Nike Basketball Drops Hype Video For BYU Signee AJ Dybantsa
Feb 17, 2025, 11:55 AM
PROVO, Utah – BYU signee AJ Dybantsa is the future for Nike basketball.
The apparel giant has an endorsement deal with Dybantsa, and they have already begun the promotion of their next star on the hardwood.
Nike Basketball on AJ Dybantsa: “The future is now”
During NBA All-Star weekend in the Bay Area, Dybantsa’s Utah Prep team took on Dynamic Prep (Texas) in the Nike Future Game in Oakland.
After the game concluded, Nike Basketball dropped a hype video with a caption that said, “The future is now.”
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The video featured clips from Dybantsa at the Nike Future Game.
“Top player in the nation, [AJ Dybantsa], brought the whole city out for the Nike Future Game,” wrote Nike on Instagram.
Dybantsa scored 21 points and six rebounds in Utah Prep’s 66-57 loss to Dynamic Prep.
AJ Dybantsa’s first half numbers in the Nike All-Star Weekend Future Game against Dynamic Prep.
Also had 1 assist, 1 block, and 1 steal. pic.twitter.com/1kgbDwk0IE
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) February 15, 2025
No. 1 recruit in the 2025 class
AJ Dybantsa is the nation’s No. 1 recruit in the class of 2025. He signed with BYU during the early signing period.
Welcome to the showcase of basketball's future with AJ Dybantsa. Stream Nike Future Game now.
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) February 15, 2025
Dybantsa is only the eighth recruit in the 21st century to have a perfect 1.000 rating by the 247Sports Composite. He joins Cooper Flagg (Duke), Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga), RJ Barrett (Duke), Andrew Wiggins (Kansas), Greg Oden (Ohio State), Dwight Howard (NBA), and LeBron James (NBA).
It’s an elite group of prospects and none were selected lower than 3rd in the NBA draft. Cooper Flagg is still playing at Duke but is projected to be a No. 1 pick this year.
Dybantsa signed a NIL deal with Nike over a year ago, in January 2024.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.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.
