PROVO, Utah — BYU’s AJ Dybantsa will represent USA Basketball at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland from June 28-July 6.
The Americans are looking to win the gold for a ninth time as they were drawn into Group D and will square off against Australia, France and Cameroon. The U.S. holds a 4-2 record all-time against Australia in U19 action. They are 6-1 against France and will face Cameroon for the first time.
Group play for the 17th edition of the World Cup begins on Saturday, June 28, with the Round of 16 matchups set for Wednesday, July 2. The quarterfinals will be played on Friday, July 4, followed by the semi-finals on Saturday, July 5. The final is scheduled for Noon MT on Sunday, July 6.
| Date | TIME (MDT) | Opponent | How to Watch/Result |
| Saturday, June 28 | 9:15 a.m. | Australia | USA 88, Australia 73 |
| Sunday, June 29 | Noon | France | FIBA Basketball YouTube |
| Tuesday, July 1 | 9:15 a.m. | Cameroon | FIBA Basketball YouTube |
Dybantsa, rated as the top prospect at the World Cup according to FIBA, is joined on the roster by Mikel Brown Jr., Caleb Holt, Daniel Jacobsen, Jasper Johnson, JJ Mandaquit, Morez Johnson Jr., Nik Khamenia, Brandon McCoy Jr., Koa Peat, Jordan Smith Jr. and Tyran Stokes.
The No. 1 high school recruit in the country was a member of the 2025 USA Men’s Nike Hoop Summit team that defeated the World Select team 124-114 in overtime. He scored a game-high 24 points to go along with six rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Aj Dybantsa is going crazy for Team USA … he’s been elite on both sides of the ball pic.twitter.com/XEtSTqvRDu
— Jordan Richard (@JordanRichardSC) June 21, 2025
No stranger to representing USA Basketball on the international level, Dybantsa averaged 14.1 points, 4.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game at the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup where he was named to the All-Star Five. He scored in double figures in all three knockout-round games, including a 14-point performance in the final against Italy, helping the Americans secure their seventh straight title.
He also averaged 13.7 points and 3.7 assists per game at the 2023 FIBA U16 Americas Championships where the Americans went 6-0 with an average margin victory of 64.0 points. In their 82-point victory over Canada in the final, 118-36, Dybantsa had 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists in 18 minutes of action.