Chiefs night at Big 12 tourney: Mahomes, Andy Reid take in BYU-WVU, meet Dybantsa
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- Chiefs personnel, including Reid and Mahomes, attended BYU’s win over West Virginia.
- Future top‑5 prospect AJ Dybantsa shook Reid’s hand after his 27-point game.
- Kevin Young greeted Reid courtside as BYU advanced to the quarterfinals.
The Chiefs’ offseason is in full effect once players and coaches start showing up at various sports and entertainment events around Kansas City. And 2026 is no different.
On Wednesday evening a contingent from the Chiefs took in the stylings of a BYU men’s basketball team led by soon-to-be top-five NBA Draft pick AJ Dybantsa at the Big 12 Tournament
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, a BYU alum, sat courtside with his grandson. Also at T-Mobile Center were superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes and former Chiefs teammates Gehrig Deiter and Blake Bell.
Reid and Mahomes, whose 2025 NFL season ended early due to a knee injury, also attended the tournament on Tuesday. Both received raucous applause and cheers Wednesday as the Cougars beat West Virginia 68-48 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Reid and his grandson had great seats, located directly alongside BYU’s bench at floor level.
At the end of Dybantsa’s 27-point performance, the BYU star shook Reid’s hand in congratulatory fashion.
“I didn’t know he was sitting there,” Dybantsa said later, “and I didn’t know Patrick Mahomes was there until they put him on the big screen, which is kind of cool.”
BYU junior guard Kennard Davis Jr., a St. Louis native who scored 20 points, said he didn’t see either of them.
“I was locked in,” Davis said with a chuckle.
BYU head coach Kevin Young greeted Reid before the game and then coached his own team within spitting distance of one of the school’s most famous products. Reid grew up in Southern California and later attended college in — and played football at — the institution of higher learning in Provo, Utah.
If Dybantsa reaches his own high potential, he could be on the other end of such courtside handshakes one day. He might be on that level sooner than later, too, simply because of his dynamic run as the Big 12’s Freshman of the Year.
“He’s a great guy,” Young said of Reid. “I’ve been able to chat with him a little since I’ve taken this job. It was awesome seeing him courtside.”
This story was originally published March 11, 2026 at 9:12 PM.
