Five-star point guard Taylen Kinney trimmed his list to eight schools and Miami made the cut, with an official visit to Coral Gables set for Sept. 19–21. The Overtime Elite (RWE) floor general is also scheduling (or has completed) officials with Indiana (Aug. 29–31), Oregon (Sept. 6), Texas (Sept. 12) and Arkansas (Sept. 26), after earlier trips to Kentucky and Louisville.
Kinney’s final eight is Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, Oregon and Texas. Notably, Auburn, Purdue, Tennessee and Xavier were cut from his July top-12.
NEWS: Taylen Kinney, the No. 12 overall prospect in the class of 2026, has narrowed his focus to 8 schools, @247Sports is told.