Kansas State will host nation’s top basketball recruit AJ Dybantsa on weekend visit
Jerome Tang has given fans a reason to pay attention to Kansas State basketball on one of the biggest football weekends of the year.
All eyes will be on the K-State football team on Saturday when its season gets underway with a home game against Tennessee-Martin in front of a sellout crowd at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. But many will also be monitoring Tang and his assistant coaches as they host an elite basketball recruit on a campus visit.
AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 ranked basketball recruit for 2025 and No. 1 projected pick in the NBA Draft for 2026, is scheduled to make a recruiting trip to Manhattan this weekend.
That is big news for the Wildcats, who are in the mix to land the nation’s top-rated recruit for the first time since Michael Beasley in 2007.
Dybantsa is a 6-foot-9 and 200-pound forward who plays for Utah Prep and the Oakland Soldiers Nike EYBL program. He has narrowed his list down to seven schools and is ready to give each of them an up-close look.
K-State is up first. After that, Dybantsa will visit Kansas (Sept. 6-8), North Carolina (Sept. 20-22), Alabama (Sept. 27-29), Baylor (Oct. 4-6) and finally BYU (Oct. 11-13). He is also considering Auburn and made a recruiting trip there in March.
Some have reported that BYU is considered an early favorite for his commitment. But anything can happen over the course of those visits.
The Wildcats are starting to make an impression on five-star recruits.
K-State hosted Patrick Ngongba last year before he ultimately committed to Duke. Jerome Tang also has his team in the running for Darryn Peterson, the No. 3 recruit for 2025.
Peterson is a 6-foot-5 combo guard from Ohio who plans to visit K-State next month. He is also considering Kansas, Ohio State, Washington, Arizona State and Louisville.
This story was originally published August 29, 2024 at 12:54 PM with the headline "Kansas State will host nation’s top basketball recruit AJ Dybantsa on weekend visit."