(La Porte, IN) - A former NBA superstar is expected to attend the La Porte Invitational this week, which features some of the best young basketball players in the nation.
Carmelo Anthony, a former 10-time NBA all-star, is bringing his son, Kiyon, to the annual invitational tournament. Kiyon plays for Long Island Lutheran School, which is one of the college prep teams scheduled to compete in the ESPN-televised competition at the Civic Auditorium.
“Carmelo Anthony just confirmed. He’ll be back again to watch his son play,” Mayor Tom Dermody announced during last night’s La Porte City Council meeting.
Anthony was at the event watching his son play last year and signed autographs for children during breaks in the action. Long Island Lutheran is scheduled to play Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Kiyon Anthony has already committed to play next season at the University of Syracuse where his father played in college before drafted by the Denver Nuggets.
The fourth annual La Porte Invitational begins Thursday at 4 p.m. when LaLumiere, a college prep school in northern La Porte County takes on Sunrise Christian Academy. There are 11 games scheduled through Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Some will also be televised on YouTube TV.
College basketball head coaches like Mike Woodson from Indiana University, and John Calipari, now at the University of Arkansas, have attended the La Porte Invitational in the past to scout players.
