Monday night in Las Vegas was the opening scene to the most anticipated season in BYU men's basketball history.

No. 8 BYU basketball opened the 2025-26 campaign with a 71-66 win over Villanova that probably felt a little closer than most would have liked. BYU watched a 14

BYU basketball shares his thoughts on what he saw in star freshman AJ Dybantsa during Monday's win against the Villanova Wildcats.

Kevin Willard probably planned for and schemed plenty as the first-year Villanova coach with some 18 years of college basketball experience prepared for the Wildcats' season opener against No. 8 BYU.

Freshman AJ Dybantsa had 21 points and six rebounds and eighth-ranked BYU defeated Villanova 71-66 Monday night in the Hall of Fame Series and season-opener for both teams.

The BYU men's basketball team gets its season officially under way with a big-time game against Villanova in Las Vegas on Monday night.

The Cougars open against Villanova in Las Vegas on Monday night. Why did BYU head coach Kevin Young build a gauntlet of a non-conference schedule? Look at last year, he says.

UNC basketball lost 78-76 to No. 8 BYU in a preseason exhibition game on Friday, Oct. 24, in Salt Lake City.

The much-hyped BYU freshman started his college basketball career with a 71-66 victory over Villanova in Monday's season opener in Las Vegas. The eighth-ranked Cougars had their backs against the wall when Bryce Lindsay's three-pointer gave the Wildcats a two-point lead with fewer than seven minutes remaining but closed on a 14-7 run.