$2.5M NIL-valued AJ Dybantsa posts 3-word reaction for 5-star Houston commit's announcement

Five-star power forward Chris Cenac finally revealed on Tuesday where he was going to college, and that is Houston. He revealed his college of choice to the media, and another five-star celebrated with him on social media. AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 ranked prospect from the Class of 2025, took to his Instagram Stories to post his reaction to Cenac's decision.

AJ Dybantsa reacts to Chris Cenac college decision (Source: Instagram/@aj.dybantsa)

"my brudda mannn," wrote AJ Dybantsa in the caption.

AJ Dybantsa and Chris Cenac were teammates in the gold medal-winning USA Basketball squad for the FIBA U17 World Cup in Turkey earlier this year. The roster also included the Boozer Twins, Koa Peat, Brandon McCoy Jr. and Tyran Stokes.

Cenac chose the Houston Cougars over LSU, Auburn, Arkansas, Tennessee, Baylor and Kentucky. The decision is what many experts predicted, though this will now increase the pressure on other schools, as the pool of available 2025 five-stars is dwindling already.

Cenac is the No. 7 ranked overall by On3 and is a 6-10 power forward for Link Academy. He is also the No. 4 power forward and the No. 1 player in the state of Missouri. Meanwhile, Dybantsa is the consensus No. 1 overall and also the No. 1 player in Utah and the No. 1 small forward.

AJ Dybantsa seen watching BYU game vs. Idaho

As for his own college decision, AJ Dybantsa's father has stated that this might not happen until February next year. For now, however, he is down to his final seven schools, namely BYU, Kansas State, Alabama, North Carolina, Auburn, Kansas and USC.

Out of all the schools, BYU might be the final pick of the small forward. Rumors of him possibly picking the school increased as he was sighted at the Marriott Center watching the BYU vs. Idaho game last Nov. 17.

Dybantsa, whose NIL is worth $2.5 million, was sitting beside his dad, Ace Dybantsa, in the front row, right behind the BYU bench. The Utah Prep star officially visited the school last October and watched a football game there.

BYU Cougars head coach Kevin Young, a former NBA assistant coach, had been the most aggressive when it came to recruiting the five-star small forward. He approached Dybantsa about playing for BYU long before he even officially became the BYU head coach. He has often touted his NBA connections to Dybantsa as well.