High school basketball: Top-ranked Class of 2025 prospect A.J. Dybantsa transfers to Utah Prep

MaxPreps All-American averaged 21.2 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game at Prolific Prep last season.

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May 24, 2024, 8:50am
Top-ranked Class of 2025 prospect A.J. Dybantsa is transferring to Utah Prep (Hurricane, Utah) for his senior season according to an announcement via the program's X account.

The move marks Dybantsa's third stop in three years of high school hoops. He spent his freshman year at St. Sebastian's School (Needham, Mass.), where he averaged 19.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.5 blocks per contest. He reclassified and then headed to Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) for his junior campaign.

The 6-foot-9 wing earned second team MaxPreps All-America honors last season with averages of 21.2 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, helping Prolific Prep to the No. 4 spot in the final National Top 10.
Top-ranked prospect A.J. Dybantsa shakes up the National Top 10 landscape with transfer to Utah Prep. (Photo: Chris M. Spears)
Top-ranked prospect A.J. Dybantsa shakes up the National Top 10 landscape with transfer to Utah Prep. (Photo: Chris M. Spears)
Dybantsa is the third-leading scorer on the Nike EYBL 17U circuit, averaging 25.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per outing to help the Oakland Soldiers to a 9-1 record through three sessions. He is shooting 54.8 percent from the field, 39.3 percent from 3-point range and 81.6 percent from the free throw line.

The dynamic scorer has recorded 20 or more points in nine of 10 games this spring after leading the Nike EYBL Peach Jam in scoring last summer. He averaged 25.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest while playing for Expressions Elite at the championship event in 2023.

Utah Prep was originally founded as Real Salt Lake Basketball Academy and began play under former Wasatch Academy and Lone Peak head coach David Evans in 2020-21. The program recently announced it would be relocating approximately 300 miles across the state from Herriman to Hurricane, in southern Utah, for the upcoming season.

Dybantsa joins top 60 Class of 2025 prospect J.J. Mandaquit and top 70 Class of 2026 prospect Anthony Felesi on an impressive roster that will likely begin next season ranked in the National Top 10.

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