IRVING, Texas – For a second straight week, BYU’s AJ Dybantsa was named to the Big 12 Starting Five following his performances against Delaware and No. 3 UConn.
The freshman is joined on the list by Houston’s Kingston Flemings, Iowa State’s Tamin Lipsey, Kansas’s Flory Bidunga and Texas Tech’s JT Toppin.
Dybantsa averaged 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.0 assist per game while shooting 57.7 percent from the field, 42.9 percent from three and 76.9 percent from the free throw line.
In Tuesday’s win over Delaware, Dybantsa finished with 18 points as the Cougars overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to extend their non-conference home win streak to 22 games. He went 7-of-14 from the field, 1-of-4 from 3-point range and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line as the Cougars shot 52.9 percent from the field in the second half. He also had seven rebounds, three of those coming on the offensive glass, two assists and a steal.
AJ Dybantsa vs UConn tonight..
— Frankie Vision (@Frankie_Vision) November 16, 2025
25 PTS (8-14 FG, 2-3 3PT, 7-10 FTs)
6 REBS
2 STLS
How are we feeling about bro game??? TTM pic.twitter.com/tTEJtZQHt0
The 6-foot-9 forward scored 21 of his game-high 25 points in the second half as the Cougars fell to No. 3 UConn in Boston on Saturday evening. After a slow start, Dybantsa went to work in the second half, going 7-of-8 from the field, 2-of-2 from 3-point range and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line as BYU nearly overcame a 20-point second-half deficit for their first win over Top 5 team since 2015.
No. 9 BYU returns to the court on Friday, Nov. 21, when the Cougars face No. 23 Wisconsin in The Bad Boy Mowers Series at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Tip is scheduled for 2 p.m. MT on Peacock.