No. 1 prospect AJ Dybantsa drops 1-word reaction to Rutgers freshman Dylan Harper's post

Dylan Harper, son of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper, had a massive 37-point game against Alabama in Rutgers' 95-90 loss to the Crimson Tide on Nov. 27 and is performing fantastically. As it turns out, the Class of 2025's No. 1 ranked prospect, AJ Dybantsa, has been paying attention and reacted to Harper's Thursday photo dump on IG.

AJ Dybantsa only had a one-word reaction to Harper's post, writing his jersey number in Spanish.

"dos," commented AJ Dybantsa.

AJ Dybantsa reacts to Dylan Harper's photos (Image via Intagram/dylharpp)

Alabama had been selected as one of Dybantsa's final four schools. His father, Ace Dybantsa, was seen on Wednesday, watching North Carolina take on Alabama. The Crimson Tide also won that game, 94-79.

As for Dybantsa's connection with the Rutgers star, the two have gone up against one another in various youth basketball leagues when Harper was still in high school.

He used to go to Don Bosco Prep and was ranked the No. 3 overall in the Class of 2024. The former five-star prospect was also ranked the No. 1 combo guard and the No. 1 player in New Jersey for his class. He has since shined for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights as one of its top players, even as a freshman.

AJ Dybantsa narrows down his list of possible schools to the final four

And then there were four, as AJ Dybantsa narrowed his final list of schools on Wednesday to just Alabama, Kansas, North Carolina and BYU. The Utah Prep star just eliminated Kansas State, UConn and Auburn from contention, though he already had official visits with them.

North Carolina and Kansas have traditional programs, and should he choose either, he would get plenty of national attention from just playing for a well-respected blue-blood school. Meanwhile, Alabama is considered one of the fastest-rising programs in the country. However, BYU is considered the favorite by On3.

The Cougars have a 69.2% chance of landing the No. 1 ranked overall recruit from the Class of 2025. The school is said to be prepared to offer him a multi-million dollar NIL deal, and the school's connections to his current school, Utah Prep, cannot be ignored, as his father has a stake in the Hurricane, Utah-based prep school.

Whichever school Dybantsa would go, though, he would be considered a one-and-done, with him expected to enter the 2026 NBA draft after his freshman year of college is done. Scouts have been predicting that he could even be picked as the No. 1 pick.