BYU Freshman Dybantsa's Wooden Award Nomination

0:00On March 7, BYU Freshman A.J. DiBanza earned a spot on the John R. Wooden Award Men's National Ballad, announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. This weekend, as the country's top score at 24.8 points for game, the 6-foot-9 forward shoots over 52% from the field and has. Tali, double figures in every game he's played. DiBanza has racked up 745 points this season, putting him 9th in program history for a single year. He's on track to join just five other coolgers averaging at least 24 points over 20 games while breaking 11 freshman records, including several, once hailed by Danny Ainge. Fans and scouts are buzzing about his dominance, especially after his triple double with 33 points, 10 revounds and 10 assists against. Eastern Washington, that made him the first big 12 freshman with a 30-10-10 line in points, boards and assists, highlighting his all-around game. He heads into BYU's final, regular season matchup against number 10 Texas Tech with single-game freshman marks in points at 43, field goals.

1:07At 15 made and free throws at 17, voting for the All-America team opens March 16th at 6 a.m. Eastern and runs through March 28th. The top teams and finalists give revealed April 4th during the men's final 4 on ESPN, so keep an eye on DiBanza as the postseason heats up.