NEW YORK — Exactly 365 days ago, AJ Dybantsa and his father, Ace, went on ESPN’s “First Take” to announce his college commitment .

With the eyes of the basketball world upon him, the highly touted, blue-chip prospect unzipped his jacket to reveal a BYU shirt, indicating his pledge to Kevin Young’s Cougars.

Host Stephen A. Smith admitted he was “shocked” Dybantsa chose BYU, believing he would instead be drawn to traditional powerhouse North Carolina to play in the ACC and in rivalry contests against Duke.

But Dybantsa, with all of the confidence a teenager in his position could ever possess on national television, offered a simple, snappy retort to catch the popular pundit Smith off guard.

“Who said I can’t play Duke at BYU?”

Whether Dybantsa ends up facing the Blue Devils at BYU r

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