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Career History
2024-2025 DME Academy
2025- Louisville Cardinals
Career Highlights
- 2025 McDonald's All-American
- 2025 Naismith High School Player of the Year - Semifinalist
- 2025 Nike Hoop Summit
- 2025 Grind Session All-Star
- 2025 All-Grind Session
- 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup
- 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup
Recruiting
Brown, Jr. was a five-star recruit and consensus Top 10 prospect in the Class of 2025 cycle. He chose to play college basketball at Louisville over the likes of Alabama, Arizona, Baylor, Indiana, Kentucky, and others among his 26 total Division 1 scholarship offers. He made his commitment to Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center during a TV timeout in the Cardinals’ game against North Carolina on January 1, 2025, during which he also made an on-court appearance.
Player Headlines: Mikel Brown Jr.
Lausanne Switzerland
The 2025 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup tipped off over the weekend in Lausanne, Switzerland and the competition is loaded with an impressive lineup of Grind Session talent. Here are the 14 former and current Grind Session stars representing their respective national teams and hoping to raise the...
Schlieren Switzerland
Grind Session Stars Shine at FIBA U19 World Cup as USA and Canada Go Undefeated The stars of the Grind Session are taking center stage on the global basketball stage this week, as the FIBA U19 World Cup unfolds in Switzerland. With standout performances from Team USA, Team Canada, and now Cameroon...
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...
The best high school basketball players in the world took center stage on Saturday night at the Nike Hoop Summit. In the end, the Grind Session’s three participating stars in the men’s game – AJ Dybantsa ( Utah Prep) Mikel Brown, Jr. ( DME Academy), and Ikenna Alozie ( Dream City Christian) – lived...
AJ Dybantsa, Mikel Brown Jr, Ikenna Alozie, Bella Hines, and Nyadieng Yiech to battle this weekend in the elite showcase of tomorrow's college, NBA/WNBA stars. Five Grind Session stars have been named to the USA and World rosters for the 26th Nike Hoop Summit, which features a men's and women's game...
Brooklyn New York
The McDonald's All-American Game took center stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, showcasing the best high school basketball talent in the country. This year’s event was particularly special for The Grind Session, as four of its standout players were selected to compete in the...
Brooklyn New York
Four of the Grind Session’s biggest stars of this past season showcased their skills in front of a national audience Tuesday in the 2025 McDonald's All-American Game, leading the West team to a 105-92 victory over the East. Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, Niko Bundalo, and Mikel Brown, Jr. score...
Brooklyn New York
A quartet of Grind Session players will be competing in the McDonald's All-American Game on Tuesday night inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. AJ Dybantsa of Utah Prep, Darryn Peterson and Niko Bundalo of Prolific Prep, and Mikel Brown Jr. of DME Sports Academy will be on the West team...
Grind Session stars AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, and Mikel Brown, Jr. have been named three of the 10 semifinalists for the 2025 Naismith Boy’s High School Player of the Year award. They still have a month to make their case for the prestigious award, which will be presented to one winner on March...
Louisville KY
DME Academy 73, West Oaks 63 The local Louisville basketball fans packed the gym tonight to see the newest commit to coach Pat Kelsey’s team Mikel Brown Jr. play in the Grind Session event in Louisville. Brown's DME Sports Academy team from Daytona Beach Florida took on West Oaks Academy and beat...
