BOYS GymRat CHALLENGE (Albany, NY)
2026 STARTS NOW FOR THE #1 RATED RECRUITING & EXPOSURE EVENTS ON THE CONTINENT! 2026 GymRat event dates have been announced with programs from Texas to Toronto & Miami to Montreal building their schedules to roll into Albany, NY to grab the basketball spotlight and catch the eyes of national evaluators and college coaches.
The EXCLUSIVE Early Registration period for the 2026 GymRat CHALLENGE starts November 1st….and we’re giving away $10,000 to celebrate what’s ahead in 2026! During EARLY REG, returning programs and teams that were on our 2025 Waiting List have access to exclusive discounts and special limited promotions, including a $100 per team discount for the first 100 teams to register from November 1st through the end of the calendar year ((For those that weren’t math majors, that equals $10,000 in discounts). Before the floodgates open on January 1st for the start of unrestricted National Registration with teams from Miami to Montreal and Texas to Toronto rushing in to claim a spot in the GymRat CHALLENGE field, the EARLY REG period allows returning programs to guarantee their spots to compete where yesterday, today, and tomorrow’s NCAA, NBA, and WNBA stars have come to EARN their basketball reputations since1998.
NOBODY does it like GymRat! If you’re not at GymRat, you’re just playin’.
GymRat is Where PLAYERS Play: (LEFT) Powerful multi-dimensional GymRat MVP, JORDYN PALMER, floats and finishes for PHILLY RISE EYBL. Palmer is ranked by 24/7 Sports as the #4 player nationally in the class of 2027 and is arguably the most versatile player in America regardless of class. The 6’1″ Team USA member from the Westtown School is weighing offers from every major program in the country including U.CONN, South Carolina, LSU, Arizona, and Texas. (RIGHT) GymRat MVP & FULL SPEED rack attacker AIDEN DERKACK knocks down a triple for TEAM FINAL EYBL. Ranked as the 53rd top prospect nationally by 24/7 Sports, the NJ native is headed to SPIRE Academy after leading his hometown Colonia to three New Jersey State Championships. The relentlessly competitive 6’6″ transition scoring machine is weighing offers from Notre Dame, Indiana, USC, Villanova, Miami, Maryland, and Creighton among many others. (Photos, Eddie Quinn, GymRat Staff)
There are few guarantees in life….death, taxes, and the GymRat CHALLENGE WILL SELL OUT EVERY YEAR as one of the most ICONIC events in the history of grassroots basketball….so the EARLY REG period allows returning teams to guarantee their spots before teams from throughout North America rush into claim a spot in the GymRat CHALLENGE field. Full 2025 event pricing is listed below. For more information, be sure to follow @TheREALGymRatCHALLENGE on Instagram, and @GymRatCHALLENGE on X. We look forward to seeing you in 2025, so get in EARLY….or somebody else WILL grab your spot!
EARLY REG (Returning Teams & 2025 Waiting List Teams ONLY): November 1st through December 31st
- $100 PER team discount over National Registration rates. EARLY REG rates are:
- $425 for teams in the 8th through 11th Grade divisions
- $325 for teams in the 12U & 13U divisions
UNRESTRICTED NATIONAL REG: January 1st & beyond
- $525 for teams in the 8th through 11th Grade divisions
- $425 for teams in the 12U & 13U divisions
MULTI-TEAM DISCOUNTS. Call 1-888-7-GYMRAT (1-888-749-6728) for details
- 3-4 teams from the same program = 10% discount
- 5-9 teams from the same program = 15% discount
- 10+ teams from the same program = 20% discount
- NOT available in combination with EARLY REG discount
Originally created as complimentary addition to the legendary GymRat CHALLENGE and an avenue to allow top talent to be viewed by college coaches coming out of the pandemic, GymRat LIVE has become the GREATEST SHOW IN GRASSROOTS BASKETBALL! By INVITATION-ONLY, the GymRat LIVE field includes representatives of NIKE’s EYBL, the Under Armour Association and Adidas’ 3 Stripe Select Basketball Circuit….and a few very fortunate high level independent programs….competing head to head in exclusive cross-sneaker brand CHAMPIONSHIP event. These Alpha v. Alpha match-ups are displayed across the country and around the world in a full broadcast production that provides the brightest spotlights ever to shine on the grassroots basketball landscape. All programs receiving an invitation to compete at GymRat LIVE also become members of the highly exclusive GymRat COLLECTIVE. The GymRat COLLECTIVE is FAR more than a “circuit”….it’s a MOVEMENT that offers real value-added benefits to its member programs. GymRat COLLECTIVE teams have the ability to not only compete against the best talent on the continent at GymRat LIVE and the GymRat CHALLENGE, but also to earn important fundraising dollars for their programs.
GymRat LIVE & the GymRat COLLECTIVE ARE UNLIKE NOTHING ELSE THAT HAS EVER TAKEN PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF GRASSROOTS BASKETBALL.
All programs receiving an invitation to compete at GymRat LIVE also become members of the highly exclusive GymRat COLLECTIVE. The GymRat COLLECTIVE is FAR more than a “circuit”….it’s a MOVEMENT that offers real value-added benefits to its member programs. GymRat COLLECTIVE teams have the ability to not only compete against the best talent on the continent at two of the most respected events in the history of grassroots basketball in GymRat LIVE and the GymRat CHALLENGE, but also to benefit from revenue sharing opportunities to earn important fundraising dollars for their programs.
GymRat LIVE & the GymRat COLLECTIVE ARE UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS EVER TAKEN PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF GRASSROOTS BASKETBALL. If you’re part of the GymRat COLLECTIVE, you don’t just PLAY, you EARN. NOBODY does it like GymRat.