AJ Dybantsa to Visit UNC; No. 1 Ranked Player in 2025 CBB Recruiting Class

Zach BacharContributor ISeptember 20, 2024

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Forward AJ Dybantsa is scheduled to take an official visit to North Carolina “this weekend” and will arrive at Chapel Hill on Friday, according to Joe Tipton of On3.com.

He previously told ESPN’s Paul Biancardi that he’ll choose between seven schools including Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, BYU, Kansas, Kansas State and North Carolina.

Dybantsa has already visited three of the seven schools that he’ll eventually choose between. He traveled to Auburn in March before heading to Kansas State on Aug. 30 and Kansas on Sept. 6.

After leaving North Carolina, he’ll visit Alabama on Sept. 27 and Baylor on Oct. 4. His final stop will be at BYU on Oct. 11.

At 6’9″ and 210 pounds, Dybantsa is able to use his height and wingspan to pull up over smaller defenders and consistently generate his own offense. He was the leading scorer in the 2023 Peach Jam as an underclassman, averaging 25.8 points per game.

Dybantsa also stood out for the United States during the FIBA U17 World Cup, averaging 14.1 points and 3.9 rebounds to go along with 4.1 assists per game on 58.7 percent shooting.

He previously spoke about his affinity for the school ahead of his upcoming visit.

“I like it a lot – Chapel Hill,” he said (via Aidan Jensen of USA Today’s Tar Heels Wire). “They have a lot of (professional) wings… He [Hubert Davis] was telling me I’ll play the wing role there. I’ll play on-ball and off-ball, I’ll be a two-way player – I’ll be a do-it-all wing.”

As Davis prepares for the 2024-25 season, he’ll also attempt to sway the top prospect in the 2025 class.