PROVO, Utah – Adding No. 1 recruit AJ Dybantsa sent BYU soaring in the recruiting rankings.
AJ Dybantsa, the consensus No. 1 prospect in the 2025 class, publicly announced his commitment to BYU on Tuesday during ESPN’s First Take.
The moment No. 1 recruit AJ Dybantsa announced he is a #BYU Cougar.#BYUHoops pic.twitter.com/UryFG7DawT
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) December 10, 2024
Entering Tuesday, BYU was ranked No. 33 in the 247Sports Team Recruiting rankings for the class of 2025.
After signing Dybantsa, BYU is knocking on the door of a top-10 recruiting class for the 2025 cycle.
BYU basketball climbs the 2025 recruiting class rankings
BYU is ranked No. 11 in the 247Sports Team Composite Recruiting Rankings for the class of 2025. This is the highest ranking for BYU since the 2013 class finished ranked No. 20.
The composite gathers data from all of the major recruiting services.
Rivals.com’s rankings have BYU’s 2025 class at No. 6, ESPN tabbed the Cougars three-man haul at No. 8.
“We’re so excited to welcome AJ and his family to BYU,” head coach Kevin Young said. “We’ve been able to build a great relationship with him and his family and can’t wait to have them all in BYU blue. AJ is a generational talent. He’s a great young man who has a strong appetite to be the best player he can be. His versatile skill set and playmaking will seamlessly fit into our style of play. This is a great day for BYU basketball.”
BYU’s 2025 class includes two other signees besides Dybantsa, who has a perfect 1.000 composite score as a prospect.
#BYU basketball’s 2025 recruiting class has moved up to No. 11 nationally in the 247Sports Team Composite rankings.
– No. 1 AJ Dybantsa
– No. 31 Xavion Staton
– No. 123 Chamberlain Burgess#BYUHoops— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) December 10, 2024
Four-star center Xavion Staton, rated as the 31st overall prospect in the country, signed with BYU in November. The 7-foot recruit picked BYU over offers from Michigan, Stanford, UNLV, and others.
BYU also signed Orem High forward Chamberlain Burgess, a top-125 prospect, who will serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before enrolling at BYU.
The 2025 class for BYU ranks No. 3 in the Big 12 Conference behind Houston, who has three 5-star prospects in their class, and Kansas with two five-star pickups.
Top College Basketball Team Recruiting Rankings for Class of 2025
247Sports Composite Rankings
As of December 10, 2024
1. Duke (Four 5-stars)
2. Houston (Three 5-stars)
3. UConn (Three 5-stars)
4. Kansas (Two 5-stars)
5. Arkansas (Two 5-stars)
6. Kentucky (One 5-star)
7. Notre Dame (One 5-star)
8. Mississippi State
9. Syracuse
10. SMU
11. BYU (One 5-star)
12. Alabama
13. Washington
14. Michigan
15. LSU
16. Auburn
17. Iowa State
18. Northwestern
19. Georgia
20. Butler
21. Marquette
22. Penn State
23. South Carolina
24. Georgia Tech
25. Clemson
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
