Five-Star Plus+ SF, No. 1 prospect AJ Dybantsa takes Kansas State official visit
This fall will be crucial for Brockton (Mass.) Utah Prep Five-Star Plus+ small forward AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2025 cycle.
Now down to seven schools, Dybantsa will take six official visits across the next couple of months. Up first is Kansas State, as the 6-foot-9, 200-pounder is in Manhattan this weekend alongside Wildcats head coach Jerome Tang and Co.
Officials to Kansas (Sept. 6), North Carolina (Sept. 20), Alabama (Sept. 27), Baylor (Oct. 4) and BYU (Oct. 11) will follow for the top-ranked recruit. Auburn rounds out his top seven and had him in for an OV back in the spring.
On Aug. 5, the 6-foot-8, 185-pound Dybantsa was once again named the top prospect in the 2025 On3 150. Dybantsa reclassified into the 2025 class last October and he immediately settled into the No. 1 spot for this cycle, where he has remained since.
According to On3’s Joe Tipton, Dybantsa’s father has said AJ will likely make a decision in the month of February.
AJ Dybantsa Scouting Summary
On3 national recruiting analyst Jamie Shaw wrote this about Dybantsa following the latest rankings update:
“In June I was at the USA Basketball U17 Training Camp. The setting of the camp had a couple of pre-approved media members along with NBA Scouts watching as they whittled down the list from 33 to the final 13. Sitting among the NBA Scouts throughout the open sessions of the Training Camp, during our conversation one scout matter-of-factly stated, “AJ Dybantsa would be the No. 1 player in this year’s draft (2024), next year’s draft (2025), and in the 2026 NBA Draft.”
“After watching Dybantsa throughout the summer, in various team and camp settings, the conversation for No. 1 in this update was not a very long one. In fact, Dybantsa has continued to separate himself from his high school-aged peers and is currently in a top tier of his own within his high school class.
…At On3 we have never shied away from transparency in our rankings process. At the end of the day, we are ranking toward NBA Draft night. At this point in the process, as we wrap up these players’ final summer of travel ball, having eyes firmly planted on senior seasons, Dybantsa’s attainable ceiling is simply too high to ignore. That is why he remains in a tier of his own in the 2025 recruiting cycle.”