Sometimes debates need more than stats — they need moments. And we got one in Atlanta, during a regular-season Grind Session clash between Prolific Prep and Utah Prep Academy.
Final score: Prolific Prep 88, Utah Prep Academy 86
Grind Session action returned to the Sunshine State with a full slate of high-energy matchups, rivalry storylines, and standout individual performances.
After two international stops to open the 2025-26 season, the Grind Session returns to U.S. soil for its first domestic showcase of the year at Highlands Christian Academy in beautiful Pompano Beach, Florida. The three-day event will bring together a powerful field of prep programs—both men’s and women’s—featuring elite prospects, international standouts, and several highly anticipated team debuts.
The Grind Session officially ushered in a new era with the debut of the Contenders Conference, hosting its first session at the historic Ridley College campus in Ontario. Over the course of three days — November 7–9, 2025, teams from across North America competed in 45 high-intensity games, offering a deep look into the next wave of rising prep basketball talent.
Grind Session sat down with rising star Jacy Abii — the 6-foot-3 Legion Prep forward and Notre Dame commit — for an exclusive player spotlight. She opened up about her journey, motivation, and goals as she continues to build one of the most exciting résumés in high-school basketball.
The Grind Session returned to Toronto's Pan Am Centre in spectacular fashion, featuring three days of elite prep basketball with programs from the United States, Canada, and Italy. With buzzer-beaters, breakout stars, dominant bigs, and elite guard play, the event delivered on every level. Here is the complete weekend recap—now including the top athletes whose performances shaped the Toronto showcase.
The third and final day of Grind Session Canada delivered a full slate of action—five games showcasing explosive scoring performances, dominant rebounding efforts, and competitive energy from start to finish. Here’s how Championship Sunday unfolded at the Pan Am Centre.
Day 2 of Grind Session Canada delivered another full slate of competitive matchups featuring international programs, rising young stars, and standout individual performances. From wire-to-wire battles to dominant displays on the glass, Saturday’s action showcased why the Grind Session remains one of the premier platforms for prep basketball talent. Here’s a full breakdown from the Pan Am Centre.
The opening day of Grind Session Canada delivered everything fans hoped for — high-level competition, clutch performances, and international flavor inside the Pan Am Centre. Four games highlighted the day, featuring both men’s and women’s matchups showcasing programs from the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
In 2019, a young teenager from Guinea boarded a plane bound for the United States, chasing the dream so many young athletes from around the world dare to imagine — to play high-level basketball, get an education, and build a better future. That teen was N’Famara Dabo, known to all who love him simply as “Dabo.”
The Grind Session continues its global expansion this week with its second stop of the 2025–26 season, landing in Toronto, Ontario for a three-day international showcase at the Pan Am Centre. Following October’s groundbreaking Bridge of Hoops event in Bassano Del Grappa, Italy, the Grind Session now returns to North America — marking its second event outside the United States this season.
Although last week’s scheduled event in Jamaica was canceled due to Hurricane Melissa, the energy around Toronto is stronger than ever as both the men’s and women’s Power Conference take the stage in one of Canada’s premier basketball cities.
The Grind Session’s international momentum continues this week with two major events in Canada, featuring action across all men’s and women’s conferences — the Power, Contenders, Elevation, and Revolution.
The premier Power Conference games will take place at the Pan American Centre in Toronto, while the Contenders Conference tips off its inaugural event at Ridley College, marking a massive weekend for prep basketball across North America.
Grind Session’s global reach continues to expand this season with the addition of its first-ever European program, Star Alliance, based in Italy. Leading the charge for this historic team is Ricards Aizpurs, a 6’5” guard from Riga, Latvia, who is quickly becoming one of the top international prospects in the class of 2027.
Aizpurs has been part of the prestigious Stella Azzurra program for the past few years — a development academy renowned across Europe for producing elite-level talent. Stella Azzurra, founded in 1938 in Rome, has long been recognized for its world-class player development system that has sent athletes to both top European leagues and the NBA.
The first-ever Bridge of Hoops International Basketball Event in Bassano Del Grappa, Italy, came to an exciting close as eight teams from around the world wrapped up four days of competitive, high-level basketball. The event brought together four Grind Session programs from the United States — Prolific Prep (FL), DNA Prep Academy (CA), Academy of Central Florida (FL), and Southeastern Prep Academy (FL)—alongside four international clubs: The Star Alliance (Italy), Olimpia Milano (Italy), BC Dubai (UAE), and BC Zalgiris (Lithuania).
The third day of action at the 1st Annual Bridge of Hoops Basketball Invitational in Bassano Del Grappa, Italy, delivered another thrilling slate of international basketball at the Pala Angarano. With four games on the schedule, the day was packed with energy, teamwork, and standout performances from some of the top prep and international programs in the world.
