Darryn Peterson
American basketball player (born 2007)
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- Darryn Wayne Peterson (born January 17, 2007) is an American basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
- A consensus five-star recruit, he was one of the top-ranked players of the 2025 class.
- Early life Peterson was born and raised in Canton, Ohio.
- His older brother, Darryl Peterson III, won multiple state football titles at Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron before playing at the University of Wisconsin.
- He then enrolled at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (CVCA) over nearby Canton McKinley High School due to academic reasons.
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WikipediaDarryn Wayne Peterson (born January 17, 2007) is an American basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. A consensus five-star recruit, he was one of the top-ranked players of the 2025 class. Peterson was selected by the Jazz with the second-overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft.
Peterson was born and raised in Canton, Ohio. His father, Darryl Peterson II, played basketball at Western Hills High School in Cincinnati from 1997 to 2001 and at the University of Akron from 2001 to 2006. His older brother, Darryl Peterson III, won multiple state football titles at Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron before playing at the University of Wisconsin.
Peterson attended Hartford Middle School in Canton. He then enrolled at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (CVCA) over nearby Canton McKinley High School due to academic reasons. Additionally, CVCA head basketball coach Matt Futch was teammates with his father at Akron.
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