KU’s Peterson to miss Princeton game Saturday because of tightness in hamstring
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- KU will sit freshman guard Darryn Peterson vs Princeton due to hamstring tightness.
- Peterson missed prior games and practices; staff treat issue as short-term healing.
- Coach Bill Self says Peterson could play in 2025 Champions Classic in New York.
Kansas freshman point guard Darryn Peterson will not play against Princeton on Saturday because of hamstring tightness, Jayhawks men’s basketball coach Bill Self said after practice on Friday at Allen Fieldhouse.
Peterson, who has not practiced the last two days, has not been ruled out for Tuesday night’s game against Duke in New York.
The Princeton game will be the second straight regular-season game Peterson will have missed. He did not suit up for Tuesday’s game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. He also did not play in an exhibition against Fort Hays State and exited KU’s opener against Green Bay in the second half because of the hamstring problem.
“He will not play tomorrow,” Self said. “He is still sore, and for whatever reason it’s still sore, and (we’re) trying to figure it out. We don’t think it’s a long term deal at all, but as long as it’s still this sore, he says, and limits him at all, there’s no reason to put him out there yet. So that’s where we’re at.”
Tipoff for the game between Kansas and Princeton, both of whom are 2-1 to start the season, is 1 p.m. Saturday with a livestream on ESPN+.
Self said Peterson first mentioned the hamstring issue “weeks ago.”
“He’s played with it,” Self noted, “But it’s still sore. The medical staff and everybody think it’s something that’s healing and getting better, but the reality of it is, after the Carolina game (Nov. 7) … you guys (media) remember that first burst that he had when he stole the ball and had the layup for the first two points of the game?
“He didn’t stretch it (there). I mean he didn’t do anything bad to it, but he said it just felt different since then, like tight. That’s all it is, is tightness. We will just kind of play it by ear, day to day, and see where it goes.”
Self said Peterson is “doing all the rehab. He’s been doing all that for a while. It’s just a situation in which he’s been doing it long enough that he shouldn’t be feeling it at all, and he still is a little bit.”
Self was asked when Peterson missing practice could “become a problem” regarding “team development,” considering how important practice is this time of year.
“I will be (concerned) if this thing prolongs, no question, but right now, a couple of days, I’m not (concerned),” Self said. “Guys, he practiced the day of our game on Tuesday. But he said it just feels tight and it still felt tight yesterday.”
Asked if “there’s hope” Peterson might play in Tuesday’s Champions Classic game against the Blue Devils in New York, Self said: “Well, yeah there’s hope. We’ll have to wait and see how he feels, though. We’ll show up regardless.”
This story was originally published November 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM.
