Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson was not listed in the injury report for Saturday’s ranked matchup against No. 13 BYU.
Peterson missed No. 14 Kansas’s last game against Kansas State after suffering an ankle injury in the second half of Tuesday’s win over Colorado. He has played in only 10 of 20 games this season after dealing with a hamstring injury and cramps.
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When Peterson is on the floor, he produces. The 19-year-old is averaging 21.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists, and shooting 42% from behind the arc.
On the other side will be BYU 6-foot-9 freshman AJ Dybantsa. Dybantsa was the only freshman in the 2025 class ranked above Peterson coming out of high school.
The 19-year-old freshman is second in the country in scoring, averaging 23.6 points, and adds 6.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Last weekend, Dybantsa scored 43 points on 15-of-24 shooting and going 4 of 5 from three against Utah.
Dybantsa and Peterson also have a history of matching up against each other in high school. Peterson has won both of their two matchups. In their last matchup, Peterson stole the show with 58 points and the game-winning 3-pointer in Proflic Prep’s 88-86 win over Utah Prep. Dybantsa finished the game with 49 points.
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The two freshmen also faced off against each other in the McDonald’s All America Game. Peterson scored 18 points and was named the Co-MVP with Duke’s Cam Boozer. Dybantsa scored 13 points.
The two have been linked to one another since their days together at the U16 trials for Team USA. They are also contenders to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
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