Kansas Basketball Will get Main Darryn Peterson Information Earlier than Season Opener

[ad_1] The Kansas Jayhawks will open up their 2025-26 regular-season faculty basketball schedule with a matchup in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Phoenix on Monday evening.

This season-opening contest marks the primary profession recreation for freshman guard Darryn Peterson: the No. 1 total recruit on this yr's class.

Peterson, a five-star recruit out of California, selected to hitch Invoice Self's Kansas crew over presents from Kentucky, North Carolina, Michigan, Duke and several other different prime applications.

On Monday, Peterson was named certainly one of 50 gamers on the preseason Naismith Trophy Participant of the Yr Watch Checklist.

Kansas responded to this information with a publish on social media.

"On a unique stage. #EyesOn22," the crew wrote on X. "@Darryn_P1 has been named to the Naismith Trophy Participant of the Yr Watch Checklist."

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This marks one more accolade for Peterson, who's already been named the Preseason Large 12 Participant of the Yr and a unanimous Preseason All-Large 12 choice.

The reigning Naismith Trophy Excessive College Participant of the Yr and McDonald's All-American has sky-high expectations set out in entrance of him as he heads into his debut faculty basketball season.

Peterson made his unofficial faculty basketball debut in an exhibition recreation in opposition to Louisville on Oct. 24. In that 90-82 win, the freshman phenom scored 26 factors — making six 3-point pictures. The 6-foot-6 guard additionally recorded 4 rebounds and 5 steals.

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Kansas' season-opening matchup in opposition to Inexperienced Bay will tipoff at 8 p.m. ET. After that, the Jayhawks will flip their consideration towards a highly-anticipated matchup in opposition to North Carolina.