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WILD: Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa BOTH Returning to Kansas, BYU via HUGE NIL Payments Now Likely?
The Big 12 is currently at the center of a high-stakes "will-they-or-won't-they" drama involving the two most lethal freshmen in the country: AJ Dybantsa (BYU) and Darryn Peterson (Kansas). As we sit in mid-April 2026, the prospect of both returning to school instead of declaring for the NBA Draft would be a tectonic shift for college basketball.
The Dybantsa Factor
At BYU, Dybantsa didn't just meet the hype; he shattered it. Finishing the 2025–26 season as the NCAA scoring champion (averaging over 25 points per game), he has solidified himself as the projected No. 1 overall pick.
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