A look at IU basketball's class of 2026 scholarship offers ahead of the May evaluation period - Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis
As a junior at Roman Catholic, Jackson earned second-team All-state honors in Class 6A. He averaged 13.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals and made 51 3-pointers. He helped his team advance to the PIAA 6A championship game.
The 6-foot-1 Kinney is originally from Newport, Kentucky, but played this past season in Overtime Elite in Atlanta, Georgia. He’s playing for Wildcat Select on the adidas 3SSB circuit this spring and summer.
Kinney is rated the No. 16 player nationally and the No. 4 point guard in the 2026 class by the 247Sports Composite.
He has a lengthy list of scholarship offers that includes Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Cincinnati, Creighton, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Tennessee Texas A&M and Xavier.
The 6-foot-4 Moody is listed as a combo guard by 247Sports and is rated the No. 149 player nationally according to the 247Sports Composite.
He attends Bishop McNamara in Maryland plays for Team Takeover on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) circuit.
Moody also has scholarship offers from Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Providence, Virginia Tech and several other schools.
Indiana assistant coach Kenny Johnson has close ties to the Team Takeover program, which features many of the top players from the DMV area.
The 6-foot-2 guard plays at Paul VI Catholic in Fairfax, Virginia and for Team Takeover on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) circuit.
Smith has offers from Duke, Louisville, Arizona State, Arkansas, Florida State, Georgetown, Houston, Kansas State, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Providence, Syracuse, Villanova and Virginia Tech.
Smith is ranked as the No. 4 player nationally according to the 247Sports Composite. He won a gold medal last summer with USA Basketball on the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup team in Turkey.
The 7-foot Taylor plays at Shawnee Mission Northwest in Shawnee, Kansas and for Mokan Elite on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) circuit.
Taylor reported the IU offer following a conversation with new assistant coach Rod Clark.
He’s rated as the No. 5 center nationally in the 2026 class according to the 247Sports Composite and the No. 49 player overall.
Taylor also has scholarship offers from Missouri, Oklahoma, Purdue and Tennessee.
Offered by the previous staff, the new IU staff has continued to recruit Thompson, who plays for Western Reserve Academy (Ohio) and for Indiana Elite on the adidas 3SSB circuit.
The 6-foot-8 Thompson is considered a five-star prospect and is the No. 11 player nationally, according to the 247Sports Composite. He has taken multiple unofficial visits to Bloomington in the past.
His top 15 schools are Auburn, BYU, Georgetown, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, Texas, and Xavier.
Category: Recruiting
Filed to: Anthony Thompson, Caleb Gaskins, Davion Adkins, Ethan Taylor, Jordan Smith, Latrell Allmond, Prince-Alexander Moody, Sammy Jackson, Taylen Kinney
