Five-star senior Taylen Kinney , the No. 4 point guard in the 2026 SportsCenter NEXT rankings , announced his commitment to the Kansas Jayhawks on Sunday.

The 6-foot-3 Kinney, ranked No. 17 overall in the 2026 class, also had Louisville , Arkansas , Indiana , Kentucky and Oregon on his final list. He took visits to all six of his finalists, and it was an August trip to Kansas that appeared to change the momentum of his recruitment toward the Jayhawks, who were perceived to be running behind Louisville during most of the summer.

"It felt like family from the time I got there until I left," Kinney told ESPN. "We did so much. Saw the school, facilities, and dinners. We went over my film, both the good clips and the bad clips. The fans at the football game were great. As soon

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