High school basketball: Top-ranked Class of 2026 prospect A.J. Dybantsa transfers to Prolific Prep

Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) made a massive splash in high school basketball's version of the transfer portal Wednesday, landing the services of the top-ranked prospect in the Class of 2026 A.J. Dybantsa.

The 6-foot-7 wing joins the No. 2-ranked prospect in his classification, Tyran Stokes, to form what could be the most lethal duo in high school basketball over the next three seasons for the Crew.

Prolific Prep has also added elite Class of 2024 prospects Zoom Diallo, Mikey Lewis and Aiden Sherrell to a loaded rotation that has the pieces to compete for the program's first GEICO Nationals title next season.

As a freshman, Dybantsa averaged 19.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.5 blocks per contest while shooting 60.8 percent from the field and 41 percent from 3-point range to lead St. Sebastian's School (Needham, Mass.) to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class A title game with a record of 26-2.

Dybantsa also had a strong spring competing on the Nike EYBL 17U circuit before winning gold with the USA U16 National team at the FIBA Americas championship. He averaged 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game over the course of 12 games in the EYBL and averaged 13.7 points, 3.8 assists and 3.7 rebounds in six games for the USA U16 squad.

After being upset in the first round of GEICO Nationals in 2022-23, Prolific Prep finished ranked No. 6 in the National Top 10 with a record of 35-2 in its first season under head coach Ryan Bernardi.