“Him & Cooper Flagg are going band for band”, “Want to see him vs Alijah Arenas”: Fans react as AJ Dybantsa drops insane 40-piece

No. 1 ranked senior AJ Dybantsa showed why he is considered the best player of his class during the Iverson Classic in New Jersey on Saturday. The five-star small forward had a monster game against Ohio's Western Reserve Academy, scoring 41 points in a 97-71 win.

Dybantsa had 41 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and one block in Saturday's win. Fans took to social media to react to the game.

"Him & coop are going band for band today, that’s crazy," one fan said.

"I want to see him versus Arenas," a high school hoop fans said. He was referring to five-star recruit Alijah Arenas, son of Gilbert Arenas.

"Man I think him and Cooper really be looking at each other stats😂😂🔥," one Instagram user wrote.

Fans compared him to Cooper Flagg, the previous No. 1 ranked player in the country, who is now playing for the Duke Blue Devils. One fan even compared Dybantsa to a current NBA player.

"First Cooper Flagg now AJ, definitely need to see them go head to head❤️🔥," one fan wrote.

"That’s Brockton born and raised," another fan said.

"He’s a more polished A Wiggins in HS, better 3 ball, same vibes though," an Instagram user wrote.

Fans comments on AJ Dybantsa getting 41 points at the Iverson Classic in New Jersey (Source: Instagram/@madehoops)

Dybantsa, who signed with BYU late last year, has had a stellar season so far with the Utah Prep Athletes, getting victories over the likes of Oak Hill Academy, Link Academy, and Brewster Academy to lead his team to a 16-4 overall record and 4-1 regional record.

AJ Dybantsa had 72 points in total during the Iverson Classic

AJ Dybantsa and the Utah Prep Athletes competed in two games at the Iverson Classic, and his 41-point performance against Western Academy came just a day after he dropped 31 points on Patrick School who have a 12-3 record. In a close game, Utah Prep escaped with a 78-73 win.

The No. 1 ranked player from the Class of 2025 dropped a total of 72 points in two games and was named as the Player of the Game in both games. The team is currently second in the Grind session - Pacific region, behind Prolific Prep of Napa Christian Crew.