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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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Darryn Peterson, the 6-foot-6, 205-pound guard from Canton, Ohio, was at his best against Kansas State on Saturday afternoon. Peterson, who scored a

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Kansas moved to 22-9 and 12-6 in the Big 12 after defeating Kansas State, 104-85, on Senior Day. Darryn Peterson, the 6-foot-6, 205-pound guard from

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On Tuesday night, No. 14 Kansas fell to Arizona State, 70-60. On Saturday afternoon, Bill Self‘s squad lost at No. 2 Arizona, 81-64. In losing

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No. 14 Kansas, for the third-straight Saturday, lost a conference game by double-digits, falling at No. 2 Arizona, 81-64.   A lot didn't go KU's way

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No. 14 Kansas will enter Saturday's game at Arizona with an overall record of 21-7 and 11-4 in the Big 12. The Jayhawks are 12-2 at home, 5-4 away,

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Darryn Peterson has only played in 16 of Kansas' 28 games this season. However, Jayhawks head coach Bill Self believes there may be an upside to

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Playing host to unranked Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon, No. 8 Kansas fell to the Bearcats, 84-68. On a day when the Jayhawks trailed by as many as

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No. 8 Kansas (20-6; 10-3) got back on the winning track at Oklahoma State on Wednesday night. Up by as many as 23 points in the second half, Bill

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Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson has missed 11 games this season. In seven of his 15 appearances, he's played fewer than 25 minutes. Consequently,

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

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Darryn Peterson made his sixth three-pointer of the game, extending Kansas’ lead right after Oklahoma State cut the deficit to 10 early in the second

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