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Kansas basketball recruit Darryn Peterson, former CVCA star, is a McDonald's All-American
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- Kansas basketball recruit Darryn Peterson, former CVCA star, is a McDonald's All-American
Darryn Peterson is about to go from the Golden Coast to Brooklyn and join the likes of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.
The Canton native was named to the 2025 McDonald's All-American game and will participate in the event April 1 at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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Peterson is one of only 24 players among 700 nominated to play in the game and will become the 52nd member of the Kansas Jayhawks to compete.
The 6-foot-5 guard played his first two years at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy and then transferred to Huntington Prep in West Virginia before moving to Prolific Prep in Napa, Calif.
Former CVCA great and current Prolific Prep senior Darryn Peterson returns to his hometown of Canton to play St. Vincent-St. Mary in his final high school game.
He is averaging 23.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.9 steals.
Peterson is the No. 2-ranked guard in the nation by ESPN and 247Sports and is No. 3 according to Rivals.com.
In 2023, Peterson won a gold medal for USA Basketball at the FIBA U-16 Americas Championships, where he averaged 16.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.3 steals in earning all-tournament honors.
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This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Kansas basketball signee Darryn Peterson named McDonald's All-American
