(2025) - PG Darryn Peterson to Kansas

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,937]

Eric Bossi on USA Basketball mini-camp

Darryn Peterson, SG – Sheesh, this kid has a lot to offer as an off the dribble creator of shots and passing opportunities. Not surprisingly given his young age he needs strength, but man does he already flash a deep and versatile game on the offensive game with really good size for a guard at 6-foot-4 or maybe even a little bigger. Pittsburgh and St. John’s have offered as did the previous staffs at LSU and Xavier. Many more will do the same for a guy who is already establishing himself as a top guard in the class.

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25 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Eric Bossi on USA Basketball mini-camp

Darryn Peterson, SG – Sheesh, this kid has a lot to offer as an off the dribble creator of shots and passing opportunities. Not surprisingly given his young age he needs strength, but man does he already flash a deep and versatile game on the offensive game with really good size for a guard at 6-foot-4 or maybe even a little bigger. Pittsburgh and St. John’s have offered as did the previous staffs at LSU and Xavier. Many more will do the same for a guy who is already establishing himself as a top guard in the class.

It’s fair to say a kid has made an impression when a guy who watches hundreds of kids every year starts a writeup with “Sheesh.”

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https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/LongFormArticle/College-basketball-recruiting-NBPA-Top-100-Aaron-Bradshawn-Darryn-Peterson-Jared-McCain-GG-Jckson-189431077/#189431077_1

Peterson with a major shoutout from Eric Bossi from the NBPA Top 100 event. The kid’s a hell of a player.

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Kentucky has jumped in with an offer.

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Pretty much off the IU radar but this is newsworthy nonetheless.  It was a cupcake team but 51 points is still 51 points.

https://keeonsports.com/sophomore-darryn-peterson-breaks-school-record-scoring-51-points-during-cvcas-82-27-win-over-tuslaw/

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7 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Pretty much off the IU radar but this is newsworthy nonetheless.  It was a cupcake team but 51 points is still 51 points.

https://keeonsports.com/sophomore-darryn-peterson-breaks-school-record-scoring-51-points-during-cvcas-82-27-win-over-tuslaw/

Yeah, I watched that one. Object lesson in what happens when a Pro meets a gym class. Halftime score was 59-11. Peterson had 39. Played the 2nd half with a running clock. Kept him in long enough to break 50. Could have scored 100 if that was the goal. 

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Thru 14 games averaging 31.5 ppg and 10.7 rpg

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Apparently we're still actively recruiting Peterson.

https://www.on3.com/news/darryn-peterson-breaks-down-his-recruitment/

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6 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Apparently we're still actively recruiting Peterson.

https://www.on3.com/news/darryn-peterson-breaks-down-his-recruitment/

Mentions talking to Maleek Thimas about playing together and Koa Peat….both guys we’ve recruited to a certain extent anyways…

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Per Jamie Shaw, Peterson is putting up 24.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, assists, 2.0 steals, and 2.0 blocks while shooting 50.6% FG on the Adidas 3SSB 16u Circuit in April.

While Peterson does have an IU offer, no indications that we're actively recruiting him.  A story behind the On3 paywall suggests its UNC, pUKe, Michgian, Michgian State and O$U that are the most aggressive.

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Transferring to Huntington Prep.

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Being 1 of 16 beats not being 1 of 16, but I’ll get interested when he starts scheduling visits. Really curious why Duke never offered. The kid’s a Guy. 

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https://www.on3.com/nil/news/darryn-peterson-adidas-basketball-nil-deal-2025-five-star-guard/
 

Signed an NIL deal with Adidas. Very interesting. Got to assume that takes the non-Adidas schools out of play. That’s most of his list.

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14 minutes ago, Demo said:

https://www.on3.com/nil/news/darryn-peterson-adidas-basketball-nil-deal-2025-five-star-guard/
 

Signed an NIL deal with Adidas. Very interesting. Got to assume that takes the non-Adidas schools out of play. That’s most of his list.

So IU, Kansas, UL, UCLA?

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4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

So IU, Kansas, UL, UCLA?

Would think so. And the kid has said more than once that he’d like to stay near home, though we know how that goes. No one’s closer. Also probably explains why Duke didn’t jump in hard. That kid screams Duke.

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He’s SOOOO good. Thought we had no shot. Now, we have some sort of a shot, but even with a diminished list I won’t get my hopes up.


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9 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

So IU, Kansas, UL, UCLA?

UCLA and Adidas parted ways back when Alford was there.

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Do kids almost always go to a school that has ties to their apparel NIL sponsor?

[Hoosierfan1901 6,088]

Top 8 + professional route

Baylor

Kentucky

North Carolina

Michigan

Ohio State

Arkansas 

Kansas 

Indiana

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12 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Top 8 + professional route

Baylor

Kentucky

North Carolina

Michigan

Ohio State

Arkansas 

Kansas 

Indiana

FYI: a kid with an NIL deal with Adidas just put out a top 8 with exactly 2 Adidas schools. 

Just sayin’….