Egor Demin’s long-awaited BYU debut did not disappoint.
The freshman phenom was outstanding Tuesday night in his first collegiate contest, scoring 18 points, dishing out 11 assists and immediately establishing himself as one of the nation’s premier talents.
Demin’s performance garnered plenty of buzz online. Here are some of the most notable such reactions from social media.
Egor Demin’s debut was outstanding.
18 points (7/13, 4 3s)
11 assists (BYU season opening record)
4 rebounds
4 steals
1 turnover
— Jarom Jordan (@jaromjordan) November 6, 2024
You can’t tell just how good BYU is when it plays Central Arkansas, but you can tell that Egor Demin will make the Cougars appointment TV. 18, 11 assists, four rebounds, and three steals in his debut. A special talent.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) November 6, 2024
Egor Demin’s first college basket comes on a stepback contested three pointer. The massive lead guard is one of the more unique prospects in this year’s class, and I could see him easily shooting into the early lottery if he does things like this consistently pic.twitter.com/Ha2798apFS
— Nick Kalinowski (@kalidrafts) November 6, 2024
Egor Demin hasn’t disappointed. I might not miss a BYU game this season 🤦🏽♂️
— PeeWeeDaPlug (@PeeWeeDaPlug) November 6, 2024
Egor Demin is showing how important it is to pick the right school and coach to showcase your game..
— Rafael Barlowe (@Barlowe500) November 6, 2024
Egor Demin….insane
Best freshman debut I’ve seen this year and it isn’t close
— Greg Waddell (@gwizzy12) November 6, 2024
One benefit of BYU playing on election night when few teams are playing is that Egor Demin is the talk of college basketball right now
— Robby McCombs (@rtmccombs) November 6, 2024
Egor Demin is very good. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
— Steve Pierce (@PostJimmer) November 6, 2024
Now I know for myself Egor Demin is a special player. Mercy
— Sang Kim (@5lbtrout) November 6, 2024
Egor Demin is the Russian Earvin Magic Johnson.
— Benjamin Criddle (@CriddleBenjamin) November 6, 2024
I’ve seen enough Egor Demin is the best player in the country
— Ariel Puterman (@arielcbb) November 6, 2024
The Jazz should forget about Cooper Flagg and just draft Egor Demin with the number 1 pick next year
— Cam (@cthuey1) November 6, 2024
Egor Demin is the biggest winner of opening week
Looks like an absolute demon
— BKN 85 (@brooklynnets85) November 6, 2024
It’s never easy for an all-time recruit to live up to the hype in their first game…but Egor Demin has.
He has 13 points on 5/7 shooting, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, and 1 steal in the first half. He looks great.
Triple-double watch will be a regular thing for him.
— Casey Lundquist (@casey_lundquist) November 6, 2024
