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UNC Basketball Recruiting: Taylen Kinney Sets First ACC Official Visit

Originally posted on North Carolina Tar Heels on SI
By Matt Giles | Last updated May 22, 2025 5:56 AM ET

Ever since landing a UNC basketball offer back in late February, Overtime Elite (Ga.) junior Taylen Kinney has mentioned the Tar Heels as a contender in his recruitment. And according to report from League Ready's Sam Kayser this week, Hubert Davis and his staff are still among the 6-foot-2, 180-pound guard's top suitors.

But UNC didn't become the first ACC school to lock in an official visit with Kinney. No, as of Tuesday afternoon, that distinction belongs to Louisville, as the five-star prospect has scheduled a trip to check out the Cardinals beginning on June 5.

NEWS: 2026 Top-25 guard Taylen Kinney will take an official visit to Louisville on June 5th, a source tells @LeagueRDY.

Kinney is one of the top players on the 3SSB circuit and averaged 26PPG, 5APG and 5RPG this weekend throughout four games.

Purdue, Kentucky, Arkansas, Kansas,… pic.twitter.com/wP4Xl9Nr3r
— Sam Kayser (@247HSHoops) May 20, 2025

Taylen Kinney, a highly advanced three-level scorer who took home offensive MVP honors from last weekend's loaded 3SSB grassroots session in Nebraska, is also still considering Purdue, Kentucky, Arkansas, Oregon, and Kansas, among several others, according to Kayser.

adidas 3SSB: Omaha 17U All-Circuit Awards

Offensive MVP

Tayler Kinney | Wildcat Select (PA) | 2026

25.3 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.8 APG

Full Awards ⤵️https://t.co/aqYb4535UQ @Taylen_0 @wildcatselect @3SSBCircuit @athleteaiapp @courtsidefilms pic.twitter.com/C1Xgf7A2ZX
— The Circuit (@TheCircuit) May 22, 2025

He's one of about a dozen UNC basketball recruiting targets on the 2026 trail. Davis and his Tar Heels, whose wishlist consists of mostly five-star talents, haven't secured their first win in the cycle, but it's still relatively early.

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