Ohio State to host key 2025 recruit Darryn Peterson on official visit

Ohio State has an official visit lined up with the state’s biggest recruit in 20 years.

Darryn Peterson, a five-star guard in the 2025 class, will take an official visit to check out the Buckeyes on August 1. Peterson posted the news to his Instagram account with a graphic also listing an official visit to Kansas on June 23.

A 6-5, 195-pound shooting guard, Peterson played his first two seasons of prep ball at Cuyahoga Valley (Ohio) Christian Academy before transferring to Huntington (West Virginia) Prep for the 2023-24 year.

The Buckeyes have long been recruiting Peterson, listed as the No. 3 prospect in the 2025 class according to 247Sports.com. Ohio State offered him a scholarship prior to his freshman year and has hosted him on multiple unofficial visits.

Ohio State Buckeyes: Join the Ohio State Sports Insider text group with Bill Rabinowitz, Joey Kaufman Adam Jardy

On January 1, Peterson included the Buckeyes on a list of his final eight schools that also featured Arkansas, Baylor, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan and North Carolina. In April, Peterson announced that he was reopening his recruitment. He has since been re-offered by Ohio State coach Jake Diebler, who had been recruiting him under coach Chris Holtmann.

Peterson took an official visit to Kentucky in March. He is regarded by many national recruiting analysts as the most talented Ohioan to come out of high school since LeBron James.

ajardy@dispatch.com

@AdamJardy

Get more Ohio State basketball news by listening to our podcasts