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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — BYU’s AJ Dybantsa and Captain Cameron Boozer set a high bar to clear, as the No. 2 and No. 3 prospects from the Class of 2025 each dropped more than 30 points in their exhibition debuts this week. And if anyone was wondering why the neutral cycle closed with 247Sports recruiting rankings installing him as the No. 1 player, Dajuan Peterson answered Friday night. In his first game in a Kansas uniform, the 6-foot-6 freshman guard put on a show as the No. 19 Jayhawks dispatched No. 11 Louisville 90-82 in an exhibition game. The runners and Peterson’s 26 points and five steals in 25 minutes both will not be recorded nor counted in official statistics, but what transpired at KFC Yum! Center only heightened what is expected from Peterson and the Jayhawks in the 2025-26 season. “He played perfect in the first half,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. 2025-26 CBS Sports Preseason Freshman of the Year: Kansas’ Dajuan Peterson All-Freshman Team Led by Gary Parrish, after the introduction of the seven 3-point line, a Kansas player made 6 or more 3-pointers in a road game against a ranked opponent, per Statshead. Peterson did it in one half. No Kansas player has ever had six 3-pointers and five steals in a game. Peterson did it in his exhibition debut. On the road. In a hostile adver-15 tion. The Canton, Ohio, native dropped in seven points in the span of just two minutes to start the first half and scored 24 points in the first half as the Jayhawks raced out to a 46-30 lead. The only thing that might have slowed him down was pitching cramps that started around halftime as Peterson dealt with a college game for the first time. “I’ve got to be able to put two halves together,” Peterson said. “I started hot and then my body just kind of started shutting down on me. So I got to get back to the drawing board. But I’m glad we got the win.” Peterson said his first taste of college basketball was “definitely more intense than anything I’ve done so far.” Much of that eagerness was directed by the Jayhawks, who entered with a foam on their shoulders. Kansas’ No. 19 ranking in the AP Top 25 Poll marks its worst preseason position since the 2008-09 season and marks the first time since the 2011-12 promotion that the Jayhawks were not a pre-season top-10 team. After its first three consecutive weekends departing from the NCAA Tournament, greatness is no longer assumed for Kansas. The goal is not normal, his chosen one is to win the National Championship in 2022. At a time when the Big 12 has become even more difficult at the top, the Jayhawks struggled with tough league defenses with a tough offense. Peterson showed Friday why this might be the answer. “We’ve been working out with each other for months now,” Peterson said. “We were ready to go against anybody. We were highly populated for this game. They were ahead of us, so we came in among the underdogs and won. It’s a big deal for us.” However, in the end, he watched the game for it: a show. Although the result has not yet been decided, Peterson gets well just after 4:53 remaining after scoring in just 25 minutes. With less time on the floor it might not be a real game in this time. But even on a relatively limited sample size, Peterson showed more than enough to wow the numerous NBA scouts in the county. It was 9 15 from flat and some difficulty makes it blue out. As much as he was concerned about Peterson’s performance, he suggested that the game did not show the full assortment of his talents. Peterson had two assists and five steals, which proves that he is the primary distributor (and ball handler) for both Jayhawks – not just a scorer on the ball. “He can play, and he can play without the ball,” he said. “He can make the game offensive for others. Not in the first half of the night, because he needed to score and he did it. He was a little heater there. He is a guard who can see, he can force help and someone can shoot in every possession.” Peterson made a 6-of-10 mark from the 3-point range in an adverse road environment, especially impressive compared to five-star Citizen Guard Mikel Brown Jr. Louisville freshman fought at the expense, not even a shot hit from the floor until the mark of 13:12 of half. Brown’s 2-of-15 performance, although disappointing, was understandable. It turns out that playing in front of 15,885 fans against a top-20 opponent in the first college basketball game is a challenge. That obvious truth made Petrisons acting even more impressive. The Freshman of the Year class will be Boozer’s impressive 33 points and 12 rebounds on his senior debut. But they came home in 31 minutes against a UCF team that was predicted to finish at the bottom of the Big 12. Dybantsas 30 points and seven rebounds were impressive, but they came in 32 minutes against the Nebraska team in the bottom half of the Big Ten. How the top three recruiters in the 2015 class performed in the first exhibition games this week is the first impression for the rookie fantasy. No. 1 Dajuan Peterson, Kansas: Friday in Louisville (W 90-82) FG 3PT FG REB PTS 9-15 6-10 4 26 No. 2 AJ Dybantsa, BYU: October 18 vs Nebraska (L 90-89) FG2-19PTS FG2-19 30 No. 3 Cameron Boozer, Captain: You. vs UCF (W 96-71) FG 3PT FG REB PTS 12-19 4-7 12 33 Peterson’s success came on the road against a team expected to be on a small season ACC title. It was not. 1 because from a common perspective, and supported by his first form occasion. The last Kansas player to make six 3-pointers in a road game against ranked opponent was Ochai Agbaji in 2022. He was nominated as the last four-pointer in the season after leading KU to the NCAA Title game. It’s only October, but all the signs there against Peterson in Louisville were a force to take over that Jayhawks state. “He is a unique talent,” Louisville coach Pat Kelsey said. “He has great size and length and athleticism. He is fast with the ball, great shooter. He plays a lot of talk. He’s really good.” Dajuan Peterson, AJ Dibantsa and College Basketball Isaac Trotter Phog.net brings coverage of fan confidence from within a dedicated team of draft questions for five-star freshmen. With 5+ years of experience and staff, including Michael Swain, the site provides daily updates, tips, and team news. Join the conversation at the sports bar and experience the power of the Phog.net community – Kansas’ largest message board.. Want more? Sign up for a VIP membership now and unlock all internal content and features today. Kansas Freshman(T)Dajuan Peterson(T)Jayhawks Basketball(T)Kansas Basketball Recruiting Team Devil(T)Nebraska Cornhuskers(T)UCF Knights
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