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AJ Dybantsa earned the 2022-23 Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Basketball Player of the Year award following a freshman campaign at St. Sebastian’s School that saw him average 19.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game. Dybantsa transferred to Napa (Calif.) Prolific Prep after his freshman year and announced in October that he was reclassifying to the 2025 class.

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A detail view of the March Madness logo is seen on a basketball prior to the first round game between the USC Trojans and the Michigan State Spartans of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 17, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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