Some of the biggest stars in the 2025 recruiting class make their respective college debuts on the opening night of the 2025-26 college basketball season on Monday. While Kansas guard Darryn Peterson showed basketball fans a glimpse of why he could be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft , Arizona forward Koa Peat stole the show and produced one of the most impressive performances by a first-year player in recent memory.
Peat finished with 30 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals and one block in Arizona's 93-87 upset win over reigning national champion Florida . He physically imposed his will against one of the most talented frontcourts in the nation and used his 6-foot-8, 235-pound frame to score at will.
While Peat was lighting up the competition in Si

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