AJ Dybantsa Improving as BYU Season Nears Conference Play

At 6-foot-9 with a lauded preps career, AJ Dybantsa was a known factor coming into his freshman season with BYU.

His 20.9 points per game through 10 games have been wholly unsurprising. He has some of the better athleticism, both horizontal and vertical, seen in a prospect of his size. He can create of the dribble, and accelerate past even quick defenders with great burst and acceleration.

Once around the rim, he has premier touch, able to get all the way downhill or turnaround for jumpers. And his 3-point shot, while still a work in progress, signals the potential for three-level scoring.

Again, be it against Villanova, UConn, Wisconsin and more, none of the high-level scoring was surprising.

Dybantsa’s passing in recent games, though, has turned some heads. After registering just 16 total assists in his first seven games, he’s now totaled 18 in just his last three. Against California Baptist, Clemson and UC Riverside, Dybantsa has been great about leveraging his scoring gravity for others, dishing five, six and seven assists, respectively.

He's slashed and sprayed, run space-creating dribble handoffs, found cutters around the rim with soft touch, and plenty more. Dybantsa will earn draft looks via his high-level scoring, though scouts and NBA decision-makers will certainly be keen to have a player who can set up others too.