E.L. Roberts Report (12/9)
BYU Basketball Recruiting Update
New Investigator
Friday, the 33rd ranked player in the 2026 class announced he had an offer from BYU. Austin Goosby is a 6’5” wing from Melissa, Texas. He has 11 offers, including Kansas and Texas. He has taken an unofficial visit to Texas and was at the Texas vs UCONN game yesterday. He also has a relative or friend, Trevor Goosby, who is an offensive lineman on the Texas football team. You can check out some Goosby high lights here, here or here.
A.J. Update
Thursday A.J. Dybansta (6’9” Brockton, MA, Utah Prep) revealed the final four schools he’s considering: BYU, Alabama, Kansas and North Carolina. The biggest surprise on this list is the omission of Kansas St. as many thought they were serious contenders. Dybantsa recently signed a deal with Nike, so Kansas, an Adidas school, is thought to be on the outside looking in. Dybantsa’s father, Ace, was in attendance Wednesday as Alabama won at North Carolina.
Utah Prep played at the Grind Session stop in Kentucky this weekend. Saturday night, Utah Prep played Prolific Prep. Prolific Prep is Dybantsa’s former team and features the #2 player in the country Kansas-bound Darryn Peterson. Prolific Prep emerged victorious, but Dybantsa had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. In a loss Friday to Dream City Christian and ‘26 BYU target Ikenna Alozie (6’2” Glendale, AZ, Dream City Christian), Dybantsa had 31 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Upcoming Games
12/13
Miikka Muurinen (6’9” Jarvenpass, Finland, AZ Compass Prep)
#18 Brewster(NH) vs #25 Arizona Compass Prep(AZ) - As part of the NBA Cup, some of the top teams in the country will gather in Las Vegas this weekend. Compass Prep will play Brewster, the alma mater of BYU point guard Elijah Crawford.
12/14
Darius Bivins (5’10” Alexandria, VA, Bishop O’Connell)
Bishop O’Connell(VA) @ #16 Sidwell Friends(DC) - This is a matchup of two of the top teams in Washington DC area. Sidwell is the Washington DC AA State Champions.
12/12-14
Holiday Hoopfest (Lehi, UT)
The hoopfest will bring together five BYU targets over the course of three days. The most interesting games will feature St. Raymond from the Bronx. St. Raymond is ranked #44 nationally and will play Orem (Chamberlain Burgess (6’9” Highland, UT, Orem)) and Wasatch Academy ((Junior County (6’4”, Highland, UT, Wasatch Academy))