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By JAMES MADDEN Kansas star freshman Darryn Peterson is now widely considered the future No. 1 overall draft pick in this summer’s NBA Draft. Peterson leads a three-headed monster of draft prospects, being joined by BYU’s AJ Dybantsa and Duke’s Cameron Boozer. Many top NBA Draft services such as ESPN and Tankathon have listed Peterson as their top prospect in this year’s … [Read more...] about Kansas star Darryn Peterson is projected No. 1 NBA Draft pick over AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer

By JAMES MADDEN Kansas suffered its second Big 12 loss of the season on Saturday, losing to West Virginia 86-75 in Morgantown. The Jayhawks, who are finally fully healthy, fell to an overall record of 11-5 with the loss. With seven teams ranked in the AP Top 25 as of January 11, the Big 12 once again looks like the premier conference of college basketball. Kansas head … [Read more...] about Kansas’ Bill Self on Big 12: ‘Our league is a bitch’

By JAMES MADDEN Kansas star freshman Darryn Peterson has possibly his best performance of the season on Tuesday, a 104-100 overtime win against TCU for the Jayhawks on Tuesday. Having dealt with numerous hamstring, quad and cramping issues this season, Tuesday was the healthiest Peterson has looked since Kansas’ opening night win over Green Bay. The future top-3 pick … [Read more...] about Kansas’ Darryn Peterson suffers more cramping issues in win on Tuesday

By JAMES MADDEN Kansas star freshman Darryn Peterson is set to return to action on Saturday against UCF, the Jayhawks announced on the Big 12 injury report. “Unless something unforeseen happens, we should have our full compliment of guys going into Saturday’s game,” Kansas head coach Bill Self told reporters on Thursday. Peterson has dealt with numerous lower-body … [Read more...] about Kansas star Darryn Peterson to return on Saturday

By JAMES MADDEN Kansas star freshman Darryn Peterson is set to return to action on Saturday against UCF, the Jayhawks announced on the Big 12 injury report. “Unless something unforeseen happens, we should have our full compliment of guys going into Saturday’s game,” Kansas head coach Bill Self told reporters on Thursday. Peterson has dealt with numerous lower-body … [Read more...] about Kansas star Darryn Peterson to return on Saturday