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Jersey Number 22
Darryn Peterson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Canton, Ohio
- High School:
- Napa Christian HS
Bio
Get to Know Darryn ...
What's the significance behind your jersey number?
- My dad wore #22 in high school
- My dad
Tell us about your favorite basketball moment as a player or fan.
- Winning the Naismith Player of the Year award
Who do you model your game off of?
- Devin Booker, Luka Doncic, Dame Lillard
Who's your favorite basketball player?
- Devin Booker
OVERVIEW
One of Kansas’ highest-ever recruited player after earning Naismith Trophy High School Player of the Year and McDonald’s All-American honors following the 2024-25 season … Ended ranked No. 1 by 247Sports.com and On3.com and in the top three of most every recruiting outlet … Other McDonald’s All-Americans on the KU roster includes Elmarko Jackson and Flory Bidunga.
HIGH SCHOOL, ETC.
Was the 2025 Naismith Trophy Boys High School Player of the Year and Naismith Trophy Boys HS All-America First Team ..,. Also earned McDonald’s All-American honors … Averaged 30.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game in 2024-25 … Shot 52 percent form the field and 86 percent from the free throw line … Played his first two years of high school basketball at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (CVCA) in Cuyahoga, Ohio and then transferred to Huntington Prep in West Virginia in 2023-24 before moving on to Napa Christian HS.
Plays club basketball for Phenom United where he averaged 28.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 4.2 steals and 3.0 blocked shot per game in summer 2024 in the Adidas 3Stripes Select league.
In 2023, Peterson won a gold medal with USA Basketball at the FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. At the championship, Peterson averaged 16.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.3 steals in earning all-tournament honors.
PERSONAL
Nickname is DP … Plans to study communications while at KU.
Bill Self Press Conference
Friday, August 15
Bill Self Summer Press Conference
Monday, July 21
Fans Wanna Know with Bryson Tiller, Presented by the University of Kansas Health System
Wednesday, July 09
Fans Wanna Know with Jayden Dawson, Presented by the University of Kansas Health System
Monday, July 07
