"Speaking at Big 12 media day on Wednesday, Peterson -- a five-star recruit and 6-foot-6 guard who is projected to go No. 1 in ESPN's latest 2026 NBA mock draft -- said he's focused on helping the Jayhawks win this season, not the chatter about his future. "I handle it by not even paying any attention to it," Peterson told ESPN. "I'm just going to go out and play and win games.""
""I think that not everybody had their best game. Some people had jitters," he said. "It was the first college game for the freshmen or their first game with BYU or their first game on the biggest stage. I like the Big 12 level, but I learned a lot. I felt more comfortable getting into an exhibition and just getting to [compete] out there, getting to learn the away crowds, how away games are. I never really played a crazy away game, so that was fun.""
Darryn Peterson is a five-star, 6-foot-6 guard projected No. 1 in ESPN's 2026 mock draft who is focused on helping Kansas win this season rather than draft chatter. Peterson was tabbed Big 12 preseason freshman of the year and was a unanimous selection to the all-Big 12 preseason first team. AJ Dybantsa, a 6-foot-9 wing projected No. 2, was named to the Associated Press preseason All-America team and scored 30 points with 7 rebounds and 3 steals in BYU's 90-89 exhibition loss to Nebraska. Dybantsa described the exhibition as a valuable learning experience for handling away crowds, nerves and Big 12 competition.
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