Minty Buckwalter

Beyond thrilled to share that I was recently hired at Deseret News @Deseret as an Intern Writer/Reporter. Read my articles here ⬇️⬇️ deseret.com/authors/minty-…

2 BYU Basketball players with an Apostle of Jesus Christ. Egor Demin, 2025 NBA draft No. 8 pick & AJ Dybantsa, projected 2026 No. 1 draft pick. @BYUMBB x @Ch_JesusChrist x @NBA

Since March 8th Book 29.6 PPG -- Suns are 8-9 SGA 29.3 PPG -- OKC is 14-1 Jaylen Brown 28.8 PPG -- Celtics are 12-5 Wemby 28.1 PPG -- Spurs are 15-2 Kawhi 28.1 PPG -- Clippers are 10-7

Just last month, residents of Hawaiian Islands faced devastating flooding due to severe rainfall. | By Minty Buckwalter deseret.com/u-s-world/2026…

What’s the most you’ve ever paid to see a game live? deseret.com/sports/2026/04…

Having served my mission in Hawaii, I'm praying for the safety of everyone over there. My article: deseret.com/u-s-world/2026…

AJ Dybantsa 894 points this season 7 other BYU players combined: 465 ** Players are Kostic, Boskovic, Mboup, Mrus, Diomande, Baker, Ahmed

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Fun article to write for April Fools' Day deseret.com/lifestyle/2026…

Max Strus Top Scoring Games CLE • 29 pts (Mar. 2026) • 27 pts (Oct. 2023) • 26 pts (Dec. 2023) MIA • 32 pts (Dec. 2021) • 31 pts (Nov. 2022) • 27 pts (Jan. 2022) Last Friday’s game against the Heat marked only the third time in his six-year career he has scored more than 28 points.

Yesterday, I rode a roller coaster for a work assignment @Deseret deseret.com/utah/2026/03/2…

Tom Brady vs Logan Paul would be ... interesting deseret.com/sports/2026/03…

Gonna be some fun foods this baseball season! deseret.com/sports/2026/03…

Latest @Aaron_Torres / @AaronTorresPod Newsletter inside-college-sports.beehiiv.com/p/thursday-nig…

Paul George has scored 27+ points 5 times in the last 14 months

Point totals for BYU this season AJ 894 Rob 632 (403 last season at Baylor) Richie 451 (out since Valentine's Day) Kennard Davis 271 (521 last season at S Illinois) Keba Keita 206 (260 last season) Kostic 118 Boskovic 101 (107 last season) Mboup 76 Mrus 54 (301 last season at Idaho) Diomande 46 Baker 45 (out since Thanksgiving) Abdullah Ahmed 25

AJ Dybantsa scored 894 points this season, the second-most in BYU history. Jimmer Fredette: 1068 AJ Dybantsa: 894 Devin Durrant: 866 Danny Ainge: 782 Tyler Haws: 780

From @gregwrubell - In bench points per game, BYU went from being ranked 15th last season to 354th this season

In the span of only a few weeks, I found that the national average gas price has surged by 81 cents, while the average in Utah has risen by over a dollar. deseret.com/politics/2026/…

Most points from March 10-19 Luka: 248 Book: 197 Bam: 152 Jalen Duren: 150 Luka from March 10-17: 148 Wemby: 144 Jalen Green: 142 Even before scoring 100 in his last 2 games, Luka was already outscoring most of the league