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WVU	7-7	16-11
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COLO	5-9	15-12
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OKLAST	4-10	16-11
BAYLOR	4-10	14-13
KSTATE	2-12	11-16
UTAH	2-12	10-17

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Draft Scouting Report

Pro Comparison: Anthony Edwards

Summary

Peterson is the most dynamic guard in this draft class and potentially one of the best on-ball creators we’ve seen in the backcourt in several draft classes. He enters the 2025-26 college season as a consensus top three prospect and with a very real chance to be the number one overall pick in June. He averaged 30.4 points, 7.4 assists, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game as a senior at Prolific Prep and 28.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 4.2 steals and 3.0 blocks with Phenom United on the Adidas 3SSB grass-roots circuit.

About

No. 1 prospect in the national 2025 recruiting class.
Co-MVP of the McDonald’s All-American Game.
Naismith High School Player of the Year.

Strengths

Dynamic creator with an overlap of positional size, length, strength and playmaking ability.
Can score and make plays at all three levels with his handle, pull-up shooting, physicality as a driver, midpost game, pick-and-roll navigation, knack for drawing fouls and ability to create for others.
Competitive character and proven history of making clear improvements to both his game and his body with each passing year.

Weaknesses

The consistency of his 3-point shooting, particularly off the catch, is a key swing skill and something that has already improved, but must continue to develop.
He’s unproven when he doesn’t have complete offensive freedom and volume, as virtually every setting he’s been in has been built around him, even this year at Kansas to a certain extent.