The Shocking Truth Behind Darryn Peterson’s Mysterious Injuries at Kansas Revealed
— Ricky O’Donnell (@SBN_Ricky) January 7, 2026
Peterson has missed two games since: he was out Jan. 24 in a win over Kansas State with an ankle sprain, then missed the Feb. 9 game against No. 1 Arizona with flu-like symptoms after warming up. In another bizarre twist, a text from someone sitting courtside went viral that indicated Self told him to play if he was going to play, or otherwise sit. So he sat.
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Self has stood up for his player all season to this point in the face of mounting criticism over his lack of availability. Here’s what he said after the Arizona game:
“I’ve read some of the narratives out there about (Peterson) and it’s really not remotely true. When you’re honest, people don’t believe you and when you don’t comment on it, people create their own narratives,” Self said Thursday. “Was his hamstring legit? Hell yes. Was his cramping legit? Yes. Did he turn his ankle bad? Yes… He’s had a string of bad luck. Those narratives are BS.”
Self summarized the situation saying Peterson was dealing with a “string of bad luck,” and continued here:
“The thing about it is, when you’re honest, people don’t believe you,” Self said. “And when you don’t comment on it, people create their own narratives. And you know what? I do the same thing about things I don’t know about: ‘Well, it must be this. It has to be that if they’re not going to talk about it.’”
While Peterson has scored extremely well all year, the injuries have sapped some areas of his game that shined in high school. Peterson looked like an elite defensive playmaker for an offensive star back when he was at Prolific Prep for his senior season. As a freshman, he’s posted a 2.6 percent steal rate and 2.2 percent block rate, which are passable numbers, but nowhere near where they were expected. Peterson also hasn’t been much of a playmaker, recording only 11 assists in 11 Big 12 games. He wasn’t expected to be a great facilitator entering the year, but his 12.6 percent assist rate is really low for a player of his caliber, and I would have thought that number would be 25-ish percent coming into the year.
Peterson just hasn’t had the same juice attacking the basket that he showed in high school. He’s only attempted 40 shots at the rim this season compared to 62 non-rim two-point attempts. His three-point volume was thought to be a concern entering the year, but instead he’s taken as many threes (102) as he has twos (102) to start this year.
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