BOYS GymRat CHALLENGE (Albany, NY)
2025 STARTS NOW FOR THE #1 RATED RECRUITING & EXPOSURE EVENTS ON THE CONTINENT! 2025 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 2025 GymRat CHALLENGE begins on November 1st. Ahead of the beginning of unrestricted National Registration that opens on January 1st, the EARLY REG period allows returning programs to register for the GymRat CHALLENGE and lock in their spots to compete where yesterday, today, and tomorrow’s NCAA, NBA, and WNBA stars have come to EARN their basketball reputations since 1998.
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 the floodgates open with teams from Miami to Montreal rushing to claim a spot in the GymRat CHALLENGE field. Returning teams also have access to EXCLUSIVE discounts and promotions. 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!
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.
GymRat 2024 MVPs: (LEFT) Powerful multi-dimensional scorer DWAYNE ARISTODE led Expressions Elite EYBL to a 2024 GymRat title. Originally from the Netherlands, ARISTODE is the #18 ranked player nationally in the class of 2025. Duke, Michigan State, USC, and Arizona are among the favorites to land the 6-8 small forward at the next level. (RIGHT) JEZELLE “GG” BANKS led Team Durant EYBL to the 2024 GymRat LIVE 17U Championship. Banks is ESPN’s #2 ranked player nationally in the Class of 2027. The dynamic 15 year old was named the Delaware Gatorade Player of the Year.