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Taylen Kinney Named McDonald’s All-American
2/2/2026 3:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas men's basketball signee Taylen Kinney has been named a 2026 McDonald's All-American. He will participate in the McDonald's All-American boys' game, which is scheduled to be played on March 31, 2026, in Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Only 24 players among the more than 700 nominated were selected as 2026 McDonald's All-Americans. Kinney gives Kansas 53 total signees who have earned the honor, starting with Darnell Valentine in 1977. Current Jayhawks Elmarko Jackson (2023), Flory Bidunga (2024), and Darryn Peterson (2025) were named McDonald's All-Americans.
A 6-foot-2 guard from Newport, Kentucky, Kinney plays for RWE in Overtime Elite. In 2025-26, Kinney is averaging 18.8 points 4.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game. He has eight games of 20 or more points scored, including 33 and 32-point outings. Kinney has five double doubles this season, including three that came by points and assists and two via points and rebounds.
Kinney is ranked No. 13 nationally by 247Sports.com, No. 17 by Rivals.com, and No. 18 by ESPN100.
Last month, Kinney was one of 25 high school standouts named to the 2026 Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year Midseason Watch List.
Kansas McDonald's All-Americans
Darnell Valentine (1977)
Greg Dreiling (1981)
Danny Manning (1984)
Rick Calloway (1985)
Tony Guy (1985)
Mark Randall (1986)
Mike Maddox (1987)
Darrin Hancock (1990)
Ben Davis (1991)
Calvin Rayford (1991)
Jacque Vaughn (1993)
Raef LaFrentz (1994)
Paul Pierce (1995)
Ryan Robertson (1995)
Lester Earl (1996)
Eric Chenowith (1997)
Kenny Gregory (1997)
Jeff Boschee (1998)
Nick Collison (1999)
Aaron Miles (2001)
Wayne Simien (2001)
J.R. Giddens (2003)
David Padgett (2003)
Mario Chalmers (2005)
Micah Downs (2005)
Julian Wright (2005)
Darrell Arthur (2006)
Sherron Collins (2006)
Cole Aldrich (2007)
Xavier Henry (2009)
Josh Selby (2010)
Perry Ellis (2012)
Wayne Selden, Jr. (2013)
Andrew Wiggins (2013)
Cliff Alexander (2014)
Kelly Oubre Jr. (2014)
Carlton Bragg Jr. (2015)
Cheick Diallo (2015)
Malik Newman (2015)
Udoka Azubuike (2016)
Josh Jackson (2016)
Billy Preston (2017)
Devon Dotson (2018)
Quentin Grimes (2018)
David McCormack (2018)
Bryce Thompson (2020)
Gradey Dick (2022)
Ernest Udeh Jr. (2022)
M.J. Rice (2022)
Elmarko Jackson (2023)
Flory Bidunga (2024)
Darryn Peterson (2025)
Taylen Kinney (2026)
Only 24 players among the more than 700 nominated were selected as 2026 McDonald's All-Americans. Kinney gives Kansas 53 total signees who have earned the honor, starting with Darnell Valentine in 1977. Current Jayhawks Elmarko Jackson (2023), Flory Bidunga (2024), and Darryn Peterson (2025) were named McDonald's All-Americans.
A 6-foot-2 guard from Newport, Kentucky, Kinney plays for RWE in Overtime Elite. In 2025-26, Kinney is averaging 18.8 points 4.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game. He has eight games of 20 or more points scored, including 33 and 32-point outings. Kinney has five double doubles this season, including three that came by points and assists and two via points and rebounds.
Kinney is ranked No. 13 nationally by 247Sports.com, No. 17 by Rivals.com, and No. 18 by ESPN100.
Last month, Kinney was one of 25 high school standouts named to the 2026 Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year Midseason Watch List.
Kansas McDonald's All-Americans
Darnell Valentine (1977)
Greg Dreiling (1981)
Danny Manning (1984)
Rick Calloway (1985)
Tony Guy (1985)
Mark Randall (1986)
Mike Maddox (1987)
Darrin Hancock (1990)
Ben Davis (1991)
Calvin Rayford (1991)
Jacque Vaughn (1993)
Raef LaFrentz (1994)
Paul Pierce (1995)
Ryan Robertson (1995)
Lester Earl (1996)
Eric Chenowith (1997)
Kenny Gregory (1997)
Jeff Boschee (1998)
Nick Collison (1999)
Aaron Miles (2001)
Wayne Simien (2001)
J.R. Giddens (2003)
David Padgett (2003)
Mario Chalmers (2005)
Micah Downs (2005)
Julian Wright (2005)
Darrell Arthur (2006)
Sherron Collins (2006)
Cole Aldrich (2007)
Xavier Henry (2009)
Josh Selby (2010)
Perry Ellis (2012)
Wayne Selden, Jr. (2013)
Andrew Wiggins (2013)
Cliff Alexander (2014)
Kelly Oubre Jr. (2014)
Carlton Bragg Jr. (2015)
Cheick Diallo (2015)
Malik Newman (2015)
Udoka Azubuike (2016)
Josh Jackson (2016)
Billy Preston (2017)
Devon Dotson (2018)
Quentin Grimes (2018)
David McCormack (2018)
Bryce Thompson (2020)
Gradey Dick (2022)
Ernest Udeh Jr. (2022)
M.J. Rice (2022)
Elmarko Jackson (2023)
Flory Bidunga (2024)
Darryn Peterson (2025)
Taylen Kinney (2026)
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