Napa's Prolific Prep Headlines Elite Basketball Showcase This Weekend

Napa’s Prolific Prep, the No. 5 high school boys basketball team in the country, will headline an elite showcase this weekend (February 23-25) at Napa Valley College. The three-day event will feature eight games, eight teams from five states and Canada, and an impressive lineup of some of the nation’s top prospects, including Prolific Prep’s three McDonald’s All-Americans.

The Grind Session is a winter circuit of high school basketball events from late November until early March that consists of elite teams from all over the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. To put into perspective how good this circuit is: over the past 10 years, nearly 100 players from the Grind Session have gone on to play in the NBA, including more than 20 who were chosen in the first round of the past two NBA drafts.

“The Grind Session has taken high school basketball to new heights over the past decade, becoming the home and proving ground for the nation's best prospects and teams. Hundreds of teams have participated on the circuit and nearly 3,000 players from those teams have gone on to play collegiate or professional basketball,” said Cesar Vizcarrondo, Chief Brand Officer of The Grind Session. “College coaches are looking for players that are ready, seasoned and developed to play college basketball and our level of competition is that."

The showcase opens with two games on Friday starting at 5:30 p.m., continues with four games on Saturday starting at 2:00 p.m., and concludes with two games on Sunday starting at 1:00 p.m.

Prolific Prep, whose roster features some of the best talent ever seen on a high school squad, will take to the court each of the three days.

Among Prolific Prep’s stars are McDonald’s All-Americans Zoom Diallo (Washington commit), Aiden Sherrell (Alabama commit), and Derrion Reid (Alabama commit). The trio will join the ranks of NBA superstars Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and James Harden when they play in the annual McDonald’s All-American game on April 2 at the Toyota Center in Houston.

Prolific Prep’s roster also features junior A.J. Dybantsa and sophomore Tyran Stokes, the No. 1 overall prospects in their respective classes. Dybantsa is already widely considered to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft.

The other participating teams this weekend include Accelerated Prep (CO), Bella Vista Prep (AZ), DNA Prep (CA), Elite Prep (WA), Prolific Green (CA), SFBA Trinity Prep (NV), and Western Canada (AB, CAN).

Here’s the full schedule:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23

5:30 p.m. – Bella Vista Prep (AZ) vs. DNA Prep (CA)

7:15 p.m. – SFBA Trinity Prep (NV) vs. Prolific prep (CA)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24

2:00 p.m. – Accelerated Prep (CO) vs. SFBA Trinity Prep (NV)

3:45 p.m. – DNA Prep (CA) vs. Elite Prep (WA)

6:00 p.m. – Prolific Prep (CA) vs. Bella Vista Prep (AZ)

7:45 p.m. – Western Canada (AB, CAN) vs. Prolific Green (CA)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25

1:00 p.m. – Elite Prep (WA) vs. Western Canada (AB, CAN)

3:00 p.m. – Prolific Prep (CA) vs. Accelerated Prep (CO)

Admission is $15 per day. Entry is free for those age 6 and younger.