Mark Pope and his coaching staff are working hard to land recruits in the 2026 class, and one of the top recruits Kentucky is pushing after is five-star point guard Tay Kinney.
Kinney is a Kentucky native from Newport, but he has been playing for Overtime Elite. Last season, Kinney was teammates with Jasper Johnson on the RWE team in Overtime Elite.
Early into the recruitment of Kinney, it seemed that Kentucky was in a great spot, but over the last few months, it seems to be going in another direction. Louisville, Miami, and Indiana are the schools that are mainly in the race with Kentucky for Kinney, but Texas, Kansas, Oregon, and Arkansas are also still pushing.
Last night, the recruiting period opened at midnight, and according to On3’s Joe Tipton two coaches were in to see Kinney right as it opened. Those two coaches were Pope and Louisville’s Pat Kelsey…