Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson, the projected No. 1 pick in next summer's NBA draft per ESPN, will miss Tuesday's game against Duke in the Champions Classic due to a hamstring injury, the school announced.
"[Peterson] continues to make progress from his hamstring strain," Bill Self said via X. "He will be reevaluated at the end of the week."
It's a significant development for a high-profile matchup between a pair of bluebloods at Madison Square Garden. Cameron Boozer, the star for No. 5 Duke and son of former Blue Devils star and NBA standout Carlos Boozer, and Peterson are two players within a small group of young talents who hope to hear their names called first by Adam Silver in June's draft.