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Darryn Peterson, the No. 3 ranked prospect in the 2025 class, has completely reopened his recruitment, his father Darryl Peterson confirmed to 247Sports.

The 6-foot-5 guard at Huntington (W.V.) Prep previously had a final eight that included Arkansas, Baylor, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio State. But Peterson watched the chaos of the coaching carousel and transfer portal and decided to reset his recruitment.

"Just reaching out to let you know our recruitment has totally opened back. It's no longer eight schools," the elder Peterson told 247Sports.

There was some speculation that Peterson could reclass to 2024. His father has confirmed that Peterson is planning to stay in the class of 2025. "After talking to Darryn earlier (the) final answer is that we are no longer considering a reclass. We will stay in 2025," he added.

When we last spoke to Peterson at the Adidas 3SSB event in Council Bluffs earlier this month, the plan had been to set up visits with North Carolina, Ohio State and Arkansas. However, that has all changed as well. Peterson will look to set up new visits after seeing Kentucky officially during the season. Those visits are to be determined and nothing has been put in place yet.

Also under consideration is a potential transfer to Atlanta-based Overtime Elite for Peterson's senior season. While he could also return to Huntington, a premium is being put upon preparing for college basketball and being as ready as possible to arrive on campus and compete against older, more veteran rosters.

"At this point with colleges in the transfer portal so heavy we just want to put him in the best environment possible to prepare him and start going against older guys now."

While no exact commitment date has been set, the elder Peterson mentioned that they are currently eyeing July for Darryn's potential college decision.

Peterson is set to return to the court this weekend when his grassroots program, Phenom United, heads to Birmingham, Ala. for the second stop of the Adidas 3SSB circuit. If he plays anything like he did earlier this month in Council Bluffs, it should be electric.

Peterson is motivated to make a run at the No. 1 spot in the 2025 class, and that is entirely possible.

"There simply aren't any other guards in the class of 2025 who combine Peterson's power, athleticism and overall skill level," 247Sports wrote after the Adidas 3SSB event in mid-April. "At times he operated as a true point guard who got paint touches and made plays for others. For other stretches, he took over scoring and got to any spot he wanted on the floor. Sometimes, he mixed a little of both. Bottom line he did whatever he wanted. His jumper can still be a little streaky, but it's not exactly a worry moving forward."

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There isn't a more well-rounded guard in the 2025 class than five-star Darryn Peterson. The 6-foot-5, 195-pound Peterson does a little bit of everything on the court and does it all well. There’s a reason his recruitment is overflowing with bluebloods and other heavy hitters, after all.

Following one of his Phenom United squad’s games at adidas 3SSB in Birmingham, Peterson spoke to Rivals about where things stand as they relate to his college recruitment and what might be next for his process.

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ON COACHES THAT HAVE REACHED OUT RECENTLY:

“I just recently got a re-offer from coach [Mark] Pope and the Kentucky staff. At Arkansas, I’ve already talked to coach Chin [Coleman] and coach (John Calipari). I’m pretty sure I’m going to go visit there, too.”

ON CALIPARI TAKING THE ARKANSAS JOB:

“I thought he'd be there for life. He was telling me that I was coming there next year and all that, so I didn’t expect him to leave at all.”

ON THE MESSAGE FROM CALIPARI:

“He said he got a new job, but nothing has changed. They still want me. They are still going to have Kentucky-type everything.”

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ON SCHOOLS IN THE MIX TO LAND HIS COMMITMENT:

“Kansas, Ohio State, Kentucky, Arkansas and North Carolina. There’s probably another one I’m forgetting. My dad knows all of them.”

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It’s unclear how serious things with Kentucky and Arkansas will get, seeing as both programs are under new leadership but both seem to have a puncher’s chance to climb into the thick of things should they get Peterson on campus during the fall or summer. Kansas and North Carolina seem like the most serious players for the time being.

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