Darryn Peterson, a five-star Kansas basketball signee, has officially claimed the No. 2 spot in the latest 247Sports Top 150 rankings, surpassing Duke commit Cameron Boozer. The No. 1 ranking remains with BYU signee AJ Dybantsa, while Boozer, the son of former NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer, slides to the No. 3 position.

Plus, the 6-foot-9, 185-pound five-star, sitting No. 4 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite, is set to return to Duke for the Blue Devils' home bout against the archrival UNC Tar Heels on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN).

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum used a certain word to describe Duke basketball this season on the recent episode of the Brotherhood podcast. Here's what Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer said about it.

The buzz around Khaman Maluach entering college centered on his 7-foot-2 size, incredible wingspan and ability to block shots. While he's been a deterrent for opponents around the rim -- Duke ranks second in 2-point defense nationally -- Maluach is also starting to come on as a consistent offensive piece.

Despite Iowa State ’s 64-57 loss at then-unranked West Virginia, the Cyclones moved down just one spot. While Alabama, Florida and Tennessee stayed put, Michigan State (16-2) and Houston (14-3) made significant jumps.

Duke is arguably the best team in the country … when it plays at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils have a net rating of plus-45.7 per 100 possessions at home, per CBB Analytics, and that was before a 25-point shellacking of Stanford on Sunday. For reference, that net rating places Duke in the 100th percentile.

In-state rivals hit the court as we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas State-Kansas prediction and pick.

The timeout came about two and a half minutes into the second half Tuesday night, with Duke’s 24-point halftime lead down to the 19 and Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer having seen enough. To be clear, neither Scheyer nor anybody inside Cameron Indoor Stadium thought this was in danger of actually becoming some kind of competitive game.

UConn and Kansas opened the 2024-25 season as the teams with the best odds of winning the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Those two programs were followed by Duke, Alabama, Houston to round out the top five. UConn currently has the 17th-shortest odds (45-1) to win the tournament,

Neither QB was ranked in the top 600 nationally. Leonard signed with Duke, Howard with Kansas State. Here's the backstory.

At the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., over the weekend, the 18-year-old consistent stock-riser fueled Highland's 61-57 win over No. 1-ranked Prolific Prep (Calif.). Ament totaled 22 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, two steals, one block, and only one turnover across his 32 minutes on the floor.