AJ Dybantsa has arrived.
BYU’s freshman phenom scored 21 points Monday night in Las Vegas, leading the Cougars to a 71-66 win over Villanova to open the season.
Social media was buzzing about Dybantsa’s performance and BYU’s victory. Here are some of the best reactions.
Starting off with a WIN. pic.twitter.com/HKpqBkWTKG
— BYU Men's Basketball (@BYUMBB) November 4, 2025
NO. 8 BYU WINS IN VEGAS 🔥
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) November 4, 2025
The Cougars start their highly anticipated season off with a W over Villanova 👏 pic.twitter.com/LrQZprEVQG
AJ DYBANTSA GOES OFF FOR 21 PTS IN COLLEGE DEBUT 🔥
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 4, 2025
BYU GOT A STAR 🌟 pic.twitter.com/yz35DSuspR
Welcome to college basketball, AJ Dybantsa👏#Big12MBB | @BYUMBB pic.twitter.com/YiUvSEsp2Q
— Big 12 Studios (@big12studios) November 4, 2025
AJ Dybantsa in his BYU debut:
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 4, 2025
🔹 21 PTS
🔹 6 REB
🔹 3 AST
🔹 W over Villanova@SCNext pic.twitter.com/ItkR0dfUU3
BYU Basketball. Welcome To The Revolution.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) November 4, 2025
Until you experience it first hand, you cant understand how big and passionate BYU's fan base is 😤😤 pic.twitter.com/3Vz7KyMwCK
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) November 4, 2025
Pinch yourself it’s real that BYU has AJ Dybanza!! 😂😂
— Kyle Collinsworth (@collinsworth55) November 4, 2025
How life feels when BYU Football is 8-0, BYU Basketball just won their season opener vs Villanova, and BYU Women’s soccer just beat the 1 seed in the Big 12 tournament pic.twitter.com/W1U3Zq0NhW
— The ROC (@byuROC) November 4, 2025
AJ Dybansta is HERE⬇️
— Big 12 Studios (@big12studios) November 4, 2025
💥21 Points
💥6 Rebounds
💥3 Assists
Dybansta Highlights vs. Villanova🎬#Big12MBB | @BYUMBB pic.twitter.com/o0Sn0YzY6J
Turns out AJ Dybantsa is pretty good 🤷🏽♂️ pic.twitter.com/qqG4hXG8Qq
— Bradley Pilkington (@bpilk10) November 4, 2025
If AJ Dybantsa went to the NBA tomorrow, he’d be an All-Star by February
— Collin Davies (@DaviesCollin) November 4, 2025
Saunders and Wright go 9/29 from the floor and BYU still wins. How bout that
— Joe Wheat (@joewheat27) November 4, 2025
GO COUGS! pic.twitter.com/fYNzPaPoiu
— BYU Men's Basketball (@BYUMBB) November 4, 2025
Imagine having the hype around you that the basketball world has put on AJ Dybantsa and then playing this composed while exceeding expectations. Wow. Just… wow. Special… pic.twitter.com/7rP1KVKr4K
— Jared 🤙 #GoCougs (@jrossean) November 4, 2025