The Miami Hurricanes Men’s Basketball team (5-2) didn’t have the ideal Thanksgiving day, being defeated 72-62 by the No. 9 ranked BYU Cougars (5-1) in the semi-final of the ESPN Events Invitational. The loss marked the Hurricanes’ second defeat against a ranked opponent this season.
The star of the show was expected to be the No.1 prospect in the 2025 class, BYU’s AJ Dybantsa.
Averaging 19.2 points and 6.8 rebounds, all eyes were on the projected top 5 NBA draft pick. But, behind a suffocating second-half zone defense and a three-point aerial assault from the entire BYU side, the Cougars erased a four-point halftime deficit, taking the win.