AJ Dybantsa, the consensus No. 1 high school recruit in the class of 2025, reacted on Instagram by giving Castle his flowers for his promising debut season. Dybantsa is a 6-foot-9 forward who attended Utah Prep this past season. He is originally from Massachusetts, and he had a stint earlier in high school Prolific Prep in Napa, Calif.

The men's college basketball transfer cycle is in full swing, with many players who entered the portal in the open window between March 24 to April 22 already committed to new programs.

Inevitably, there were going to be some big hits and big misses right off the bat. The ones that hit really did make a mark. So today, I'm taking one more look back at the 2024-25