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Top-Ranked Basketball Recruit, AJ Dybantsa ‘Finding Balance’ in Utah, Coach Says

The top-ranked high school basketball recruit in the nation, Dybantsa, will play at BYU next season.
Top-Ranked Basketball Recruit, AJ Dybantsa ‘Finding Balance’ in Utah, Coach Says
A.J .Dybantsa, (7) of the United States of America (USA) in action during the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup - Turkiye 2024 Final match between Italy and the USA at Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 7, 2024. Altan Gocher/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
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Somewhere amid the hype of top-ranked prep basketball star A.J. Dybantsa’s life, he might just hit the links.

Dybantsa took center stage on Tuesday when his signing with BYU became public. The Massachusetts native moved to Utah for his final year of high school, and Dybantsa’s coach, Justin Yamzon, told the Epoch Times that the 17-year-old “might want to spend more time” on the golf course, too.

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