Alabama basketball to host three 5-star recruits
Alabama and head coach Nate Oats have a big weekend ahead as the Crimson Tide are set to host three five-star prospects. Headling the group is Five-Star Plus+ SF AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 overall player in the 2025 class. He will arrive Friday afternoon. Joining him is Five-Star Plus+ SG Meleek Thomas (No. 7 nationally) who will be in town beginning Saturday. 5-star CG Brayden Burries (No. 14 nationally) will be the first in Tuscaloosa as he makes the trip Thursday evening.
Dybantsa has Bama on his list, along with Auburn, BYU, Baylor, North Carolina, Kansas, and Kansas State.
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Thomas is considering the Tide, along with Arkansas, UConn, Pitt, Auburn, Kansas State and others.
Burries is looking at Alabama, along with Duke, Tennessee, SMU, Kentucky, Oregon, USC, and others.
Bama currently holds a top-5 recruiting class
Alabama currently has the No. 4 overall recruiting class in the nation, according to On3.
The Crimson Tide hold a pair of commitments — four-star PF London Jemison (No. 38 nationally) and four-star SF Amari Allen (No. 66 nationally).
Along with the players mentioned above, Alabama also several other offers out, including five-star PG Mikel Brown Jr., five-star PF Chris Cenac, four-star CG Davion Hannah, and others.