Forward [autotag]AJ Dybantsa[/autotag] narrowed his favorite list of schools down to seven on Friday morning. The No. 1 overall recruit in the class, Dybantsa’s list includes BYU, North Carolina, Kansas State, Kansas, Baylor, Alabama, and Auburn.
The 6-9, 200-pound small forward rates at a “100” on the recruiting scale according to most scouts. That scouting report has made him an early favorite to become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, something that has weighed heavily on Dybantsa’s decision regarding where he would like to play college basketball.
Out of the seven schools he listed, Auburn is the only one in which he has already visited. The Brockton, Mass. native spoke highly of his time with [autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag] on the Plains, specifically stating Pearl’s ability to develop him into a scorer at the next level.
“They were saying that if I came here, they would play me a lot at the wing, the 2-guard ..I’d be a scorer and a playmaker,” Dybantsa said in a recent interview with On3’s Joe Tipton. “That’s what I’m trying to do at the next level.”
While many experts currently give Auburn the edge in landing the most coveted recruit in the 2025 class, fans will receive more clarity after Dybansta finishes his visits later this year. If he were to become a Tiger, Bruce Pearl would land his biggest recruit since [autotag]Jabari Smith[/autotag] came to the Plains as the No. 7 ranked prospect in the nation.
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