kansas star guard darrin peterson Has been ruled out of Tuesday’s game against towson After experiencing spasms in his quad, coach Bill Self said in a release.
“He hasn’t been able to compete at full strength,” Self said of Peterson. “…He will continue to work tirelessly and prepare to compete with his teammates and represent Kansas in the near future.”
Peterson, the No. 2 recruit in the SC Next 100 and the potential No. 1 pick in June’s NBA draft, started his college career with 43 points, seven rebounds and six assists in his first two games with the No. 17 Jayhawks (8-3), but missed the next seven games due to a hamstring injury.
He made a comeback by scoring 17 points in 23 minutes. missouriAnd then had 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists before suffering from quad injury against nc state On Saturday.
Self said in the release that Peterson again felt quad spasms during practice on Monday.
Without Peterson, Kansas turns to second-year guard Jamari McDowell And St. Bonaventure transfer melvin council jr
ESPN’s Jeff Borzello contributed to this report.
