What AJ Dybantsa said about BYU’s winning streak, his latest NBA draft projections — and more

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Utah Prep guard AJ Dybantsa slaps hands with guard Massaer Mbodj during warmups before a high school boys basketball game against Duncanville as part of Lehi Holiday Hoopfest held at Lehi High School in Lehi on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News

AJ Dybantsa likes what he sees from BYU.

The Cougars have won five straight games, and their prized recruit is plenty excited about it.

“I’m seeing a lot of chemistry,” Dybantsa said in a prerecorded Thursday appearance on “BYU Sports Nation.” “I think that they’ve been bonding off the court. I can just see it, like we’re throwing lobs, we’re seeing guys in the corner that teams wouldn’t see. So I think that bond is really like sparking on the court now.”

Here are some other notable highlights from Dybantsa’s appearance on “BYU Sports Nation.”

On BYU’s dominant win over Kansas

“That was crazy, because obviously Kansas is always right in the top 25. So it was going to be a hard-fought game, and obviously I was excited, but I was like, ‘Wait, this isn’t supposed to happen rankings-wise.’ But I mean, I had faith in my guys and we pulled it off.”

On the controversial foul call at the end of the BYU-Arizona game this past weekend

“The ref called a foul, so it was a foul. The ref called a foul. I think if it was called a foul, it was called a foul. I have no say. I’m not a ref, I’m a basketball player.”

On possibly playing alongside Richie Saunders next season

“I’ll be fun next year. Hopefully he doesn’t leave us (for the NBA), but it will be fun next year, for sure.”

On the possibility of coming to a BYU team without Richie Saunders and Egor Demin next year

“I think we’ll fit in just fine. I think we’ll have two to three guys guaranteed coming back who play major minutes anyway. So I mean, we’re still going to be in the top-25 poll, and we’re still going to make a turnaround, I think.”

On playing alongside fellow BYU commit Xavion Staton on Utah Prep

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Publish date : 2025-02-27 22:59:00

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