Orlando Hosting Nation's Top Prep Basketball Players This Weekend

A showcase of some of the nation’s top high school basketball talent is happening in Orlando this weekend.

The three-day Grind Session event will be held November 24-26 at the Game Point Event Center (6700 Kingspointe Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32819).

The Grind Session is a winter circuit for 28 elite teams from all over the U.S. and Canada, including Orlando’s very own West Oaks Academy. To put into perspective just how good this circuit is: over the past 10 years, nearly 2,500 participants have gone on to play at the NBA or college level, including Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero.

"College coaches are looking for players that are ready, seasoned and developed to play college basketball and our level of competition is that," said Cesar Vizcarrondo, Chief Brand Officer of The Grind Session.

"The Grind Session has taken high school basketball to new heights over the past decade, becoming the home and proving ground for the nation's best prospects and teams," added Grind Session co-founder and CEO Scott Waldrop. "We're excited about bringing our elite circuit of events to the Mile High City and look forward to a truly amazing weekend."

West Oaks Academy will be one of nine boys teams from three states and Puerto Rico competing in the showcase. Other participating teams include Prolific Prep (CA), DME Academy (FL), Balboa School (FL), and Cohelet (PUERTO RICO), among others.

The competition will also feature an impressive list of some of the nation’s top 100 prospects in the '24 and '25 classes, including: Prolific Prep seniors Derrion Reid (ESPN #9), Aiden Sherrell (ESPN #21) and Zoom Diallo (ESPN #25); and juniors AJ Dybantsa (ESPN #1) of Prolific Prep and Moustapha Thiam (ESPN #49) of DME Academy, among others.

Four girls teams will also take to the court, including Orlando South (FL), Fort Erie International Academy (ONTARIO, CANADA), Bond Academy (ONTARIO, CANADA), and Kingdom Dorado (PUERTO RICO).

Admission is $15/day. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Children 6 and under are FREE.