Boys recruiting: What Peterson’s commitment means for Kansas, other schools

Darrin Peterson, the top shooting guard in the 2025 class, came off the board Friday announcing his commitment to Kansas.

Peterson became the Jayhawks’ highest-ranked commitment since Josh Jackson in 2016 and their highest-ranked guard recruit since Xavier Henry in 2009.

Because of fallout from the 2013 FBI investigation into college basketball — and the cloud that hung over Kansas’ program for years because of it — the Jayhawks weren’t as involved with elite recruits as they had been in previous years. Self’s program hasn’t exactly struggled for talent, but the latest top-10 recruit to head to Lawrence before Friday night was 2018 Quentin Grimes. For blue bloods, that’s a pretty long drought.

With Peterson, though, Kansas has a top-three prospect in its senior class and a potential lottery pick coming to town.

What Peterson’s commitment means to Kansas