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Kansas head coach Bill Self looks at the scoreboard during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Green Bay, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Lawrence.

The flurry of commitments the Kansas men’s basketball team secured during a busy week in early October translated to multiple official signings on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period.

KU coach Bill Self officially announced on Wednesday afternoon the signings of guard Taylen Kinney and wing Trent Perry for his 2026 class.

Kinney, a five-star point guard from Newport, Kentucky, picked KU on Sept. 28 over Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville and Oregon; Perry opted for the Jayhawks three days later from a group of finalists that included Maryland and TCU.

The 6-foot-2 Kinney is playing this season for RWE in the Overtime Elite league, which has recently sent several players to KU, such as Samis Calderon, Kohl Rosario and Bryson Tiller. One of the top players at his position in the nation as described by Self, he is averaging 21.5 points, 3.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game through four contests and should be in line to take the reins from Darryn Peterson next season in Lawrence.

“He’s a scoring point,” Self said in a press release. “He can shoot. He’s got great vision. He can create for himself and create for others. Taylen’s transition to college ball should be seamless. He’s prepared to run a college basketball team.”

Kinney said on the occasion of his commitment in September on a CBS Sports livestream that Self “threw me the keys and said this is my team next year,” and Kinney also expressed enthusiasm about the rest of the KU coaching staff and the opportunity to learn from Jacque Vaughn.

Perry is a four-star wing prospect out of Link Academy in Branson, Missouri; he is originally from Frisco, Texas, and averaged 13.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game at Lone Star High School. When he committed, also via CBS Sports, he said he envisioned himself following in the footsteps of other “low-rated guys that will do anything it takes to win.”

Self described him similarly.

“Trent is a winner,” he said in the release. “He does a little bit of everything. He’s athletic. He’s got size. He’s a guy that can play multiple positions on the floor. I feel like when Trent is on your team, your team’s automatically better.”

Perry is 6-foot-5 but has a 7-foot-2 wingspan, according to KU’s release.

The Jayhawks have not yet announced the signings of additional 2026 pledges Davion Adkins, a lengthy center from Dallas who plays at Prolific Prep, and Luke Barnett, a more recent commitment at shooting guard from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California.

KU also has wing Javon Bardwell committed in the class of 2027, though he is a candidate to reclassify to 2026 down the line.

This story will be updated.