Taylen Kinney

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Taylen Kinney
No. 0–Rod Wave Elite
Position PG
League Overtime Elite
Personal information
Born (2008-01-19) January 19, 2008 (age 17)
Newport, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school
College University of Kansas

Taylen Kinney (born January 19, 2008), nicknamed "TK" is an American basketball player for Rod Wave Elite of the Overtime Elite basketball league. He is committed to the University of Kansas, where he will play for the Kansas Jayhawks. [1] [2] Kinney is the first ranked point guard in the class of 2026, and is the 13th overall ranked player within the class. [3] [4]

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Outside of basketball, Kinney is well known for hopping on the trend to help in popularizing “67” which led to the creation of his own canned water brand on June 7, 2025, which is dubbed as "67 Water". [5] [6] [7]

Early career

High school career

After middle school, Kinney enrolled and played for Newport High School in Newport, KY. He spent three varsity seasons with the school before transferring, during his time at the high school, he averaged 17.5 points in the 23–24 season, [8] 17.2 in the 22–23 season, [9] and 11.5 in the 21–22 season. [10] Kinney totaled 1,220 points over those three campaigns and sought notable success with his team, Kinney was an all-state performer for the Wildcats and led the school to appearances in the Sweet 16 state tournament in 2023 and 2024. Newport also won the small-school All “A” Classic state championship in 2024 with Kinney. [11]

Kinney played for Newport High School until April 2024, when he announced that he was committed to play on Overtime Elite for the rest of his high school career. [12]

Overtime Elite (RWE)

Kinney plays for Overtime Elite, where he plays on Rod Wave Elite (RWE). In 20 regular-season OTE games in the 24–25 season, Kinney averaged 20.1 points, 5.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.3 steals. [13] [14]

Kansas Jayhawks

He committed to the Kansas Jayhawks on September 28, 2025. [15]

Personal life

Taylen Kinney was born on January 19, 2008, in Newport, Kentucky. He attended Southgate Public School for middle school where he first started playing basketball for the Southgate Lions. Upon graduating 8th grade from Southgate, he went on to attended Newport High School.

His grandfather owns River Front Pizza in Covington, Kentucky. [16]

References

  1. ↑ McGavic, Matthew (2025-09-28). "Elite '26 PG, Louisville Target Taylen Kinney Announces Collegiate Decision". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  2. ↑ Greenstein, Henry (2025-09-28). "Kinney announces commitment to KU's class of 2026". KU Sports. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  3. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (2025-09-28). "Taylen Kinney, No. 17 basketball recruit, commits to Kansas". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  4. ↑ Cobb, David (2025-09-28). "Kansas basketball recruiting: Five-star PG Taylen Kinney commits to Jayhawks live on CBS Sports HQ". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  5. ↑ "Taylen Kinney commits to Kansas, 67 Water brand, Indiana basketball recruiting". Indianapolis Star. 2025-09-28. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  6. ↑ 67 Water (2025-09-28). "TK COMMITTED. GO COP NEW 6 7 WATER LINK IN BIO". Instagram. Retrieved 2025-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "6 7 Water—You Hackin' Family". 67 Water. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  8. ↑ Report, Staff (2024-08-19). "Newport's Taylen Kinney to join Overtime Elite". LINK nky. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  9. ↑ "Taylen Kinney's High School Basketball Stats". www.maxpreps.com. 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  10. ↑ "Taylen Kinney's High School Basketball Stats". www.maxpreps.com. 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  11. ↑ "Star basketball recruit Taylen Kinney commits to a blue …". Yahoo Sports. September 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  12. ↑ Report, Staff (2024-08-19). "Newport's Taylen Kinney to join Overtime Elite". LINK nky. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  13. ↑ "Taylen Kinney". Overtime Elite. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  14. ↑ Schnell, Lindsay (2025-09-12). "What is '6-7′? It started with this high school basketball and social media star". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  15. ↑ "Kansas Basketball Lands Commitment from 5-Star PG Taylen Kinney". Kansas Jayhawks On SI. 2025-09-28. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  16. ↑ Schnell, Lindsay (2025-09-12). "What is '6-7′? It started with this high school basketball and social media star". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-09-29.
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