Michael McCammon, 247Sports
Darryn Peterson, the No. 3 recruit and No. 1 guard in the men’s high school basketball class of 2025, announced that he will be attending Kansas.
Peterson, who made the announcement live on CBS Sports HQ and the 247Sports YouTube channel Friday, chose the Jayhawks over finalists Kansas State, Ohio State and USC.
The 6’5″, 195-pound Peterson, who attends Prolific Prep in Napa, California, has received rave reviews for his play.
“Overall, there’s just not another guard in the country right now who can match Peterson’s combination of size, length, strength, real functional versatility, and effortless ability to get to his spots that can make the game look easy at times,” Adam Finkelstein of 247Sports wrote in part in his July 14 scouting report.
Sam Vecenie of The Athletic wrote:
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Darryn Peterson is one of my favorite high school prospects in a long time.
Relentless attacker. Long. Can play with skill or physicality. Totally buy the shooting long-term. Serious handle/athleticism. Polished/explosive enough. Rebounds. Defends. Competitive. I love his game. https://t.co/gt78pOKCvt
Travis Branham of 247Sports also stated that “Peterson would rank as the No. 1 overall recruit” in “just about” any other class or prospects. The class of 2025 is loaded at the top, though, with AJ Dybantsa and Cameron Boozer sitting one-two.
This is a huge win for Kansas and head coach Bill Self, who gets the program’s first top-five recruit since 2016 (Josh Jackson). Peterson cited Self and the program culture as the main reasons why he chose Kansas.
“This was a very hard decision,” Peterson told ESPN’s Jeff Borzello and Paul Biancardi. “Ultimately, it was the coaching of Bill Self and the culture of their program. My heart and gut were with Kansas.
“I will have the opportunity to play right away as a freshman, prepare for the draft and be dialed into winning. I won’t look back or ahead. I will be dialed in when I am there.”
Peterson is a fantastic scorer who’s played on big stages already. Per ESPN, he posted 16.8 points and 3.7 assists per game (six starts) for USA Basketball en route to a gold medal at the FIBA U16 Americas Championship in 2023. Peterson also shined this offseason on the Adidas 3SSB circuit with Phenom United, averaging 23.8 points and 7.4 rebounds.
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