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After taking part in for the World Group final yr representing Jamaica and Congo, AJ Dybantsa advised HoopsHype finally yr’s Hoop Summit that the plan was to swimsuit up for USA at this Hoop Summit, which was precisely what he did.
The sport comes simply to him, as he reads and reacts to defenses comfy. The BYU commit acquired to the rim at will and can proceed on the school {and professional} stage along with his pure skill to showcase an array of offensive strikes partnered along with his superior footwork for his age. His jumper has improved from final yr’s Hoop Summit, which can make him much more deadly within the halfcourt.
The Brockton native has nice defensive instincts and habits. He performs extraordinarily arduous on that finish and might match up and guard one to 4 seamlessly. His athleticism and elite basketball IQ enable him to leap passing lanes and create havoc on that finish, which often results in straightforward transition buckets for himself and teammates.
Notably, he appeared to vanish at some factors in video games – like he did within the first half of the Hoop Summit sport – nevertheless it looks like he’s simply letting the sport come to him and desires to get his teammates concerned. He took over within the third quarter, and there’s not a lot opponents can do in opposition to a three-level scorer of his caliber. It looks like he already has a lot confidence – uncommon for somebody his age.
“Yeah, management. I imply, you bought to get guys concerned, Dybantsa advised HoopsHype after apply. “Some guys may not have the arrogance as a result of they’re not what I had at Prolific Prep. So it’s getting guys confidence in apply, getting guys touches early, doing just a little little bit of every little thing so we will all mess collectively and get some wins.”
With Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer proper there by way of expertise and potential, Dybantsa in the meanwhile shouldn’t be the surefire consensus No. 1 choose for the 2026 Draft Class, so will probably be attention-grabbing to see how he performs at BYU subsequent season.
Hoops Summit efficiency: 35 minutes, 24 factors, 6 rebounds (3 offensive, 3 defensive), 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 turnovers, 3 fouls, 53.9% FG (7-13), 25.0% 3PT (1-4), 90.0% FT (9-10).