Kansas commit Darryn Peterson named Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year

BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ

Kansas commit Darryn Peterson has been named the 2025 Naismith Boys High Player of the Year.

National High School Player of the Year

Congrats to Darryn Peterson on being named the 2025 Naismith Boys’ High School Player of the Year!#RockChalk x @PetersonDarryn pic.twitter.com/rhlRaxVHt1

— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) March 7, 2025

The senior guard plays for Prolific Prep in California, averaging 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals per game. He is ranked No. 2 nationally by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com and could possibly be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft.

Mock 2026 NBA Draft per @DraftExpress

Unlikely Bill Self is going to retire with the projected No. 1 pick coming in pic.twitter.com/fo2LE1aDE6

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) February 27, 2025

Peterson is the third Jayhawk to win the Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year honor, along with Andrew Wiggins in 2013 and Cliff Alexander in 2014.

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