Another champion from Brockton, AJ Dybantsa makes history

Another champion from Brockton, AJ Dybantsa makes history. AJ Dybantsa, from Brockton, was selected first overall by the Washington Wizards in Tuesday’s NBA Draft. He became the first athlete born and raised in Massachusetts to be chosen No. 1 in any of the four major U.S. sports drafts—NBA, NHL, NFL, and MLB. Listed at 6-foot-9 and 217 pounds, Dybantsa averaged 25.5 points per game with BYU this past season. In January, he surpassed Celtics legend Danny Ainge for the most points by a BYU freshman in a game, scoring 43 in a 91-78 win over Utah. He played high school basketball at St. Sebastian’s School in Needham and chose BYU after receiving scholarship offers from top universities including Boston College.