Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels have their 2025 recruiting board built for the class, identifying the top prospects they want to pursue.
One prospect that is on the board is five-star shooting guard Darryn Peterson, a shooting guard that plays for Huntington Prep. Peterson is one of the top players in the class, holding 20 offers including from North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, Ohio State, Michigan, and Indiana among others.
With a tight race so far, Rivals recruiting analyst Rob Cassidy attempted to handicap the race for the prized recruit. While Cassidy called Kansas the elephant in the room, he mentioned UNC and Kentucky as the ‘other real players’ in the race:
Jordan-sponsored North Carolina extracted five-star guard Ian Jackson from the adidas 3SSB circuit last cycle and the Tar Heels feel like they have a chance to repeat such a feat with Peterson this year, as head coach Hubert Davis is heading up the five-star’s recruitment himself.
Meanwhile, Kentucky seems to have prioritized Peterson to the same degree as North Carolina, and Wildcat coaches John Calipari and Chin Coleman were courtside to watch Peterson for a game at a Kentucky high school over the weekend. The long parade of guards that has marched directly from Lexington to the NBA will be a factor here. Both the Wildcats and Tar Heels should, at least for the time being, be treated as major factors with the ability to win this battle down the stretch.
North Carolina has watched Peterson over the past year and it’s clear that they have him high on their list. With no commitments yet, it’s still early and landing a big recruit like Peterson would be a great start.
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