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With the Border League tipping off, plenty of high school basketball talent is on display. The league features players such as Cameron Boozer, AJ Dybantsa, Mikel Brown and players from the Class of 2026, including Latrell Almond, Miikka Muurinen, Jaxon Richardson and more.
Also, 15 McDonald's All-American Committee members, 25 NBA team representatives, 190 college coaches and 200 teams are scheduled to appear in the league.
The No. 1 recruit AJ Dybantsa displayed a dominant performance for Utah Prep against LV Orange on Oct. 19. Some of the highlights were posted by the famous high school basketball page 'Slam High School'.
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Dybantsa converted shots off the dribble, twisted and turned his way through traffic in the paint, put pressure while defending to force turnovers for fastbreak points and was also able to find open teammates during the game. He finished with a double-double, scoring 18 points, grabbing 16 boards and dishing out 4 assists in their win against the Orange.
The league will soon feature an exciting matchup as AJ Dybantsa goes up against No. 2 recruit Cameron Boozer on Oct. 20.
Dybantsa's Utah Prep will face the Florida Rebels and Boozer's Explorers will face the Iowa United Prep before the big showdown. The last time the duo met was in 2023 when Cameron Boozer scored a double-double with 25 points and 16 rebounds to defeat Dybantsa's Prolific Prep 83-61.
Another leg of the League will be played in Maryland from Oct. 25-27.
AJ Dybantsa becomes the highest NIL-valued player in HS
The 6-foot-9 small forward dethroned LeBron James' son Bryce James to take the position of the highest-valued high school basketball player. He is currently valued at $1.9 million and is followed by Cameron Boozer ($1.6 million), Darryn Peterson ($1.4 million), Nate Ament and Bryce James ($1.3 million), according to On3.
AJ Dybantsa signed a deal with Red Bull on Sep. 15 and talked about it on Swish Culture's 'The Youngins Podcast':
“I think it’ll be a great partnership because it’ll be beneficial to both of us with the platform that they have,” he said. “I think we fit right in with each other, so it’s going to be special.”
Dybantsa's father stated that his son will make a decision about his collegiate career in Feb. next year to honor Black History Month. Which college do you think we will see the No. 1 recruit in next season?
