“Stop sleeping on Massachusetts, we can compete with the best of the best,” a 14-year-old AJ Dybantsa wrote. 4 years later, the Brockton native returns to his favorite floor, no longer the hometown kid, but the visitor. As a lifelong Celtics fan, TD Garden is like the Mecca for Dybantsa. However, the freshman remains unfazed ahead of the matchup against No.3 UConn Huskies.

“It should be fun,” Dybantsa told the Boston Globe . “I played at TD, I think three or four years ago, when I was at St. Sebastian. So I’m undefeated there. I’m just looking forward to playing in front of people who haven’t seen me play in a long time due to me being on the West Coast.”

This is the kind of stage NBA scouts love, a hyped freshman walking into the UConn challenge with his hometown watching. As

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