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Darryn Peterson emerged as one of the most heralded recruits in the 2025 recruiting class after scoring more than 1,000 points during his first two seasons of high school basketball and starring on the club circuit. He started his high school career at Canton (Ohio) Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, where he earned Division II All-Ohio and All-Northeast Inland honors during his freshman and sophomore season. During the 2022-2023 season, Peterson averaged 31 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 1.3 assists and was a finalist for the Ohio Mr. Basketball Award. Ahead of his junior season, Peterson transferred to Huntington Prep in West Virginia. NIL played a large role in his decision to transfer, according to CVCA coach Matt Futch. "We don't have NIL deals in Ohio," Futch said. "That was a lot in the reasoning and decision making that they had to go into making this decision. You gotta put yourself in position as a young person to take advantage of that. That can be life changing. That played a major role in this decision because Ohio does not have NIL." Peterson has starred on the international stage, too. He averaged 16.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the United States' U16 national team in the FIBA Americas championship. Peterson's father, Darryl, played at Akron from 2001-2006.

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On Monday night, Kansas head coach Bill Self was taken to LMH Health by ambulance after feeling under the weather late in the day. In a release sent

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Darryn Peterson completed a moment nearly 10 months in the making as Kansas took down Baylor on Friday night. With 5:21 remaining in the first half,

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On Friday night, No. 25 Kansas (13-5; 3-2) defeated Baylor (11-6; 1-4), 80-62. The Jayhawks were led by Darryn Peterson (26) and Flory Bidunga (23).

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On Tuesday night, No. 25 Kansas (12-5; 2-2) handed No. 2 Iowa State (16-1; 3-1) its first loss of the season, 84-63.   On a night when Bill Self's

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About five minutes into Kansas' statement 84-63 win over No. 2 Iowa State in Allen Fieldhouse, star guard Darryn Peterson did something we haven't

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Coming off a loss at West Virginia on Saturday, it was going to take a special type of performance for No. 25 Kansas (12-5; 2-2) to emerge victorious

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Behind four double-digit scorers, Tre White (19), Darryn Peterson (16), Melvin Council (15), and Flory Bidunga (10), No. 25 Kansas defeated No. 2

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Despite leading by eight points, 59-51, with 14:55 left in the second half, No. 22 Kansas lost at West Virginia, 86-75, on Saturday afternoon.

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After earning its first Big 12 victory on Jan. 6, West Virginia looks to keep the momentum going against the No. 23 Kansas Jayhawks at noon on

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Down by 15 with 4:21 left in the second half, No. 22 Kansas (11-4; 1-1) rallied to stun TCU, 104-100 in overtime on Tuesday night.  On a night when

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Injury issues continued to affect Kansas star freshman Darryn Peterson on Tuesday evening in an overtime win against TCU. The Jayhawks guard had

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On Tuesday night, No. 22 Kansas (11-4; 1-1) rallied to stun TCU (11-4; 1-1), 104-100 inside Allen Fieldhouse.   Trailing by 15 with 4:21 left in

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Led by Darryn Peterson (32), Tre White (22), Melvin Council (18), and Flory Bidunga (16), No. 22 Kansas rallied to stun TCU, 104-100 in overtime.

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There's no doubt that, when he's on the court, Kansas star freshman guard Darryn Peterson is one of the best players in all of college basketball.

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For the second straight season, Kansas opened up Big 12 play with a loss.   On Saturday afternoon, Bill Self's squad lost at UCF, 81-75. In moving to

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The Kansas Jayhawks fell in Orlando on Saturday, losing 81-75 to UCF. On the plus side, though, the Jayhawks did get point guard Darryn Peterson back

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On Monday afternoon, Bill Self, during his weekly press conference, talked about the passing of Scott "Scooter" Ward, the status of Darryn Peterson,

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Darryn Peterson, the 6-foot-6, 205-pound guard from Canton, Ohio, made his return to the court for No. 17 Kansas (10-4; 0-1) on Saturday afternoon.

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In opening Big 12 play on Saturday afternoon, No. 17 Kansas (10-4; 0-1) lost at UCF, 81-75.   Freshman guard Darryn Peterson scored a career-high 26

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When Darryn Peterson officially made the move to Lawrence back on May 28, he did so with the highest of expectations.  Some considered Peterson,