LAWRENCE, Kan. -- No. 9 Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, the projected No. 1 overall pick in this summer's NBA draft, missed Monday's 82-78 win over No. 1 Arizona because of illness, the team announced before tipoff.
"Darryn [Peterson] won't play tonight," a Kansas spokesperson told ESPN before the game. "He has flu-like symptoms. He went out with the team for warmups but can't go."
Peterson, who has missed 10 games this season because of cramps and injuries and played less than 25 minutes in five other games, had appeared to overcome the availability issues that had plagued him earlier in the season. He had played in nine of the past 10 games entering Monday's matchup against Arizona.
Once seemingly healthy, Peterson quickly established himself as one of the premier players in college basketball, averaging 20.5 points and connecting on 42% of his 3-point attempts.
Multiple NBA scouts and executives flew to Lawrence to see Peterson -- who has spent the entire season as the projected No. 1 pick in ESPN's mock NBA drafts -- after his stellar start to the season.