third Team his senior year. He son Andy was a terrific shooting guard
for four seasons with 1121 career points, 327 rebounds, and 347 assists. He had 282 career three pointers. He earned
Big East Second Team his senior year.
Dick & Bill Suprunowicz
Dick was a defensive standout at guard and forward from
1949-1951. He scored 526 points with a
6.7 ppg. His son Bill was a reserve guard for three seasons scoring 30 points
with a 1.5 ppg average.
If I were to rank the duos, it would go as follows:
- 1. Leo & Andy Rautins
- 2. Jim & Buddy Boeheim
- 3. Jim & Jimmy Boeheim
- 4. Billy & Chaz Owens
- 5. Vinnie & Vinnie Cohen Jr
- 6. Dick & Bill Suprunowicz
- 7. Red & Adrian Autry Jr
- 8. Bill & Kevin Drew
- 9. Ribs & Reeves Baysinger Jr
- 10. Steve & Stephen Keating
It will be interesting to see where the Anthony’s end up on this list. Kiyan will not need to accomplish much to move them to fourth, and a solid season easily moves them to third.
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