Star forward AJ Dybantsa, the consensus No. 1 player in the 2025 recruiting class, revealed the seven schools he is considering to ESPN on Friday morning.
The 6’9 wing, who will play his final high school season at Hurricane Prep in Utah, revealed a final seven of Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, BYU, Kansas, Kansas State, and North Carolina.
It’s not every year the top prospect in the sport considers BYU over Duke or Kentucky, but the Cougars are a legitimate player in the Dybantsa sweepstakes after establishing the program as a recruiting power under new coach Kevin Young.
Dybantsa has taken just one official visit so far, to Auburn, but he unofficially visited BYU and is planning to make a return visit in an official capacity.
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A.J. Dybantsa, the No. 1 prospect in the 2025 class, has narrowed down his list of schools, telling ESPN he is considering Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, BYU, Kansas, Kansas State and North Carolina. Story: https://t.co/A0esu0CeW2 pic.twitter.com/3pP12y5oa1— Paul Biancardi (@PaulBiancardi) August 2, 2024
Dybantsa’s size, athleticism, and natural scoring ability have many projecting him as a future NBA star, drawing comparisons to Paul George.
BYU doesn’t have any commits in the 2025 class as of now, but coach Young went to work adding some of the highest rated recruits in program history in 2024, including Purdue decommit Kanon Catchings, russian star guard Egor Demin, and former Stanford commit Elijah Crawford.