KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Thursday, BYU men’s basketball freshman standout guard/forward A.J. Dybantsa was named to the NABC Division I preseason player of the year watch list.
Last season at Utah Prep of Hurricane, Utah, Dybantsa posted 21.5 points and 12.7 rebounds per game.
He is joined on the list by
Tennessee freshman forward Nate Ament (19 points, 10 rebounds per game last season at Highland School of Warrenton, Va.)
Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer (21.1 points, 11.3 rebounds per game last season at Columbus High School of Miami, Fla.)
Florida junior forward/center Alex Condon (10.6 points, 7.5 rebounds per game last season)
UCLA senior guard Donovan Dent (20.4 points, 6.4 assists per game last season at New Mexico)
St. John’s senior forward Zuby Ejiofor (14.7 points, 8.1 rebounds per game last season)
Kansas State junior guard P.J. Haggerty (21.7 points, 5.8 rebounds per game last season at Memphis)
Gonzaga graduate senior forward Graham Ike (17.3 points, 7.3 rebounds per game last season)
Connecticut junior forward Alex Karaban (14.3 points, 5.3 rebounds per game last season)
Purdue senior forward Alex Kaufman-Renn (20.1 points, 6.5 rebounds per game last season)
Michigan senior forward Yaxel Lendeborg (17.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists per game last season at UAB)
Kentucky junior shooting guard Otega Oweh (16.2 points, 4.7 assists per game last season)
Kansas freshman guard Darryn Peterson (23.1 points 9.1 rebounds per game last season at Prolific Prep of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Auburn sophomore guard Tahaad Pettiford (11.6 points per game last season)
Alabama junior guard Labaron Philon (10.6 points per game last season)
Purdue junior point guard Braden Smith (15.8 points, 8.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds per game last season)
Iowa junior guard Bennett Stirtz (19.2 points, 5.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds per game last season at Drake)
Texas Tech junior forward J.T. Toppin (18.2 points, 9.4 rebounds per game last season)
Houston junior guard Milos Uzan (11.4 points, 4.2 assists per game last season)
N.C. State senior forward Darrion Williams (15.1 points, 5.5 rebounds per game last season at Texas Tech)
Dynbatsa and his BYU teammates start the season Monday by playing Villanova at the T-Mobile Arena of Las Vegas.
