AJ Dybantsa Season 2025-2026

NBA

• Drafted by Washington Wizards with the first pick in the 2026 NBA Draft

Awards

• Consensus First Team All-American
• Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year (2026)
• Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year (2026)
• John R. Wooden Award All-American (2026)
• NABC First Team All-American (2026)
• USBWA First Team All-American (2026)
• The Sporting News First Team All-American (2026)
• AP First Team All-American (2026)
• CBS Sports First Team All-American (2026)
• Field of 68 First Team All-American (2026)
• Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2026)
• All-Big 12 First Team (2026)
• Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2026)
• Big 12 All-Tournament Team (2026)
• NABC First Team All-District (2026)
• USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Feb. 24, 2026)
• Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week (Dec. 15, 2025)
• 2x Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 30, 2025, Feb. 23, 2026)
• 6x Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Dec. 30, 2025, Jan. 5, 2026, Jan. 26, 2026, Feb. 9, 2026, Feb. 16, 2026, Feb. 23, 2026)
• 11x Big 12 Starting Five (Nov. 10, 2025, Nov. 17, 2025, Dec. 15, 2025, Dec. 22, 2025, Dec. 30, 2025, Jan. 5 ,2026, Jan. 26 ,2026, Feb. 9, 2026, Feb. 16, 2026, Feb. 23, 2026, March 9, 2026)
• USBWA Oscar Robertson High-Major Player of the Month (December)
• USBWA/CBS Sports Freshman of the Week (Dec. 16, 2025)
• Naismith Player of the Week (Jan. 26, 2026)
• Dickie V's Diaper Dandy of the Week (Feb. 23, 2026)
• Y-Awards Athlete of the Year (2026)
• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2026)

BYU Highlights

• Appeared and started in all 35 games as a true freshman, averaging 34.8 minutes per game
• Lead nation in scoring with 25.5 points per game
• Scored in double figures in all 35 games including 28 games with 20-plusand eight 30-point performances
• First freshman with multiple 40-point performances Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis in 2018-19
• 894 points are the third-most by a freshman in NCAA Division I men's basketball history
• Broke BYU freshman scoring record with 43 points in win over Utah on Jan. 24.
• Broke 19 BYU freshman season and single game records
• One of two players in Big 12 history with 30/10/10 triple-double 

Personal

• Son of Chelsea and Ace Dybantsa
• Has two siblings: Samarra, Jasmyn
• Loved Spider-Man as a kid
• Created AJ Dybantsa Foundation to support the communities that shaped his journey

Before BYU

• No. 1 Recruit in the country
• Consensus five-star recruit (ESPN, 247Sports, On3, Rivals)
• 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Boy's High School Player of the Year Finalist
• 2025 McDonald's All-American
• Scored 17 points going 7-of-12 from the field, 3-of-4 from the free throw line leading the West team to a 105-92 victory
• 2x Nike Hoop Summit participant (2024, 2025)
• Finished with 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals in Team USA's 124-114 overtime victory in 2025
• Youngest player to compete in 2024 NIke Hoop Summit finishing with a game-high 21 points
• Scored 25 points at Jordan Brand Classic
• 3x FIBA Gold Medalist
• MVP of 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup
• Averaged 14.3 points per game, shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 84.0 percent from the free throw line
• Help USA Basketball win ninth team title
• Helped USA win 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup title, averaging 14.1 points, 4.1 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game
• Averaged 13.7 points and 3.7 assists per game leading Team USA to 2023 FIBA U16 Americas Championship
• Peach Jam Offensive MVP after leading Oakland Soldiers to title game
• Averaged 23.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game
• Massachusetts Boys' Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year as a freshman
• Averaged 19.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.5 blocks per game