Kinley Asp’s senior season hasn’t begun and she’s already perfect from the field.
The Air Academy High School point guard announced on social media Tuesday morning her commitment to Division-I Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
“I love Colorado, I was born and raised here my whole life and it’s beautiful, but I’m happy to have the opportunity to experience something different out of state,” Asp said. “The coaches have amazing character and they gave it to me straight up. They told me how they could push me to be a better player. When we watched them during practices, everything was precise and done to the T.”
Skimming through Asp’s X profile, the app formerly known as Twitter, displays a plethora of universities and colleges that offered the Air Academy point guard the chance to compete at their school and her preps resume highlights why the 5-foot-11 star is highly touted. During Asp’s career – two years at Colorado Springs Christian School and heading into the second with the Kadets – her teams have never lost at home (35-0), own a 78-3 record along with a pair of 3A state championships with the Lions.
From her sophomore year at Colorado Springs Christian to her junior season at Air Academy, Asp won 53 consecutive games as the Lions went 27-0 in 2023 and the Kadets only loss (26-1) in 2024 occurred in the 5A title game.
Asp whittled her top 10 schools down to a top five in late July and, following visits in August, trimmed that to three: San Jose State, Central Florida and Boston College. Air Academy coach Phil Roiko thought Asp would select UCF based on their prior conversations. But Asp said BC was a “better fit.”
“(On Sept. 29) during our fall league, I asked if she made a decision,” Roiko said. “She said, ‘Yeah. I’m going to Boston College.’ She said she had a better connection with the players and the school. … All the kids who have success have to be basketball junkies and have a work ethic. But Kinley is such a great influence to her teammates on the court, it’s like having another coach out there. I couldn’t be happier for her.”
Along with a slew of senior talent including Tatyonna Brown, who’s now at Kansas, Ramah Khammash, Lydia Flowers and Olivia Churra, Asp helped the Kadets return to the title game for the first time since 2012 when Air Academy earned its lone girls basketball title. Asp will lead a mostly new group of players in her final season with a chance to make four playoff appearances in four seasons.
“When she came in last year, something we lacked was someone who wasn’t scared to hold people accountable,” Roiko said. “I think a lot of times for a high schooler, it’s hard to hold teammates accountable for how they’re playing. But Kinley has no problem doing that and she does it in a way that’s positive.”
As for Asp’s soon-to-be team, Boston College finished 16-18 last season and went 1-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The Eagles open the season at 2 p.m. Oct. 13 against the defending champion Connecticut. “Playing at that level we’re fortunate to get to do it,” Asp said. “I’m very blessed and fortunate to get to be a part of the ACC and compete against such great talent. And for my final year here, it’ll be a brand-new team and I’m excited to lead this team, show them the way and get to play with hardworking girls and to finish my senior year strong.”
This story has been updated with quotes from Kinley Asp and Air Academy girls basketball coach Phil Roiko
