Wednesday night, finally free of the privacy of his recruitment, Dybantsa received a hero’s welcome at the Marriott Center during halftime of the Cougars’ meeting with Fresno

You’d have a hard time convincing BYU fans the halftime show on Wednesday night wasn’t the best ever. It wasn’t the BYU dunk team that caught their eye, nor was Red Panda in the house spinning plates.

AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 recruit in the 2025 class, and one of the most heralded NBA prospects of the past decade, has committed to BYU, he announced on “First Take” on Tuesday morning. Dybantsa picked the Cougars over fellow finalists Alabama, Kansas and North Carolina.