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Kansas basketball awaiting high-ranked point guard recruit's decision this weekend

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The Kansas basketball team might be getting good news this weekend, as highly-ranked prep point guard Taylen Kinney is set to announce where he intends to attend college.

According to Joe Tipton from On3, the Jayhawks are one of six finalists, along with Arkansas, Louisville, Oregon, Indiana, and Kentucky.

NEWS: 2026 Top-15 recruit Tay Kinney will announce his college commitment on September 28th, a source tells @Rivals.

The 6-3 point guard updates his recruitment as he narrows in on a decision: https://t.co/LzmvGlEpUf pic.twitter.com/3p6pq4auo2— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) September 11, 2025

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Tipton believes KU is the favorite to land Kinney, but not overwhelmingly so.