Athletic 3 and D First Team ALL-GymRat choice LONDON JEMISON gets to the rack for EXPRESSIONS ELITE EYBL. The multi-dimensional wing showed his full versatility on both ends of the floor in helping to lead EXPRESSIONS to a GymRat 17U title. JEMISON is ranked 38th nationally in the class of 2025 and is committed to Alabama. (Photo, Eddie Quinn, GymRat Staff)

BOYS teams in the 12U through 11^th Grade divisions from across the North American continent. Teams will be accepted on a “first come, first served” basis until maximum capacity is reached.

COMPETITION DIVISIONS

In accordance with USA Basketball’s Grade and Age Eligibility Requirements, the following competition divisions will be offered at the GymRat CHALLENGE

• 11th Grade– Athletes must be enrolled in the 11th grade or below (as of October 1, 2024) AND cannot turn 19 prior to September 1, 2025
• 10th Grade– Athletes must be enrolled in the 10th grade or below (as of October 1, 2024) AND cannot turn 18 prior to September 1, 2025
• 9th Grade– Athletes must be enrolled in the 9th grade or below (as of October 1, 2024) AND cannot turn 17 prior to September 1, 2025
• 14U– Athletes cannot turn 15 prior to September 1, 2025 (age division, no grade exceptions)
• 13U– Athletes cannot turn 14 prior to September 1, 2025 (age division, no grade exceptions)
• 12U– Athletes cannot turn 13 prior to September 1, 2025 (age division, no grade exceptions)

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

It is the responsibility of the head coach to provide age and grade (if applicable) verification for players at any time throughout the tournament. Permitted forms of player age verification include birth certificates, passports and government-issued IDs (originals, hard copies or digital copies). Permitted forms of player grade verification include school-issued report cards or school administrator confirmation of grade issued on school letterhead (originals, hard copies or digital copies).

ICONIC HISTORY

MORE PLAYERS ARE RECRUITED OUT OF THE GymRat CHALLENGE THAN ANY OTHER EVENT IN THE NATION. The GymRat CHALLENGE IS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF GRASSROOTS BASKETBALL AND A TRUE TEST OF BOTH BASKETBALL SKILL AND WILL WHERE TODAY’S NCAA AND NBA, STARS HAVE COME TO EARN THEIR REPUTATIONS OVER THE PAST TWO AND A HALF DECADES….AND WHERE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE COME TO COMPETE AGAINST THEM TO SEE HOW THEY MEASURE UP AGAINST THE BEST IN THE NATION. SINCE 1998, SOME OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS ON THE PLANET HAVE ARRIVED AT THE GymRat CHALLENGE TO COMPETE AND BE SEEN, AND EXITED THE GymRat CHALLENGE HAVING CATAPULTED THEMSELVES TO THE TOP OF RECRUITING BOARDS EVERYWHERE.

THE LIST OF GymRat CHALLENGE ALUMS IS LONG, DISTINGUISHED….AND GROWING EVERY YEAR. THAT LIST INCLUDES NBA MVP STEPH CURRY, NCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR & NATIONAL CHAMPIONS JIMMER FREDETTE, KEMBA WALKER & EMEKA OKAFOR PERENNIAL NBA ALL-STARS DONOVAN MITCHELL & TOBIAS HARRIS, 2018 NBA FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS MO BAMBA (#6) & KEVIN HUERTER (#19), AND 2019 NAISMITH NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE YEAR & DETROIT PISTON FIRST ROUND SELECTION (#16) ISAIAH STEWART. THE GymRat TALENT PARADE IS MARCHING STRONGER THAN EVER WITH NINE MORE FORMER ALL-GYMRAT PERFORMERS HEARING THEIR NAMES CALLED DURING THE LAST THREE NBA DRAFT CYCLES LED BY FORMER GYMRAT MVP, JALEN DUREN (TEAM FINAL/MEMPHIS) WHO WAS A LOTTERY PICK IN 2022 AS THE #13 OVERALL PICK TO THE DETROIT PISTONS. IN THE 2023 NBA DRAFT, A RECORD FOUR FORMER ALL-GYMRAT SELECTIONS WERE CHOSEN AMONG THE TOP 60 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD WITH DERECK LIVELY II (TEAM FINAL/DUKE) CHOSEN #12 OVERALL BY THE DALLAS MAVERICKS, THEN JALEN PICKETT (CITY ROCKS/SIENA/PENN STATE) SELECTED #32 OVERALL BY THE DENVER NUGGETS, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY ANDRE JACKSON, JR. (CITY ROCKS/U. CONN) PICKED #36 OVERALL BY THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS, AND EMONI BATES (BATES FUNDAMENTAL/TEAM FINAL/MEMPHIS/EASTERN MICHIGAN) GOING AT #49 TO THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS. THE 2024 GYMRAT NBA DRAFT CLASS INCLUDED FOUR MORE EVENT ALUMS WITH DONOVAN CLINGAN (BOSTON SPARTANS/U CONN) LEADING THREE NBA LOTTERY PICKS AT #7 OVERALL TO THE PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS FOLLOWED BY MATAS BUZELIS (EXPRESSIONS ELITE/G LEAGUE IGNITE) AT #11 TO THE CHICAGO BULLS, AND BUB CARRINGTON (TEAM MELO/PITTSBURGH) AT #14 TO THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS, WHILE KYLE FILIPOWSKI (NY RENS/DUKE) WAS SELECTED #32 OVERALL BY THE UTAH JAZZ.

ADDITIONALLY, THE #1 RANKED HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER ON THE PLANET AND 2022 GYMRAT CHALLENGE MVP, COOPER FLAGG, WAS SELECTED AS THE NAISMITH NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE YEAR AT FLORIDA’S MONTVERDE ACADEMY, IS BOUND FOR DUKE, AND IS THE PRESUMPTIVE #1 OVERALL PICK IN THE 2025 NBA DRAFT. BOTH FLAGG AND FILIPOWSKI STARTED THEIR GYMRAT APPEARANCES IN THE 7^TH GRADE AND RETURNED ANNUALLY TO SHOWCASE THEIR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE END OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY.

WITH UNPARALELLED COVERAGE FROM COLLEGE COACHES, SCOUTING SERVICES, AND BASKETBALL PUBLICATIONS, AS WELL AS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE & CREDIBLE EVALUATION SERVICES IN GRASSROOTS BASKETBALL, MORE PLAYERS ARE RECRUITED OUT OF THE GymRat CHALLENGE THAN ANY OTHER EVENT IN THE NATION. WITH TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL NOTORIETY ON THE LINE, THOSE THAT PERFORM WELL IN THIS HIGH VISIBILITY EVENT RECEIVE AN UNPARALLELED BOOST IN RECRUITING EXPOSURE. EACH YEAR SEVERAL ALL-GymRat CHALLENGE SELECTIONS ARE TABBED BY THE GymRat CHALLENGE EVALUATION TEAM AS RISING MEMBERS OF THEIR CLASSES BOTH NATIONALLY AS WELL AS REGIONALLY IN THEIR HOME AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. ALL OF THIS, COMBINED WITH A REPUTATION AS THE BEST ORGANIZED EVENT IN THE NATION, MAKES THE GymRat CHALLENGE ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE AND COMPETITIVE STOPS ON THE SUMMER BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

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FORMAT

• THREE game guarantee with additional games for Championship Round qualifiers
• THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE & CREDIBLE EVALUATION SERVICES IN GRASSROOTS BASKETBALL GymRat Evaluation Team on hand throughout the weekend for talent evaluation & selection of All-GymRat CHALLENGE team and MVPs in each age division for inclusion in the GymRat REPORT that is available to every college coach in the nation.
• Potential for MAXIMUM of 6 games over the event weekend
• POOL PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
• POOL PLAY concludes at 11:15 AM on the final day of competition
• Pool Champions & potential Wildcard teams advance to the CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND beginning at 1:35 PM on the final day of competition
• CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND format includes
  • Bracket play based on POOL PLAY performance and resulting CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND seed
  • Single elimination with MAXIMUM of three games in CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND play
  • Champions awarded in each CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND bracket
  • This three-game maximum CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND format reduces fatigue and results in higher quality performance in all brackets of the CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
  • This format allows all CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND qualifiers to play a minimum of one and a maximum of three games in this highly competitive round.
  • This format preserves the legendary trademark Championship–style of the GymRat CHALLENGE, allows for national recognition for winners in all brackets, and allows for early conclusion times for all teams.
• Certified referees for all games.
• Athletic Trainers on site
• STAY TO PLAY: Discounted HOTEL rates for all participants are contractually GUARANTEED to be the lowest available on GymRat event weekends. View hotel requirements & options at http://gymratchallenge.com/boys-event/team-hotel-requirements/

The beautiful and brand-new Impact Athletic Center (above) along with the state-of-the-art Albany Capital Center (below), Siena College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Hudson Valley Community College will host the GymRat CHALLENGE. Located within minutes of each other, the GymRat CHALLENGE’s tremendous host facilities are easily accessible from the North, South, East, or West. With over twenty, permanent full courts, these complexes are ideal sites for a major grassroots basketball event from participants’, fans’, and recruiters’ perspectives. For a detailed breakdown of competition venues by Age Division. visit https://gymratchallenge.com/boys-event/game-sites-directions/

MAY 24-25, 2025

• To Register visit https://gymratchallenge.com/gymrat/
• Toll Free Phone: 888.7.GYMRAT (888.749.6728)
• Email: COMPETE@GymRatCHALLENGE.com
• TWITTER: @GymRatCHALLENGE
• INSTAGRAM:  @TheRealGymRatCHALLENGE
• Tournament Executive Director: John Kmack

• From November 1st through December 31st:
  • $425 for teams in the 8th through 11th Grade divisions
  • $325 for teams in the 12U & 13U divisions
• January 1st & beyond:
  • $525 for teams in the 8th through 11th Grade divisions
  • $425 for teams in the 12U & 13U divisions
• Multi-team discounts available. Call 1-888-7-GYMRAT (1-888-749-6728) for details.

Physical First Team ALL-GymRat choice ACE FLAGG knocks down a mid-range jumper for Team White Mamba. FLAGG is a physicality seeking power forward with a soft shooting touch and precision passing skills mixed into his game. West Virginia, Maine, and George Washington are among the most aggressive suitors for ACE at the next level. (Photo, Eddie Quinn, GymRat Staff)