PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s basketball freshman phenom AJ Dybantsa was named to the AP Preseason All-America team heading into his freshman season with the Cougars.

The five-player group was announced on Monday, October 20.

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Dybantsa begins his Cougar career as the highest-rated recruit in program history.

The nation’s No. 1 recruit had nearly every major program jockeying for his services, but chose to play in Provo. The athletic 6-9 forward is an efficient scorer who finishes strong at the rim, has a good midrange game and is a superb defender — attributes that have him projected as a potential No. 1 overall NBA draf

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