AJ Dybantsa may originally be from Brockton, Massachusetts, but he now calls Utah home, as he went to Utah Prep in his senior year of high school, and will be going to BYU in Provo for college. He has an NIL partnership deal with Nike, and is now giving back to his new community by giving away Nikes in Utah.
The No. 1-ranked prospect from the Class of 2025 per ESPN and On3 arrived at the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of America in Provo to give away the free Nikes to kids in need. AJ Dybantsa, whose NIL is valued at $4.1 million per On3, documented the trip in his YouTube channel, as he gave away not just shoes, but also bags, balls, and other Nike merchandise. Here is the video:
The kids made a special sign for the incoming BYU freshman and were chanting his name as he addressed them and their families.
“Thank you y’all, I’m AJ Dybantsa, a freshman at BYU,” the No. 1-ranked recruit introduced himself. “I’m here with Richie Saunders who’s a senior, Dawson Baker and Brody. We have a special delivery.”
This was when Dybantsa revealed that he was a member of the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of America when he was younger too.
“I used to be a Club kid, when I was five, six, I used to do the summer program, My dad used to drop me off and I used to just, you know, play basketball, hang with kids and just, you know, have a good time,” he said.
Dybantsa also revealed that he previously donated to the Boy’s and Girls’ Club in Brockton, as well as the one in Boston, and now, as this is his newest community, he has donated to the one in Provo as well.
Dybantsa will be entering his freshman year in BYU, though he is not expected to stay for long, as he has been honest about wanting to get to the NBA as soon as possible.
AJ Dybantsa to Return to the International Stage for the FIBA U19 World Cup
Before he begins his freshman year at Provo, however, the top-ranked BYU recruit will be suiting up for the red, white and blue as he heads to Switzerland as part of USA Basketball’s U19 national team. He will participate in the FIBA U19 World Cup, alongside former teammates JJ Mandaquit and Tyran Stokes.
Dybantsa has plenty of national team experience, giving the US gold medals in the FIBA Americas U16 tournament and the FIBA U17 World Cup. He also represented Team USA during last April’s Nike Hoop Summit, but represented Jamaica and Congo for Team World last year. His mother is an immigrant from Jamaica, while his father is an immigrant from Congo.
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