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What is BYU basketball's ceiling with AJ Dybantsa in 2025-26?

6 days ago | lawlessrepublic.com | Aidan Baller

With the best player in his class, just how high can these Cougars rise? BYU basketball fans have a lot to be excited about next season. The commitment of #2 overall recruit AJ Dybantsa, the return of several key players, and the signing of Rob Wright give Cougies an abundance of joy for the 2025-26 season. Here we answer the question of what ceiling BYU might have next season. First, we have to correctly state the impact that AJ Dybantsa will have on this team.
BYU transfer news: BYU women's basketball picks up center from portal

1 week ago | lawlessrepublic.com | Aidan Baller |BYU Basketball

BYU women's basketball picks up another excellent addition. First year head coach Lee Cummard picked up a big commitment out of the transfer portal today for BYU women's basketball. German-native and Charleston transfer Lara Rohkohl has committed to Cummard and BYU. BREAKING: Charleston transfer Lara Rohkohl has committed to BYU, sources told @On3sports. The 6-3 junior averaged 10.1 ppg and 9.2 rpg this season.
4 key players returning to BYU basketball next season

1 week ago | lawlessrepublic.com | Aidan Baller |BYU Basketball

These key contributors will return to play BYU basketball next season. The 2024-25 basketball season has officially come to an end, and these days the offseason might be just as exciting as the regular season with the mayhem of recruiting and transfer portal. players entered the transfer portal this year, almost 35% of all D1 men's college basketball players. BYU has already made a big splash with the commitment of Baylor freshman Rob Wright III.
Final rankings for every D-1 basketball program in the state of Utah

1 week ago | lawlessrepublic.com | Aidan Baller |BYU Basketball

Let's break down the final Beehive State standings after an excellent season of basketball. The college basketball season is officially over, with many ups and downs, and Florida hoisting the trophy in a thrilling final on Monday night. We had an absolute treat of a season, especially for the state of Utah. Two teams from the Beehive State made a trip to the NCAA tournament, with many of the other teams making deep runs in their conference tournaments.
Learn the Enemy: why Alabama is such a dangerous Sweet 16 opponent for BYU

4 weeks ago | lawlessrepublic.com | Aidan Baller |BYU Basketball

Get to know BYU basketball's Sweet 16 opponent, the Alabama Crimson Tide. BYU is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since the days of Jimmer, and they face a formidable opponent in Alabama. The Crimson Tide are led by AP First Team All-American Mark Sears. Sears is averaging 18.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game. Alabama has quite a bit of firepower surrounding Sears as well. Alabama is probably the most statistically similar team they have played in the tournament.
3 reasons why BYU will (or won't) make a run in March Madness

1 month ago | lawlessrepublic.com | Aidan Baller |BYU Basketball

BYU basketball could have a special postseason, and these points highlight exactly why. The Cougars have been one of the hottest teams in college basketball, hot enough that CBS analyst Seth Davis is predicting them to reach the Elite 8. 👀 pic.twitter.com/wUKowR6kUT— BYU Men's Basketball (@BYUMBB) March 16, 2025March is a time when college basketball gets picked apart and put back together in every way possible. The highs get higher, and the lows sink lower.
3 Takeaways from a Big 12 Tournament exit for BYU basketball

1 month ago | lawlessrepublic.com | Aidan Baller |BYU Basketball

Some major points for the Cougars to learn from the conference tournament. The Big 12 Tournament proved to be an excellent test for the BYU Cougars, they had a thrilling matchup with Iowa State and another rematch with the other Big 12 Cougars. We learned a lot about the team, and hopefully they learned a lot about themselves. 1. BYU can hang with just about anyoneBYU has proved time and time again that they have the ability to hang with just about anyone.
Week 19 AP Poll Predictions: BYU basketball enters top 20

1 month ago | lawlessrepublic.com | Aidan Baller |BYU Basketball

What could the final regular season Top 25 ranking look like? The regular season wrapped up this past week and conference tournaments are well underway. The Big 12 Tournament will begin tomorrow, but we won't see the Cougars in action until Thursday. Their stellar end to the season earned them a bye until the quarterfinals, they will likely have a rematchwith Iowa State. We know they will be the 4-seed in the Big 12 tournament, but what could their AP ranking be?
BYU March Madness seeding: Best and worst case scenarios for the Cougars

1 month ago | lawlessrepublic.com | Aidan Baller |BYU Basketball

BYU men's basketball is starting to make some noise, let's take a look at how the NCAA tournament might goWinners of six straight and eight of their last ten, the BYU Cougars are starting to make quite a bit of noise under first-year head coach Kevin Young. They seem to have figured things out in recent play, and are now considered a lock for the NCAA Tournament, their second consecutive appearance.
BYU basketball's remaining schedule is one of the toughest in the country

2 months ago | lawlessrepublic.com | Aidan Baller |BYU Basketball

The Cougars earned a huge win on Tuesday against Kansas, but things don't get much easier from hereBYU notched its biggest win of the season on Tuesday against the No. 23 Kansas Jayhawks. The Cougars are getting hot at the right time, especially since they have one of the hardest remaining schedules in the entire country. Remaining GamesBYU has the 40th-ranked strength of schedule overall, but the 27th-ranked remaining strength of schedule. Let's take a look at its remaining games.