'25 Summer Shootaround: BYU with Richie Saunders and AJ Dybantsa are poised to have the best year in program history

Eye On College Basketball

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🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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One of the best analytics-based teams in 2025? The BYU Cougars. The Cougars have continued to load up in the portal, adding freshman phenom Rob Wright III among others. The team also brings in potential No.1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa. Gary Parrish and special guest Evan Miyakawa look under the hood at what BYU can be in 2025-2026. 00:00 - Start 2:47 - What is Evan’s Origin Story 4:05 - Why are college basketball teams so analytically driven now? 6:27 - Evan’s thoughts on the current college basketball landscape 12:46 - What clicked for BYU?1 6:05 - Does roster continuity matter? 18:45 - What are Evan’s expectations for AJ Dybantsa Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast." Email the show for any reason whatsoever: [email protected] Visit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw For more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now streaming.
0:02.0	Everyone who comes into this clinic is a mystery.
0:05.0	We don't know what we're looking for.
0:07.0	Their bodies are the scene of the crime.
0:09.0	Their symptoms in history are clues.
0:11.0	You saved her life.
0:13.0	We're doctors and with detectives.
0:15.0	I kinda love it if I'm being honest.
0:17.0	Solve the puzzle. Save the patient.
0:20.0	Watson. All episodes, now streaming on TV. be an honest. Solve the puzzle. Save the patient.
0:21.4	Watson.
0:24.2	All episodes now streaming on Paramount Plus. Hey there. Gary Parrish,
0:45.5	welcome back to the CBS Sports Eye on College basketball podcast,
0:48.6	where we sometimes discuss camel fighting, dodo birds, and leaky black.
0:52.4	If you're watching on YouTube, you know what to do to that like button, shouts to Brandon Davies.
0:56.6	And if you haven't yet subscribed to the CBS Sports College Basketball YouTube channel, please also do that while you're here.
1:02.6	Let's get into it.
1:03.4	Today we are continuing our summer shoot-around series.
1:06.8	As I hope you know, we've already published episodes on St. Johns and Houston, and those are the teams we have ranked first and second in the top 25 and 1.
1:15.7	So now we're turning our attention to the team we've got third of the top 25 and 1, and that is the BYU Cougars.
1:21.3	Quick recap on last season.
1:22.9	They went 26 and 10, including 14 and 6 in the Big 12, finished tied for third with Arizona in the league
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