Overview
- Kinney announced his decision Sunday on CBS Sports HQ after visits to Kansas, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville and Oregon.
- The Overtime Elite guard is a five-star prospect and the No. 1 point guard in 2026 according to 247Sports.
- He averaged 20.1 points, 5.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds last season with Overtime Elite.
- Kinney pointed to an August trip to Lawrence and relationships with Bill Self and assistant Jacque Vaughn as decisive factors.
- He is Kansas’ first commitment in the 2026 cycle, a pickup expected to shape the 2026–27 guard rotation with Darryn Peterson widely projected as a one-and-done.