No. 1 RECRUIT AJ DYBANTSA PICKS BYU! What does it mean for BYU Athletics?

[@dfausti66]

Totally hyped! For BYU, Christmas done came early!

[@jeffyjay8343]

Amazing. So excited to see him play for the Cougars.

[@Koreabrad]

I hope all this recruiting hype leads to wins on the court^^

[@nealljones]

Big day. Happy for Cougs and AJ.

[@davidtaylor9972]

Kevin Young is a man amongst men. Trustworthy is an awesome characteristic to have. And humble.

[@Kenny-qg9gc]

Let's go BYU, AJ is a superstar, kid is amazing 🔥

[@jordanjenkins1671]

Such a dream come true for a BYU fan! Man what a great era we've entered for BYU Sports!

[@timwatson1544]

A lot of rich people in the Utah Valley are willing to put up NIL money to see that their team is successful.

[@jordanjenkins1671]

@@timwatson1544 A lot of rich people near every state's biggest universities. BYU joining the Big XII led to the hiring Kevin Young which led to getting top future NBA talents like Egor Demin and AJ Dybantsa. It's a domino effect!

[@murdog5253]

AJ! Welcome to the family!

[@WhatIsaysGoes]

I'm happy for these guys. They seem happy

[@ajalmond]

Wow, KY has set some serious dominos in motion; blend of experienced coaches, phenomenal culture that emphasizes athletics and education over partying, and international level recruiting… just like the NBA. Is there any way we can get the same pattern with BYU football, we have the right head coach, and defensive visionary, we need a new OC that is ahead of the trends, not lagging. Norm Chow, Scoville, Lavelle… created a new narrative with innovation. Sooooo excited for BYU athletics , Go Cougs!

[@bridgerkummer2031]

The kids no days are getting spoiled this is amazing

[@leedespain4310]

Holy Cow is what Moses said when he came off of Mount Siani

[@thebrammerhammer23]

Its funny. He already signed it when this filmed. He signed 2 weeks ago. lol.

[@JermaineColeman]

Pick is kinda crazy when alleged he had signed with byu during early signing period. Sounds like a victory lap officially visiting all other schools

[@brandonl2555]

You can’t say his name…but you can put it in the title?

[@RainDevs]

I assume they updated the title once the contracts were signed. I noticed locked on big 12 did the same thing.

[@Anonymousb1ack4]

Why cant they say his name on the show? Do they have to wait till AJ signs?

[@jarodcole7777]

Yeah the same thing happened with Egor they couldn’t say his name until he signed the contract

[@grouchyjudge]

Crazy thing is...AJ signed with us three weeks ago. He signed immediately after the Early Signing period began and didn't tell anybody. He's been with us for weeks and it somehow never leaked

[@brettpowers6018]

Are we sure we are not dreaming?

[@graden989]

According to Joe Tipton, he actually signed with us during the early signing period in November. Say his name.

[@mgers75]

Then these guys shouldve been able to say his name on the broadcast. It's 2024, the NCAA needs to get rid of that rule.

[@outsideview9052]

BYU better win and win big or this wont last.

[@TheIronweed-vx5lg]

You two make me laugh.

[@outsideview9052]

Lets hope he is successful and doesnt get injured. Will BYU need a new point guard to maximize his tallent? If he doesnt go #1 overall next year in the NBA draft will his experience at BYU be considered damaging to his future?

[@TJ-ie9qo]

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[@alextemus]

@BYUtv Sports Nation If you can't say his name on the program, can you really write his name on the video title, or show Instagram posts with his name written out? I don't have an issue with it, but the rules seem kinda odd🤷🏼‍♂️

[@alextemus]

Or Spencer just said AJ's first name...? Lol, these can't be real rules

[@alextemus]

Aaand Jarom? Lol, what happens if you say his name? A fine? Or is it serious?

[@grouchyjudge]

Craziest part of all of this is that he's already been signed with us since mid-November. Idk why he didn't announce it then, but apparently he signed his NLI at the start of the Early Signing period (with the other two recruits we got) and no one had any idea until now. Perhaps most shocking is that it didn't get leaked...that's seriously nuts

[@HawkinII]

Congrats to NIL

[@timwatson1544]

As a whole, it means someone is putting up a lot if NIL money for him.

[@mgers75]

Will be interesting to see how BYU builds roster around Debantsa? Sounds like theyve ggot plenty of booster money laundered into the NIL collective.

[@Lamont47]

Y’all paid him how much ?

[@Che1ito]

Apparently he has signed already, but I get not saying his name during this show since that wasn't known at the time.

[@brent6100]

What drama queens...He signed back on Nov 15th....sheesh

[@Che1ito]

@@brent6100 I don't think they knew that when this originally aired though. They can't say his name until it's official, and they probably didn't know.

[@gr1629]

I'm surprised you guys didn't know he signed his letter of intent weeks ago.

[@ThereelBR]

Is 7M really thw NIL nunber? If so i hate everything about this, spend that money on football lol. #kiddingnotkidding

[@gregbates4517]

Yeah, all the other college coaches suck and don’t know what they are doing but you and your bunch of G League journeymen are somehow the only coaches in college that know how to get kids to the NBA. 😂😂

[@nawnaw1749]

It’s cool and all, but one and done players hardly ever win championships.