BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY AND DOMINO EFFECT OF ANY CHANGES TO THE SCHEDULE, ONCE THE SCHEDULE IS COMPLETED, IT WILL BE CHANGED EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF TEAMS BEING REMOVED DUE TO INJURY OR RULES OR POLICY VIOLATIONS. PLEASE DO NOT CALL OR E-MAIL THE TOURNAMENT OFFICE ASKING FOR VENUE OR GAME TIME CHANGES. WE PROVIDE A VERY STRAIGHT-FORWARD PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING SCHEDULING REQUESTS. THAT PROCESS WAS COMMUNICATED MULTIPLE TIMES TO EVERY TEAM LEADER AND HEAD COACH VIA E-MAIL AND TEXT MESSAGE. FOR THIS YEAR’S RECORD-SETTING EVENT, WE RECEIVED 174 SPECIAL SCHEDULING REQUESTS THROUGH OUR SYSTEM. WE WERE ABLE TO MEET 171 (98.3%) OF THOSE REQUESTS. THE TIME FOR MAKING SUCH REQUESTS IS WELL PASSED. WE SIMPLY CANNOT MAKE ANY CHANGES OR TAKE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS AT THIS LATE DATE. THE SCHEDULE IS SET, HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, AND MADE AVAILABLE TO MEDIA, COLLEGE COACHES, AND SPONSORS. IT WILL NOT BE CHANGED UNLESS TEAMS HAVE TO BE REMOVED DUE TO INJURY OR RULES/POLICY VIOLATIONS.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ONE CHANGE, IMPACTS AT LEAST 8 TEAMS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR RESPECTFUL ADHERENCE TO THIS POLICY.

PLEASE NOTE: TEAMS WITHDRAWING FROM THE EVENT AFTER THE SCHEDULE HAS BEEN POSTED RECEIVE ABSOLUTELY NO REFUND AND MAY BE PROHIBITED FROM COMPETING IN FUTURE GymRat CHALLENGE EVENTS.

The RECORD-SETTING field for the 2024 BOYS GymRat CHALLENGE is now set and loaded with top teams from Texas to Toronto and Miami to Montreal converging on New York State’s Capital Region to compete in one of the most iconic events in grassroots basketball history. The GymRat CHALLENGE is where yesterday, today, and tomorrow’s NCAA and NBA stars have come to EARN their reputations since 1998.

At the 2024 BOYS GymRat CHALLENGE, 512 games involving teams from twenty-three U.S. states and Canadian provinces will be played over 36 hours at six different venues involving nearly 3,500 athletes in six Age Divisions with over 180 college coaches, scouting services, and publications in attendance to observe and evaluate as we crown GymRat CHALLENGE Champions in each Age Division and prepare the comprehensive GymRat REPORT that’s available to every college coach in the nation.

The scheduling process for the GymRat CHALLENGE is extremely complex. Because the GymRat CHALLENGE is a Pool Play into a Championship Round event with a tremendous amount of national exposure on the line, great care is taken in order to create parity within our Pool Play structure. Competitive integrity takes highest priority in creating a GymRat schedule followed by geographic diversity within each pool, and scheduling special requests. Each GymRat pool is designed to contain a #1, #2, #3, and #4 seed. While not an exact science, much like the creation of NCAA Tournament brackets, this process is designed to give the best teams the highest likelihood of advancing to Sunday afternoon’s Championship Round, while at the same time giving all teams the chance to win games during Pool Play.

• CLICK HERE for more information on the GymRat CHALLENGE’s detailed scheduling process.
• CLICK HERE for information on how teams advance to the GymRat CHALLENGE’s legendary CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
• CLICK HERE for SPECTATOR INFORMATION
• CLICK HERE for information on HOW WE EVALUATE PLAYERS at the GymRat CHALLENGE

SCHEDULE PACKETS for each Age Division are available in the hyperlinks below. Each SCHEDULE PACKET contains an Alphabetical Listing of teams with their Pool Assignments, full Game Schedules for the representative Age Division, and complete Championship Round Brackets.

2024 GymRat CHALLENGE 11th Grade Schedule Packet — Revised May 24

2024 GymRat CHALLENGE 10th Grade Schedule Packet

2024 GymRat CHALLENGE 9th Grade Schedule Packet — Revised May 24

2024 GymRat CHALLENGE 8th Grade Schedule Packet

2024 GymRat CHALLENGE 13U Schedule Packet

2024 GymRat CHALLENGE 12U Schedule Packet

PICTURED: KIYAN ANTHONY of TEAM MELO. The prince of HOF basketball royalty CARMELLO ANTHONY is ranked 38th nationally in the class of 2025 by 24/7 Sports & 42nd by ESPN as he continues to rise on high-major wish lists across the country with 17 offers already in his pocket including Syracuse, Florida State, Indiana, Maryland, Menphis, and Tennessee. GymRat Executive Director, John Kmack, on Anthony “His physical development year over year was immediately evident and allowed him to exploit defenders more readily with the depth of his offensive skill set. He is longer & stronger than observers realize at first glance. Leg cramps limited him on Day 2, but he put the full three-level offensive arsenal on display on Day 1. Comparisons to his Hall of Fame father are cliche but obvious. Their gait and pace are strikingly similar as is their ability to toy with defenders before rocking them to sleep and scoring in a multitude of ways. Kiyan’s range is DEEP. His release is picture perfect, high, and quick (see 4th pic in post) which makes it exceedingly difficult to defend when combined with his 6’5″ frame. He needs very little space to release and he finds that space easily. Also an exceptional ball handler who moves defenders with pace and fluidity and finishes against contact with his evolving strength.” (Photo, Eddie Quinn, GymRat Staff)