Darryn Peterson might have a bit of trouble finding a jersey to wear in Utah. The newly minted No. 2 overall pick, selected by the Jazz out of Kansas in Tuesday night's draft, has long sported No. 22 as a tribute to his father Darryl, who wore it in high school. “It shows how much he ...
Updated 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2026: Former Kansas guard Darryn Peterson was selected No. 2 overall in the 2026 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night, making him the highest-drafted Jayhawk since 2014. Peterson is the first KU player selected in the first round since 2023 and in ...
Former Kansas defensive stalwart Marcus Garrett will join JHX Hoops, the KU alumni team taking part in The Basketball Tournament, it was announced on Tuesday morning. It will be Garrett’s first appearance in TBT — although he was once declared a prospective participant in 2023 — and he ...
The NBA Draft has arrived at last, and it will soon be revealed whether former Kansas guard Darryn Peterson becomes the first Jayhawk selected No. 1 overall since Andrew Wiggins in 2014, or merely the highest-drafted Jayhawk since Wiggins. The debate between Peterson and former BYU forward AJ ...
Darryn Peterson looked every bit like a possible No. 1 overall NBA draft pick as a Kansas freshman — when he was on the court. The 6-foot-5, 199-pound combo guard averaged 20.2 points but missed 11 games with a variety of injuries and illnesses. He headlines a position featuring freshman ...
With a week to go until the 2026 NBA Draft, the longstanding debate between AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson for the No. 1 overall pick — one that has raged since even before either player experienced a minute of college basketball — has not yet firmly been resolved. While Dybantsa, a ...