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I likely missed the discussion as I'm not a regular follower, but not much came up in search of the forum. What happened with UConn and AJ Dybantsa the #1 prospect this year? Initially it was thought that UConn was possibly the team to beat (from New England, positional fit, talked positively about UConn in general), but recently it appears they are not even in touch with him. What happened?
 
Danbgf said:
I likely missed the discussion as I'm not a regular follower, but not much came up in search of the forum. What happened with UConn and AJ Dybantsa the #1 prospect this year? Initially it was thought that UConn was possibly the team to beat (from New England, positional fit, talked positively about UConn in general), but recently it appears they are not even in touch with him. What happened?
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It seems that he (or his handlers) wants to be the first 10 million dollar NIL player. That is not they type of recruiting this program gets involved with.
 
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This one sailed a long time ago. UConn never pursued. Not a fit on multiple levels.

He will make me tune into the occasional BYU game next year when I would otherwise not, so that I’m happy about.

AJ sends vibes that he doesn’t care about winning in his one year at the college level, at all. Part of me feels guys like him should just do the Ron Holland and not even bother as it cheapens the sport, but another part of me will be entertained by the NIL$ to effort ratio watch.
 
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Danbgf said:
I likely missed the discussion as I'm not a regular follower, but not much came up in search of the forum. What happened with UConn and AJ Dybantsa the #1 prospect this year? Initially it was thought that UConn was possibly the team to beat (from New England, positional fit, talked positively about UConn in general), but recently it appears they are not even in touch with him. What happened?
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AJ Dybansta is going to the highest bidder and that won't be UConn. Hurley and the coaching staff do not get involved in humongous bidding wars.
 
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Danbgf said:
I likely missed the discussion as I'm not a regular follower, but not much came up in search of the forum. What happened with UConn and AJ Dybantsa the #1 prospect this year? Initially it was thought that UConn was possibly the team to beat (from New England, positional fit, talked positively about UConn in general), but recently it appears they are not even in touch with him. What happened?
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he relocated to utah so he's prob going to BYU
 
August_West said:
It seems that he (or his handlers) wants to be the first 10 million dollar NIL player. That it not they type of recruiting this program gets involved with.
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Moronic. I get that he's a poor kid from Brockton but he's got enough talent to be a lottery pick. Prioritizing cash now vs development is short sighted. Getting bad advice, and I don't think it reflects well on him. Glad UConn is out.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Prioritizing cash now vs development is short sighted. Getting bad advice, and I don't think it reflects well on him. Glad UConn is out.
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is playing for schmeyer at duke any different at this point? he's a dunce so youre only going in order to join the "duke brotherhood" ie for marketing/exposure not development. i'd rather play for the BYU coach.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
Moronic. I get that he's a poor kid from Brockton but he's got enough talent to be a lottery pick. Prioritizing cash now vs development is short sighted. Getting bad advice, and I don't think it reflects well on him. Glad UConn is out.
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Why would Kevin Young and BYU be bad for his development?
 
The BYU fit is honestly perfect for him. They have the cash, need the uptick in national exposure and I don’t think AJ would take a coach without NBA pedigree all that seriously. It will probably workout as good as you could ask.
 
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aceboon said:
Why would Kevin Young and BYU be bad for his development?
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Hard to know. He's been a college coach for what, 2-3 games now? He will be fine wherever he goes, like Flagg. My guess is he's going to be a high usage player and is going to insist on getting minutes and shots. I don't see him sacrificing for a team based on the approach he's taken to recruiting.
 
I also read somewhere he would even not even meet with coaches or visit programs unless until they were on his final list and making the final list required guarantees of big NIL and that he would be a one and done. The whole process was counter to the culture that Hurley has built. Maintaining a positive culture requires a program, organization, company etc to pass on people no matter how talented they are if they are a bad fit for culture.
 
I'll answer this one since I've been saying for over a year and a half that UConn hasn't been recruiting him. We don't know exactly why but some of the stuff we've read gives you a good clue as to why.

UConn offered him over 2 years ago. Dybantsa said recently that he didn't hear from UConn after the initial contact.

UConn: “They were one of my first offers. They were like my third offer, that was when I was a freshman. And I don’t know, I haven’t heard from him since. Obviously they’re a winning program. I mean I like to win so I mean it might be a fit.”

www.zagsblog.com

No. 1 2025 prospect AJ Dybantsa to release top schools later this month | Zagsblog

By SAM LANCE North Augusta, S.C. — […]
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He has an overbearing father who doesn't sound like a Hurley type parent.

His father asked for lots of NIL and for his son to be the featured player on offense.

Add all this up and read this article and see if you think this sounds like a Hurley recruit.

Inside AJ Dybantsa's whirlwind recruitment that's pushing NIL to new limits​

 
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MexicoHusky said:
Dude is clearly a bum who is only looking for a paycheck
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I don't think AJ is a bad kid. His father is running his recruitment and is looking to retire on his son. That's the system today and he's taking advantage of it. His father is doing what he thinks is right and AJ is letting his father run things. It is what it is.
 
Supremely talented and I think he’ll be real good pro. Not a UConn kinda player.

Unlikely, but if he goes any lower than #1 in the 2026 draft for whatever reason due to his college decision (lack of exposure, poor coaching, poor performance, etc.) that’s possibly a $3M+ mistake. Better get more than that in NIL to cover it.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Moronic. I get that he's a poor kid from Brockton but he's got enough talent to be a lottery pick. Prioritizing cash now vs development is short sighted. Getting bad advice, and I don't think it reflects well on him. Glad UConn is out.
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First of all, he isn’t a poor kid frommBrockton
His father is a University police officer, so that description is a
Inaccurate
He is going to be in college about seven months
He’s going to be the number one draft choice, no matter what happens in college
If he didn’t have to go to college for a year, he would be the number one draft choice over cooper flagg
What he does in college willhave nothing to do with his NBA career other than to build the brand for outside income
In short he is a potential generational talent
How about taking off the uconn eyeglasses and realize his father is making a very smart business decision,and a j is very fortunate to have him
Handling the business of basketball
I find it outlandish that you would
In effect be saying he’s getting getting bad advice from his father And that reflects poorly on him!!
 
I Bleed Blue said:
Supremely talented and I think he’ll be real good pro. Not a UConn kinda player.

Unlikely, but if he goes any lower than #1 in the 2026 draft for whatever reason due to his college decision (lack of exposure, poor coaching, poor performance, etc.) that’s possibly a $3M+ mistake. Better get more than that in NIL to cover it.
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He’s definitely not a bad kid. Is he a bit of a hot dog and clearly focused on the draft? Yes, doesn’t mean he’s a bad kid. Maybe lacking of a little humility.

It would be funny if a kid like Cam Boozer jumped him in the draft, as it certainly feels like the entourage sees an automatic first pick. Meanwhile Cam is a really talented kid, hoops purist and grinder of a hard worker, with what seems lots of humility. Not sure that’s enough to skip over the physical traits of AJ, but would be interested if NBA franchises value.
 
I Bleed Blue said:
Supremely talented and I think he’ll be real good pro. Not a UConn kinda player.

Unlikely, but if he goes any lower than #1 in the 2026 draft for whatever reason due to his college decision (lack of exposure, poor coaching, poor performance, etc.) that’s possibly a $3M+ mistake. Better get more than that in NIL to cover it.
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Could be a lot more than that.

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Zonepress said:
First of all, he isn’t a poor kid frommBrockton
His father is a University police officer, so that description is a
Inaccurate
He is going to be in college about seven months
He’s going to be the number one draft choice, no matter what happens in college
If he didn’t have to go to college for a year, he would be the number one draft choice over cooper flagg
What he does in college willhave nothing to do with his NBA career other than to build the brand for outside income
In short he is a potential generational talent
How about taking off the uconn eyeglasses and realize his father is making a very smart business decision,and a j is very fortunate to have him
Handling the business of basketball
I find it outlandish that you would
In effect be saying he’s getting getting bad advice from his father And that reflects poorly on him!!
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His father is taking him to the highest bidder. Time will tell if that was the right decision. I'm not saying it's the wrong decision, but it's not 100% that he will be the first overall draft pick. Probably close to 100% but things do change with these things sometimes.

“I do know that the dad from the beginning has been pushing numbers like that,” said a source at an ACC school that is no longer in the mix. “He was pushing for $3 million while we were in the mix. The dad basically has said from the get-go that he’s going to the highest bidder.”
 
Dead horse but likely going to BYU with an NIL valuation close to an NBA lottery pick lol
 
Genuinely curious how the BYU coaching staff addresses the BYU code of conduct in recruiting him. Do they have an understanding with the administrators that it will be overlooked for recruits? Gotta imagine that would be a tough pill to swallow for your average high school athletic superstar.
 
HooperScooper said:
His father is taking him to the highest bidder. Time will tell if that was the right decision. I'm not saying it's the wrong decision, but it's not 100% that he will be the first overall draft pick. Probably close to 100% but things do change with these things sometimes.

“I do know that the dad from the beginning has been pushing numbers like that,” said a source at an ACC school that is no longer in the mix. “He was pushing for $3 million while we were in the mix. The dad basically has said from the get-go that he’s going to the highest bidder.”
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What about going to the highest bidder would be a bad decision?
 
HooperScooper said:
I don't think AJ is a bad kid. His father is running his recruitment and is looking to retire on his son. That's the system today and he's taking advantage of it. His father is doing what he thinks is right and AJ is letting his father run things. It is what it is.
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It was sarcasm. I have no idea who he is. I dont really follow recruiting
 
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