WATCH: Carmelo Anthony's son Kiyan lights up the court, leading Team Melo to an 81-50 victory at the Peach Invitational

It was Kiyan Anthony's night at the Peach Invitational Tournament on Monday. The incoming high school senior scored 40 points on 79% shooting from the field. Anthony made 5-of-6 threes and led Team Melo to an 81-50 win over Mac Irvin Fire.

After his junior season at Long Island Lutheran, Kiyan Anthony has been making the rounds in circuit basketball with incredible performances. He dropped 42 points and then 35 points during the NBPA Top 100 Camp last month. In the Nike EYBL circuit so far, Anthony averages 19.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per contest.

Heading into his senior season, the shooting guard will face a tough decision in choosing his college program. He has received nineteen offers, including from his father, Carmelo Anthony's alum, the Syracuse Orange. Besides this, Kiyan has also received offers from most major programs like Arizona State, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Tennessee, Illinois and more.

Per On3’s Jamie Shaw, Kentucky Wildcats have shown interest in Kiyan Anthony as well. He spoke on this during an interview with the Sea of Blue in January:

“The coaches over there are texting me, telling me to keep working. When they come to practice, they say how I’m getting a lot better, and they have their eyes on me, stuff like that. Still waiting on if they are going to offer or not, but I’m excited to see where that goes.”

When asked about his criteria for picking a school, Anthony said:

“I’m looking for good coaching, and I want to play for a good team. I want to win. I feel like all the schools that I am talking to have a winning culture. I’ll want to go somewhere that is family-oriented too.”

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Carmelo Anthony is pushing for Kiyan to have a full college career

Before his NBA debut in 2003, Carmelo Anthony spent just one season with the Syracuse Orange. But he had an exceptional season, averaging 22.2 points and 10.0 rebounds.

Anthony was named the USBWA National Freshman of the Year and led Orange to its only NCAA Championship in 2003. He earned the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player and was selected to the Consensus second-team All-American. However, when it comes to his son, Carmelo is hoping for a much longer time in the NCAA. In a February episode of his '7 pm in Brooklyn' podcast, Melo said:

"There's a large chance that you're going to come in [to the NBA] and you're not going to play because you're just not prepared to be a pro yet. My son is going to college. I don't even preach one and done to him.”

"You start shortcutting s**t and you start rushing s**t, we ain't rushing nothing. You go to college. If you have to stay for two, if you have to stay for three, we go to college. We adapt as we go, if you're ready to go after your first year then we'll look at it,” he added.

What do you think of Carmelo Anthony's stand on one-and-done players? And what are your thoughts on Kiyan Anthony's performances so far? Let us know in the comment section below.