Louisville basketball is trying to seal the deal with one of their top targets in the 2026 recruiting class, but Mark Pope and his Kentucky Wildcats had the exact same thoughts as Pat Kelsey and the Louisville Cardinals.
Kelsey made a midnight visit to the No. 1 point guard in the 2026 recruiting class, Taylen Kinney, last night. The Cardinals have been all-in on Kinney since the very beginning and have made it clear they want him to be a 2027 NBA Draft pick and the next dominant point guard for Kelsey's Cardinals.
However, with Kinney being a Kentucky native and playing the first couple of years at Newport High School, Pope and the Wildcats are making it just as clear they want Kinney equally as bad, putting these two in-state rivals in a massive 2026 recruiting battle.