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Latest Duke Basketball Recruiting Target Announces Transfer
Surely, any school would love to have AJ Dybantsa, who ranks No. 1 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite and received a Duke basketball offer less than three weeks ago. Well, he's now at the halfway point of potentially making four stops in as many years on his way to the NBA.
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Next, it will be Utah Prep that gets to enjoy the beyond-his-years hoops genius of the 6-foot-9, 200-pound five-star forward, Dybantsa and the school announced this week.
After playing his 2022-23 freshman season for St. Sebastian's School (Mass.), Dybantsa announced his reclassification in October and spent this past year at Prolific Prep (Calif.). There, he powered a 34-6 campaign alongside five-star forward Tyran Stokes, the composite No. 2 overall prospect in the 2026 class.
OFFICIAL! We are beyond excited to welcome the #1 ranked prospect in the world, AJ Dybantsa, to the Utah Prep family! pic.twitter.com/8g0kCfH9IG
— Utah Prep Boys Basketball (@UtahPrepMBB) May 24, 2024
Dybantsa, a Massachussetts native, is now averaging 23.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game for the 10-1 Oakland Soldiers in Nike EYBL action this spring.
Routine work for #1 ranked AJ Dybantsa this morning at EYBL Session 4:
— SLAM HS Hoops (@SLAM_HS) May 25, 2024
🔥 24 PTS
🔥 10 REB
🔥 3 AST@NikeEYB @ADybantsa @Soldiers_Salute pic.twitter.com/Q36862v05F
He hasn't named finalists in his loaded recruitment. Nor has he expressed any rush in deciding on what'll likely be a one-and-done college destination before potentially becoming a top lottery pick at the 2026 NBA Draft.
It's worth noting, though, that the 17-year-old phenom did recently mention the Blue Devils among the programs he wants to check out in the fall.
Eight other five-stars are on Duke basketball's 2025 wishlist. They all landed their offers from Jon Scheyer many months before AJ Dybantsa.
None have committed anywhere or revealed a list of favorites that doesn't include the Blue Devils.
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MATT GILES
Matt Giles is the editor and publisher of FanNation's Blue Devil Country and All Tar Heels, covering the Duke Blue Devils and UNC Tar Heels on SI.com.