In an interesting move for the nation’s top-ranked basketball prospect, five-star small forward AJ Dybantsa will announce his college decision on ESPN’s First Take.
The decision will take place on Tuesday, December 10th, and will feature four prominent teams: Kansas, BYU, Alabama, and North Carolina.
Coming out of Utah Prep in the Class of 2025, Dybantsa is listed as a five-star prospect by the 247Sports index and the nation’s top-ranked player. The 6-foot-9 forward is listed as the top player at his position and the top-ranked player in the state of Utah.
Dybantsa’s initial cutdown list included four different Big 12 teams in the running: BYU, Kansas, Kansas State, and Baylor. That group is now halved as both Baylor and Kansas State fell out of the race for the nation’s top prospect.
“After my unofficial visit and conversations with Coach [Kevin Young], he can bring me in and play me like a pro with his knowledge of the NBA with the Suns and taking it to BYU,” Dybantsa said about BYU. “He also mentioned he coached Joel Embiid. He knows what he’s talking about. It’s a big campus and facility.”
“When I look at their history, they also have a track record of guys in my position in the NBA,” Dybantsa said about Kansas. “I talked to Bill Self and coach Kurtis Townsend. Coach Townsend has come to Prolific Prep a few times. They had Andrew Wiggins, Kelly Oubre, and Josh Jackson. They have had great runs of success. They say it’s loud in there.”
While Dybantsa’s recruitment has been one of the highest-profile storylines in college basketball this season, his recruiting story comes to an end on Tuesday morning with an official college decision.
