Kansas Jayhawks host 5-star hoops recruit this weekend, thanks to Darryn Peterson
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- Kansas hosts five-star guard Gabe Nesmith for Saturday’s K-State visit.
- Nesmith, No. 14 in 2027, averaged 7.5 pts and 4 ast in 18.9 MPG this season.
- Darryn Peterson endorsed KU, praising Bill Self and the program’s development.
The Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team will be playing host to a big-time and prized recruit this weekend.
Overtime Elite guard Gabe Nesmith will visit Lawrence this weekend, a source confirmed to The Star on Thursday. Nesmith is ranked No. 14 overall in the 2027 class, per 247Sports.
He will attend the Jayhawks’ last regular-season game against K-State on Saturday. The 6-foot-6 guard from Monteverde, Florida averaged 7.5 points and four assists in 18.9 minutes per game this season.
A five-star recruit, Nesmith played with KU star Darryn Peterson at Prolific Prep before joining the Overtime Elite program in Atlanta. Peterson had talked up head coach Bill Self’s KU program.
“My guy Darryn told me that Bill Self is on him real hard and just that they make him a better player,” Nesmith said in October. “They’re going to make him a pro. He told me that it was the right spot for him.
“That definitely tells you something. I know how good of a player he is and how serious he is about his career. So I know that they’re definitely doing something completely right (at KU).”
