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Darryn Peterson injury update: Bill Self reveals alarming change in recovery timeline for Kansas star

Danby: Daniel Hager4 hours agoDanielHagerOn3
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Nov 7, 2025; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Darryn Peterson (22) at the free throw line in the first half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

Kansas superstar freshman guard Darryn Peterson, who has already missed two consecutive games, will be out for ‘the immediate future.’ Head coach Bill Self revealed the news Saturday afternoon.

“We’re not obviously gonna have him, you know, at least for the immediate future,” Self said. “I just don’t know how long that’ll be”

The news is extremely unfortunate for the Jayhawks, who will clash with No. 4 Duke Tuesday night in the Champion’s Classic. Following that marquee game in The Garden, Kansas will face seven consecutive Power-Four programs (Notre Dame, Syracuse, TBD, and No. 3 UConn) across the Player’s Era Festival and their ‘The Border War’ matchup with Missouri.

Peterson is a massive absence for KU, with the Five-Star+ freshman averaging 21.5 points (60% FG, 50% 3PT), 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks through two appearances as a Jayhawk. That said, this is at least an easier stretch in their non-conference for him to miss in order to better recover from whatever this is he’s dealing with, as Kansas downed Texas A&M-CC 77-46 and Princeton 76-57 without him.

“He’s getting the best treatment, I mean, all that stuff,” Self continued. “But he’s got tightness in his right hamstring. And, you know, he wants to be out there so bad. But, you know, I’m not going to put him out there until he feels well. And, you know, you can say or think, well, we’re trying to win the battle. Well, yeah, we are, but the battle’s not nearly as important as the long-term, you know, so to speak. 

“And we’ve got to get him where he’s not hesitant to play. We have seen him play, and he’s pretty good. And we still haven’t seen him whole yet. Think about that. You know, we need to get him where he can explode without the thought in his mind that something negative could happen. And it probably won’t. But, you know, I don’t want to put him in a situation where he’s got to think about that.”