WATCH: No. 1 recruit AJ Dybantsa showcases his electrifying hidden talent in must-watch video

Basketball prospect AJ Dybantsa
Basketball prospect AJ Dybantsa

The class of 2025's No. 1 ranked player AJ Dybantsa has been garnering a lot of attention for his stellar performances in high school. Earlier in May, he announced his decision to switch schools during his senior year from Prolific Prep, California, to Hurricane Utah Prep.

Most recently, Dybantsa has been showing a different set of skills while on duty for Team USA at the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup.

The "nextgenhoops" Instagram page posted a video of AJ Dybantsa rapping, with the post captioned:

"@aj.dybantsa out here rapping like rent is due 😮‍💨 #FIBAU17."

AJ Dybantsa staying level-headed

AJ Dybantsa has an incredible resume already, even as he is being extensively recruited by several elite programs, including the Kansas Jayhawks and the USC Trojans.

He won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2023 FIBA Americas Under-16 championship, and he has been lighting up the Nike Hoop Summit, scoring 21 points as well.

Dybantsa has become renowned in college hoops circles as a prospect to watch in the class of 2025. During the NBA Finals, which pit his favorite team, the Boston Celtics, against the Dallas Mavericks, he was the focus of attention from fans taking pictures with him and asking for autographs.

While speaking to Andscape, Dybantsa showed his level-headedness while talking about being the No. 1 ranked player in the class of 2025 and the hype that comes with it.

“I don’t personally care,” Dybantsa said. “It’s good that I’m on there, but I don’t personally care about my ranking. It’s just a number. I’m not there [the NBA] yet. I’m not where I want to be yet. There have been No. 1s that have fallen off. I don’t know why people would get big-headed. I don’t know why people would think this and that if you haven’t made it yet.”

With the help of his father, Anicent Dybantsa, the Utah Prep prospect revealed that he is hoping to cut down the number of potential programs from 30 to seven. He started by visiting the BYU Cougars campus in early June.

“I visited last week. The campus was great. We’re excited,” Dybantsa said. “My dad really handles all my recruiting stuff and he felt like it would be the best opportunity my senior year to achieve the goals I want to achieve.”

AJ Dybantsa will get to show his talents to the world during the massively popular Nike Peach Jam in July, where talents get their breakthrough games.

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Edited by R. Elahi
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