Kentucky’s No. 1 recruit Taylen Kinney poses with Pat Kelsey on his official visit to Louisville

Taylen Kinney is the No. 1 prospect in Kentucky, and his recruitment continues to make headlines. On Thursday and Friday, he made an official go to to Louisville, one of many packages actively recruiting him.

The Cardinals made Kinney considered one of their prime priorities within the 2026 class, with Pat Kelsey and his workers monitoring him carefully over the previous 12 months. They’ve stored tabs on him at stops together with the Extra time Elite program, 3SSB All-American Camp and KABC Titans Shootout.

The coveted level guard posed for a photograph alongside Kelsey, and the second made its option to social media.

Kinney has been one of the crucial sought-after prospects throughout the nation. He’s No. 16 prospect and the No. 4 level guard in his class, based on the 247Sports Composite.

Kinney had a dominant 2024-25 season with Rod Wave Elite within the Extra time Elite league, placing up 20.1 factors, 5.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and a pair of.3 steals per recreation. He shot 55.6%, together with 33.3% from 3-point vary, establishing himself as one of many league’s prime performers.

On the Adidas 3SSB circuit, he continued to impress, averaging 20.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 4.3 apg with Wildcat Choose.

Louisville already prolonged gives to 23 uncommitted gamers within the Class of 2026, making ready method forward of schedule.

This system secured three commitments within the 2025 class: four-star forwards Mouhamed Camara and Sananda Fru, and five-star guard Mikel Brown Jr.

UNC additionally in rivalry for Taylen Kinney’s dedication

Louisville could have been the primary program to safe a go to from Taylen Kinney, however there are different faculties additionally attempting to have him over.

One other ACC program, UNC, is a robust contender for the guard’s dedication. Kinney talked about the Tar Heels as a attainable vacation spot after receiving a proposal from the college in February.

Hubert Davis’ staff has additionally began its work within the 2026 class, laying the groundwork on over 10 targets who’re largely five-star prospects.

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Babatunde Kolawole is a university sports activities journalist at Sportskeeda with over eight years of expertise within the area with Canoncrested.com, Garbersports.com, LiveScore Wager Nigeria and Pulse Sports activities Nigeria.

Kolawole studied Agricultural Economics on the tertiary stage however delved into sports activities writing after faculty. Over half a decade later, the expertise garnered helped him land this position.

Traditionally, the Alabama Crimson Tide stands out as Kolawole’s favourite staff as he was drawn to their wealthy historical past.

As for basketball, JuJu Watkins is Kolawole’s favourite present participant resulting from how a lot variety she has in her recreation, whereas Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will get the nod for previous gamers due to how he dominated with UCLA.

Kolawole has appeared on a number of TV and Radio reveals as a visitor analyst, and in his spare time, likes to observe motion pictures (a sucker for the Marvel Cinematic Universe) and take heed to lots of music. He additionally likes to journey.

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