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Peterson Named to The Sporting News Preseason All-America First Team
11/10/2025 10:48:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson has been named to The Sporting News Preseason All-America First Team, the outlet announced today.
Joining Peterson on the All-America First Team list is Braden Smith (Purdue), JT Toppin (Texas Tech), Otega Oweh (Kentucky), and AJ Dybantsa (BYU).
On most every preseason All-America and national player of the year watch list, Peterson leads Kansas in scoring at 21.5 points per game. In two games, Peterson is 15-for-25 (60.0 percent) from the field and he leads Kansas with four steals and also has six assists and two blocked shots.
Named the Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year and a unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 selection by the league coaches, Peterson is one of Kansas' highest-ever recruited players after earning Naismith Trophy High School Player of the Year and McDonald's All-American honors following the 2024-25 season. Last season, the 6-foo6-6 Canton, Ohio, native averaged 30.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game. He ended 2024-25 ranked No. 1 by 247Sports.com and On3.com. Peterson is the third No. 1 national recruit to play for Hall of Fame coach Bill Self at Kansas, joining Andrew Wiggins and Josh Jackson.
No. 19 Kansas (1-1) begins a two-game homestand against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1-2) on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Tip from historic Allen Fieldhouse will be at 7 p.m. (Central) and the game will broadcast on ESPN+.
Darryn Peterson 2025-26 Honors
The Sporting News Preseason All-America First Team
Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List (1 of 50)
Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 50)
NABC Preseason Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 20)
The Field of 68 Preseason All-America First Team
CBS Sports Top 100 (#2)
The Athletic Preseason All-America First Team
Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Preseason Top 20
CBS Sports Preseason Freshman of the Year
CBS Sports Preseason All-America
Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year
Preseason All-Big 12 (unanimous selection)
Joining Peterson on the All-America First Team list is Braden Smith (Purdue), JT Toppin (Texas Tech), Otega Oweh (Kentucky), and AJ Dybantsa (BYU).
On most every preseason All-America and national player of the year watch list, Peterson leads Kansas in scoring at 21.5 points per game. In two games, Peterson is 15-for-25 (60.0 percent) from the field and he leads Kansas with four steals and also has six assists and two blocked shots.
Named the Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year and a unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 selection by the league coaches, Peterson is one of Kansas' highest-ever recruited players after earning Naismith Trophy High School Player of the Year and McDonald's All-American honors following the 2024-25 season. Last season, the 6-foo6-6 Canton, Ohio, native averaged 30.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game. He ended 2024-25 ranked No. 1 by 247Sports.com and On3.com. Peterson is the third No. 1 national recruit to play for Hall of Fame coach Bill Self at Kansas, joining Andrew Wiggins and Josh Jackson.
No. 19 Kansas (1-1) begins a two-game homestand against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1-2) on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Tip from historic Allen Fieldhouse will be at 7 p.m. (Central) and the game will broadcast on ESPN+.
Darryn Peterson 2025-26 Honors
The Sporting News Preseason All-America First Team
Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List (1 of 50)
Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 50)
NABC Preseason Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 20)
The Field of 68 Preseason All-America First Team
CBS Sports Top 100 (#2)
The Athletic Preseason All-America First Team
Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Preseason Top 20
CBS Sports Preseason Freshman of the Year
CBS Sports Preseason All-America
Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year
Preseason All-Big 12 (unanimous selection)
Players Mentioned
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