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AJ Dybantsa What to know about the No 1 recruit in the 2025 class
The top player in the 2025 high school basketball recruiting class is from the City of Champions.

The best days of AJ Dybantsa's basketball career are ahead.

The Utah Prep senior swingman from Brockton is the top-ranked player in the 2025 high school basketball recruiting class.

On Tuesday, he announced his college commitment to BYU Basketball on ESPN's First Take at 10:30 a.m. Dybantsa's top four included Alabama, BYU, Kansas and North Carolina.

Dybantsa transferred to Utah Prep this summer after one season at Prolific Prep in Napa, California and two seasons at St. Sebastian's, a private school in Needham, Mass.

AJ Dybantsa's height and weight

The Utah Prep roster lists Dybantsa at 6-9. His ESPN recruiting profile says he weighs 200 pounds.

AJ Dybantsa's hometown

AJ Dybantsa was born in Boston and raised in Brockton. He grew up playing basketball at Jubilee Christian Church in Stoughton.

AJ Dybantsa's family

AJ is the son of Ace and Chelsea Dybantsa. He has a younger sister, Jasmyn, who is a standout volleyball player at Cardinal Spellman High.

AJ Dybantsa's high school history

2022: As a freshman at St. Sebastian's, Dybantsa won the 2022-23 Gatorade Player of the Year in Massachusetts, averaging 19 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.5 blocks per game. He shot 60.8 percent from the field and 41 percent on 3-point attempts. He was named an Independent School League First Team All-Conference selection and ranked the No. 1 freshman in the country by ESPN.

2023: He transferred to Prolific Prep, which is led by coach Ryan Bernardi, a Milton native, that summer.

2024: Dybantsa played one season at Prolific Prep, reclassified to the Class of 2025, and enrolled for his senior season at Utah Prep in Hurricane, UT.

This summer, Dybantsa was a member of the Team USA's U17 FIBA World Cup team that won the program's seventh consecutive gold medal in Turkey. He posted 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in Team USA's 41-point win over Italy in the championship.

AJ Dybantsa's recruiting history

AJ Dybantsa received offers from nearly every Division 1 college basketball program in the nation. His list went from 20-plus traditional powers as a sophomore, and in August was cut to seven: Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, BYU, Kansas, Kansas State and North Carolina.

Now, he's down to the final four: Alabama, BYU, Kansas and North Carolina.

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