Darryn Peterson during Kansas visit (Source: Instagram/darynp1)

"This was obvious, he’s an Adidas athlete, all the other schools were Nike": Fans react to Kansas Jayhawks' first 2025 commit Darryn Peterson

Modified Nov 02, 2024 16:00 GMT

The Kansas Jayhawks have landed a big commitment as five-star shooting guard Darryn Peterson is going to Lawrence in the state. This is the highest-rated recruit that the school and head coach Bill Self have landed since 2016.

Peterson chose Kansas over his other final four schools, which included Ohio State, Kansas State and USC. He admitted that it was a hard decision that ultimately went down to the school's culture and the coaching of Bill Self. This decision immediately drew reactions from fans.

The reactions included a comment from the Adidas Basketball Instagram page congratulating Peterson, who is signed with Adidas. However, this also got fans talking, as Kansas also has a deal with Adidas.

Fans react to Darryn Peterson going to Kansas (Source: Instagram/tiptonedits)

"Congrats fam!! @darrynp1 🔥," commented on the Adidas Basketball Instagram page.

"Adidas athlete we knew that one was coming for a long while now," replied one fan.

"This was obvious he’s an adidas athlete all the other schools were Nike… Adidas cut the check," commented another fan.

However, other commenters were just happy that he chose Kansas, while yet others are hoping for AJ Dybantsa, 2025's No. 1 recruit, to follow suit.

"@aj.dybantsa next," replied one fan.

"aj next," said another.

"Good choice man," commented the Jayhawk Report.

Darryn Peterson is the No. 3-ranked prospect from the class of 2025 and plays for Prolific Prep. He is listed as the No. 1 shooting guard in his class and the No. 1 overall player in California.

What scouts say about Darryn Peterson

In the rankings, Darryn Peterson is only behind AJ Dybantsa and Cameron Boozer. However, he is seen by scouts as a versatile and great shooter who can also defend.

Adam Finkelstein of 247Sports noted that this versatility makes him a "true combo guard" who has "good positional size, length and strength." He also noted that Peterson is almost 90% at the free throw line, but needs to work on being a better 3-point shooter, as he is under 31% behind the arc.

He has also been described as a "competitive on-ball defender with very good playmaking metrics off the ball."

Offensively, he could overpower most opposing guards, giving trouble to smaller defenders as he could force them into the post. He has also been described as having developed an "NBA caliber intellect," especially when it comes to drawing fouls and getting to the free-throw line.