It was a tale of two halves for star freshman Kansas Jayhawks guard Darryn Peterson in Saturday’s 90-82 win over the BYU Cougars.
While the highly touted prospect showed why he’s worthy of being the No. 1 overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft with a scintillating first half in his showdown with BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, the second half could give front offices reason for hesitation.
Second-half no-show casts shadow over Darryn Peterson’s dominant first half
Peterson had an incredible start, scoring 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting (3-of-4 on three-point attempts), while adding three steals, two rebounds and an assist in 17 first-half minutes.
He got going early, turning his activity on the defensive end into a mid-range basket five minutes into the game to give Associated Press No. 14 Kansas (16-5, 6-2 in Big 12) a 15-7 lead.