Taylen Kinney a five-star point guard from Overtime Elite in Atlanta, Georgia has received a scholarship from the Indiana Hoosiers basketball program.
Kinney first reported the offer on his Instagram account.
Kinney is rated the No. 14 player nationally, the No. 1prospect from the state of Georgia and the No. 4 point guard in the 2026 class by the 247Sports Composite.
Kinney also holds major offers from: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Cincinnati, Creighton, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Tennessee Texas A&M, Xavier among more.
Top-20 rising senior Taylen Kinney is a professional bucket-getter 🚨🤧 @Taylen_0
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Even with another season of basketball and school left, Kinney says he will cut his list down to six soon and will consider the Arkansas Razorbacks, Louisville Cardinals, and Purdue Boilermakers along with Indiana, Kentucky, Oregon, and Texas as his top schools.
"Kinney is a scoring and playmaking lead guard who is smooth and versatile with his attack," 247Sports' Adam Finkelstein wrote about the coveted prospect back in May. "He’s a three-range scoring threat who is creative and crisp with his handle, especially adept at getting to his pull-up, but can also get to the paint."
The 6-foot-2, 185-pound talented floor general is originally from Newport, Kentucky, averaged 19.8 points per game, 5.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in 2024 for Overtime Elite according to Sports Passports
The Hoosiers are targeting several high-profile players, including four-star center Collins Onyejiaka, four-star forward Latrell Allmond, four-star forward Sammy Jackson, 7-foot-3 center Luigi Suigo and 7-foot-1, center Arafan Diane.