BYU Basketball is Entering the NIL Arms Race | Washed Up
In this episode of Washed Up, Eric Mika and TJ Haws are back and break down BYU’s up-and-down season, the impact of AJ Dybantsa, what went wrong late in the season, why injuries and lack of size mattered, and what Kevin Young’s roster still needs heading into next year.
Then the conversation shifts to the new reality of college basketball: NIL, the transfer portal, revenue sharing, roster budgets, donor fatigue, and the growing arms race that could reshape the sport. Can BYU keep up? Can the Cougars build a roster capable of a deep March run? And is the current NIL market sustainable at all?
Topics include BYU’s season recap, AJ Dybantsa’s long-term impact, Bruce Branch III expectations, transfer portal additions, the need for multiple bigs, NIL spending, revenue sharing, and why college basketball may be heading toward a breaking point.
Chapters:
0:00 Welcome back to Washed Up
1:18 What the offseason episodes will cover
2:14 NIL, transfer portal, and revenue sharing preview
3:10 Final thoughts on BYU’s season
5:19 The painful first-round exit
6:56 Did BYU’s NIL spending create unfair expectations?
8:15 AJ gave BYU unforgettable moments
9:40 What BYU was missing this season
10:24 Did the “big three” have enough time to mesh?
12:41 How AJ could change BYU’s national reputation
14:57 BYU’s offseason additions and transfers
19:15 How elite teams beat BYU in the trenches
24:35 Why the transfer portal market keeps exploding
32:00 Next time on Washed Up
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