There’s a new No. 1 player in the class of 2025 basketball player rankings.
While a full, final update will arrive in May as it always does, 247Sports could wait no longer in minting Darryn Peterson, a Kansas signee, as the new No. 1 player after we saw all we needed to see from the five-star combo guard at the McDonald’s All American Game and Chipotle National. Peterson jumps AJ Dybantsa for the spot.
For now, Dybantsa slips in at No. 2 — ahead of Duke signee Cameron Boozer, giving the class a sterling “Big 3.” Since December, this has been a legitimate three-player race withDybantsa being challenged by both Boozer and Peterson.
Dybantsa has held the No. 1 ranking from the moment he joined the 2025 class after he reclassified up from 2026. Boozer and Peterson began their senior season at Nos. 2 and No. 3, respectively, but flipped spots in the last ranking update. And now Peterson will finish as the No. 1-ranked prospect. Peterson originally hails from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He finished his high school career at Prolific Prep in Napa, California,
