Junior Grind is hosting an NBA All-Star Weekend Showcase on February 20-21, 2027 at the American Sports Center in Avondale, Arizona.
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Jr Grind Session and Global Basketball Academy present the Bluegrass Winter League, open to boys and girls in 2nd through 8th grade. Games are played with a 35-second shot clock at Reidland Middle School, 5351 Benton Rd, Paducah, KY.
Junior Grind Session and the City of Owensboro present The Middle School Preseason Tournament, open to boys and girls in grades 5th through 8th. The tournament runs November 6-8 with a 3 game guarantee for every team.
The Grind Session Men's Power Conference 2026-2027 season runs from November through March with 18 stops across 13 states and Canada, featuring games at high schools, sports centers, and prep academies. The season culminates with championship rounds in Bowling Green, KY and Owensboro, KY in March 2027.
The Grind Session Women's circuit returns for the 2026-2027 season with a 15-event schedule spanning the United States and Canada. From November through March, top women's programs will compete across the Power Conference and Revolution Conference at premier venues nationwide.
Didn't make your middle school team? Don't worry — we've got you! This 5-week league is open to boys and girls in grades 3rd through 8th and is held at the Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club.
LaCore Elite Academy went 5-0 to win the Grind Session Power Play In tournament in Bowling Green, Kentucky, earning a spot in the Grind Session Power Conference. We sat down with their junior point guard Cohen LaCore, who turned in a triple double of 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists along the way, to talk about what’s ahead for the program.
Jr. Grind Session, Special Olympics, and Visit Owensboro present the Bluegrass 3v3, taking place October 9th–11th at the Owensboro Convention Center.
LaCore Elite Academy (LEA), from McKinney, Texas, arrived in Bowling Green, Kentucky for the Grind Session Power Play In with one goal on their collective minds, and that was to secure the tournament championship and spot in the prep leagues Power Conference, where the best of the best play.
The Grind Session will be in Kentucky this weekend as teams and players travel from across the globe with one goal: to secure a spot in the Grind Session Power Conference
Grind Session is taking its game to the international stage, with Power Conference member The Academy of Central Florida representing the United States at the inaugural 2026 Youth Basketball Champions League Americas in Argentina.
Beginning 2026-27 Season, any player who has graduated from high school is not eligible to participate under any circumstance. Grind Session will require that all participating players remain compliant with NCAA eligibility requirements, are currently enrolled in and attending high school as part of an accredited academic program, have their reclassification recognized by their institution, and must not turn 19 years old prior to July 1 of the academic year in which they are participating.
Interested in putting on a youth basketball event? Let's work! Jr. Grind Session can help you produce youth 3v3 or 5v5 leagues for grades 1st through 8th, youth camps, high school ID camps, and weekend youth tournaments.
Contact Corey Wilford at Coreyw@grindsession.org to get started.
Presented by REI Prep and sponsored by Jr. Grind Session, the School'd Basketball Festival brings together youth and high school players for an August 2026 two-day competitive experience in Arizona. School's in session.
The Kentucky league runs from August 26th through September 30th, with all games held on Wednesday afternoons at Kentucky Sports Factory in Madisonville. It is open to boys and girls in grades 1st through 10th.
