SLCDunk Ranks 9 Kansas Alumni for Jazz as Utah Weighs No. 2 Pick Darryn Peterson

1 articles · Updated · SLC Dunk · May 14

Nine Kansas alumni have played for the Jazz since the franchise’s 1974 founding, and SLCDunk says that total could rise to 10 if Utah uses the No. 2 draft pick on Darryn Peterson.
The ranking frames Peterson’s Kansas background as a lighthearted lens on Utah’s draft decision rather than a scouting case, with the article explicitly calling the exercise “baseless superstition.”
Greg Ostertag tops the list for his role on Utah’s 1997 Finals run, followed by Danny Manning and Svi Mykhailiuk; Brandon Rush, Udoka Azubuike and Ochai Agbaji land near the bottom.
The piece argues Kansas-to-Jazz history has been mostly underwhelming—marked by missed draft value, bench roles and unrealized potential—while casting Peterson as a chance to break that pattern on June 23.

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