Cole Anthony is down to six.
The top guard in the class of 2019 halved his list of potential landings spots, with North Carolina, Miami, Georgetown, Wake Forest, Oregon and Notre Dame making the cut.
“I’d like to thank all the coaches that have recruited me,” Anthony announced via social media, “but after talking to my family we have decided these will be my top 6 schools.”
I’d like to thank all the coaches that have recruited me but after talking to my family we have decided these will be my top 6 schools👀 where do y’all think I should go? #FINAL6 pic.twitter.com/amf4eWwRuW
— Cole Anthony (@The_ColeAnthony) October 30, 2018
The headline here is that Anthony eliminated two of the heaviest hitters on the recruiting trail - Kentucky and Duke - from consideration. The Wildcats and Blue Devils will undoubtedly have two of the best recruiting classes in the country come next spring, but it won’t include the son of former NBA player Greg Anthony.
Also not making this round of cuts was Louisville, Pitt, Villanova and Kansas.
None of Anthony’s final six are exactly strangers to success, but it might be notable that, outside of North Carolina, that the five are exactly the bluest bloods. Oregon has Nike (and a recent Final Four), sure, and Georgetown has history and a Hall of Famer at the helm, but Miami, Wake Forest and Notre Dame aren’t reeling in top-five players everyday. Anthony was always going to be a major, game-changing addition to a team, but if he could be an even bigger impact as a rare top recruit at some of those programs.
Anthony is expected to make his decision this spring.