"He plays like a Bama player." "BYU is not the way": Alabama fans react to No. 1 prospect AJ Dybantsa’s latest college decision

High school basketball sensation AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 player in the 2025 class, had 29 college offers as per 247Sports. After months of evaluation, the picture on his college decision is starting to come into focus.

On Dec. 5, SportsCenter NEXT announced on Instagram the Utah Prep (Hurricane, UT) forward has narrowed his options to four schools: Alabama, BYU, Kansas, and North Carolina.

The news thrilled Crimson Tide fans, who flooded the comment section with enthusiastic reactions, hoping to see him in Tuscaloosa.

One fan highlighting the fit between Dybantsa's style and Alabama's system.

“He plays like a Bama player.”

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“He is 100% going to Bama Watch”

“Bama for sure.”

Other fans also weighed in on his options.

“Better go to BYU or Bama so he can shine,” a comment read.

Fans pointed out Nate Oats's coaching prowess and impact on the team and players.

“Nate Oats has the best system in college basketball regarding athletes turning pro. Bama is the obvious choice.” a user commented.

A few Bama fans were skeptical.

“If you want to win playoff games, come to Bama. But he is prolly gon go fa da bread,” one fan wrote.

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Can Alabama secure AJ Dybantsa's committment?

Bama fans are excited, but the question remains - will Dybantsa join the Crimson Tide squad? The youngster visited the campus on Sept. 27 for a high-profile football game between Alabama and Georgia. Dybantsa, no. 9 overall prospect Meleek Thomas and No. 17 overall prospect Darius Adams were all in attendance that day.

The 17-year-old was thrilled over the electric game-day atmosphere and the passionate fan base.

"It was a good atmosphere,” he told 247Sports.

"I went there during the Georgia game, so I got to go to the football game, and that was a really good experience. That was like my first real, big-time college football experience.” Dybantsa added.

According to On3's prediction machine, Alabama has only a 7% chance of landing the top prospect. BYU has the highest chance of 69.2%, followed by Kansas State with a 13.2% chance. North Carolina has only a 2.2% shot. The star forward is down to only four colleges and it will be interesting to see which ultimately become Dybantsa's pick.