“Just go to the NBA”-College hoops fans react as no. 1 recruit AJ Dybantsa reveals top 7 programs

AJ Dybantsa, the five-star recruit from Utah Prep, is ranked as the best basketball prospect from the class of 2025. The 6-foot-9 small forward from Brockton, Massachusetts has received more than 30 offers from some of the top schools in the country.

However, the best-ranked recruit in the nation has trimmed down his list to seven schools which include Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, BYU, Kansas, Kansas State, and North Carolina. Fans on social media had mixed reactions to Dybantsa's list of schools.

Some fans asked him to go directly to the NBA, while others were surprised at the decision to include BYU and exclude a top-tier program such as UConn.

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"Just go to the NBA lil bro," one fan commented.

"UConn bro," another one commented.

"BYU? Must like to soak," another fan wrote.

However, there were a lot of positive comments from fans of the schools that were on the list.

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"TARHEELS LETS GOOOOOO," one fan wrote.

"Bamas really good at wing development," another fan wrote.

"Let’s go UNC!!" another fan commented.

AJ Dybantsa is ranked no.1 across the board in the country and is rated as a 99+ recruit by On3. According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, Auburn has the best chance of landing the five-star recruit at 37.2%.

AJ Dybantsa talks about his list of top schools

The five-star small forward from Massachusetts, AJ Dybantsa, has finally named his top seven schools. He spoke about his list and what he was looking forward to after making his announcement:

"I’m looking to build a relationship with a head coach who doesn’t sugarcoat anything, but we can still have that bond both on and off the court," Dybantsa said, as per On3. "[We can] talk about things on and off the court and play to my strengths while helping me with my weaknesses. The list is based on the coaches who spoke with my dad the most. I will decide in February."

Schools that extended an offer were USC, Boston College, Connecticut, Washington, Michigan, Georgetown, Kentucky, Texas, Ole Miss, and LSU, among others.

However, they failed to make the no.1 ranked player's final list. Auburn and USC were the top two contenders to acquire Dybantsa from Utah Prep High School.