Dybans Seeks Elite All-America Honor as Top Guard MVP
BYU’s freshman phenom is the third player in school history to earn First Team honors from the Associated Press.
BYU forward AJ Dybantsa (3) dunks the ball during an NCAA men’s basketball game against Holy Cross held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News AJ Dybantsa just earned his most prestigious accolade yet.
BYU’s freshman superstar has been named to the Associated Press All-America First Team, the organization announced Tuesday. AJ Dybantsa: First Team All-American pic. twitter.
com/vWG8QtsvHw — Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) March 17, 2026 Dybantsa is the third Cougars player to ever earn such honors, joining Danny Ainge (1981) and Jimmer Fredette (2011). Since arriving on campus as the most highly touted recruit in school history, Dybantsa has more than lived up to the hype. He leads the country in scoring at 25.
3 points per game as part of one of college basketball’s all-time prolific freshman campaigns. He’s posted 20+ points in 27 of 32 games this season, crossing the 30-point threshold seven times and dropping 40 points twice. Dybantsa is also averaging 6.