The impressive list is expected to grow in the weeks and months ahead.
The Grind Session proudly announces that 89 senior athletes from the Class of 2025 have officially committed to continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level during the 2025–2026 season.
These seniors are headed to college programs that span a diverse array of institutions, from NCAA Division I to junior colleges, reflecting the Grind Session’s role as a vital platform for developing and showcasing top-tier men’s and women’s talent across North America.
"We are thrilled to see so many of our student-athletes advance to the collegiate level," said Grind Session co-founder and CEO Scott Waldrop. "This accomplishment is a testament to their hard work, dedication, and the support of their coaches and families. We look forward to following their continued success in college basketball."
Among the Grind Session seniors continuing their young basketball careers in college, include:
AJ Dybantsa
Dybantsa played his senior year at Utah Prep and remained the consensus top-rated prospect in the senior class throughout the 2024-2025 season. The frontrunner to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, he is set to join BYU next season.
Darryn Peterson
Peterson finished his high school career with Prolific Prep, where he led the team to its third consecutive Grind Session World Championship and fourth title in six years. The 2025 Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year is committed to Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks. Like Dybantsa, he is expected to be a lottery pick in the 2026 NBA draft.
Mikel Brown Jr.
A consensus five-star recruit in the 2025 recruiting cycle, Brown spent last season with DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Florida. He is committed to playing college basketball at the University of Louisville.
Bella Hines
Hines transferred to Albuquerque Prep in May 2024 to play her senior year with the program’s inaugural girls' prep team. She is committed to join LSU’s elite program under Coach Kim Mulkey.
Nyadieng Yiech
The 2025 Canadian Girls High School National Player of the Year, Yiech spent her last two seasons of high school basketball playing for Fort Erie International. She is committed to playing for the University of Florida Gators women's basketball team, where she will link up with Shaquille O’Neal’s daughter, Me’Arah O’Neal.
Cearah Parchment
Parchment played her final three years of prep basketball with Fort Erie International. She left early for the University of Illinois and is committed to the team for the 2025 women's basketball season.
Some of the other collegiate programs that will welcome this new crop of Grind Session hoopers next season include Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, Ole Miss, and Texas Tech, among many others.
To further put into perspective how good the Grind Session is: Over the past decade, the circuit has featured over 3,000 players who have gone on to play collegiate or professional basketball, including more than 20 first-round NBA draft picks. That list includes three NBA champions in Jamal Murray, Jonathan Kuminga, and Thomas Bryant. Murray and Bryant helped lead the Denver Nuggets to the franchise’s first-ever championship in 2023. Kuminga was a member of the Golden State Warriors team during their 2022 championship run.
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