The latest roster announcement for the 2026 USA Basketball Men’s Under‑18 National Team reveals two Kansas freshmen among the finalists.
Davion Adkins, a 6‑foot‑9 forward from Arlington, Texas, and Taylen Kinney, a 6‑2 point guard from Newport, Kentucky, emerged from a competitive pool of 32 athletes who converged in Colorado Springs for an intensive training camp.
Both players have already tasted the national‑team environment, having taken part in prior minicamps for the USA Men’s Junior National Team, and their rankings — No. 64 and No. 13 respectively in the 2026 recruiting class — underscore the expectations placed on them.
Road to the AmeriCup
The camp, overseen by head coach Anthony Grant with assistants Matt Langel and Nate Oats, also featured other promising prospects such as Bo Ogden, who brings gold‑medal experience from the 2024 FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup, and a cadre of teammates including Caleb Gaskins, Bruce Branch III, and Ethan Taylor, who contributed to the USA’s recent Nike Hoop Summit victory.
With the final roster set to be revealed before the team departs for the FIBA U18 Men’s AmeriCup in Mexico, the Americans will open their tournament against Argentina on June 1 at 6:30 p.m., followed by matchups with Brazil and Mexico. The upcoming competition promises to showcase the next generation of talent, including the Kansas duo, as they aim to add another chapter to USA Basketball’s storied youth legacy.