PICTURED: ALL-GymRat selection JORDYN PALMER of Philly RISE was unstoppable getting the basket against elite competition during GymRat 2024 at the Impact Athletic Center. After leading the U.S. U17 National Team to a gold medal at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Mexico during the summer of 2024, the class of 2027 powerhouse is considered by many basketball experts to be the top high school basketball prospect in the nation regardless of class. (Photos, Eddie Quinn, GymRat Event Staff)

MORE PLAYERS ARE RECRUITED OUT OF THE GymRat CHALLENGE THAN ANY OTHER EVENT IN THE NATION. THE GymRat CHALLENGE IS A TRUE TEST OF BOTH BASKETBALL SKILL AND WILL WHERE TODAY’S NCAA AND WNBA, STARS HAVE COME TO EARN THEIR REPUTATIONS OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES….AND WHERE OTHERS HAVE COME TO COMPETE AGAINST THEM TO SEE HOW THEY MEASURE UP. FROM WNBA ALL-STAR AND SCORING CHAMP EPIPHANY PRINCE TO TWO TIME WNBA MVP AND FOUR-TIME U.CONN NATIONAL CHAMPION BREANNA STEWART TO TOP PLAYERS IN EVERY RECRUITING CLASS ACROSS THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT, SINCE 1998, THE GREATEST PLAYERS ON THE PLANET HAVE COME TO THE GymRat CHALLENGE TO PROVE THEMSELVES AGAINST TOP COMPETITION AND EXITED THE GymRat CHALLENGE HAVING CATAPULTED THEMSELVES TO THE TOP OF RECRUITING BOARDS EVERYWHERE.

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.

PICTURED: First Team ALL-GymRat deep-threat sniper AVA YOON helped lead Team Durant EYBL to the GymRat LIVE 2024 17U Championship. While her elite range and pure release shooting abilities set her apart nationally, YOON’s all-around game led her to finish a close second to teammate GG Banks in the GymRat LIVE MVP voting. The highly sought-after 2026 recruit is entertaining multiple Division I offers including Yale, Boston College, Michigan, Dartmouth, Princeton, Harvard, Richmond, and Penn. (Photo, Eddie Quinn, GymRat Staff)