Despite taking a narrow loss, the story of Saturday night’s BYU-UConn matchup in Boston was AJ Dybantsa.
A native of the Boston area playing on the Celtics’ home floor, Dybantsa bounced back from a slow first half to pour in 21 points after halftime in leading BYU’s late comeback effort.
The basketball world was buzzing about the potential No. 1 NBA Draft selection’s outing. Here are some of the most notable reactions.
Dan Hurley on AJ Dybantsa in second half: “That’s as high level shot-making as you’re gonna see in college basketball.”
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) November 16, 2025
AJ Dybantsa is absurdly talented. But what makes him different is that he has that killer instinct when the light turns on. Did it versus Villanova and again late versus UConn. That’s why he has the chance to be the face of American basketball.
— Robby McCombs (@rtmccombs) November 16, 2025
AJ Dybantsa is so so good. Best wing scorer we’ve seen in a minute
— College Basketball Report (@CBKReport) November 16, 2025