Basketball
A.J. Dybantsa is having a great month. The No. 1 recruit in the country committed to BYU men’s basketball for what’s rumored to be the biggest NIL payment ever. Dybantsa will compete for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft alongside Cameron Boozer and Darryn Peterson once he gets on campus, but first he’s finishing out in his final year of high school with Utah Prep.
As Utah Prep took on Iolani in a holiday tournament on Thursday night, Dybantsa did something that has quite possibly never been done in a game before. You might remember a high school-aged LeBron James pulling off an between-the-legs dunk in a game. Well, when Dybantsa got on the fast break on Thursday night, he went under BOTH of his legs for the ridiculous slam.
It’s wild to see this kind of a dunk in a dunk contest, let alone in a game. Watch it here:
Here’s the dunk from the normal game angle:
The level of athleticism, coordination, and confidence to pull this off during a game is just wild. It’s not hard to see why NBA scouts are so excited about Dybantsa’s eventual arrival in the league.
This is basically Aaron Gordon’s mascot dunk in a game. Can you give Dunk of the Year to a high schooler? Because this really might qualify.
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