Nation’s Top High School Basketball Stars are Headed to Pompano Beach This Weekend

Some of the nation’s top high school basketball stars are playing in Pompano Beach this weekend.

The Grind Session, a winter circuit of high school basketball events that has produced approximately 100 NBA players and more than 20 first-round NBA draft picks, is hosting a three-day showcase at Highlands Christian Academy from Friday through Sunday.

Prolific Prep will headline a field filled with future college and professional talent. The Fort Lauderdale-based program is one of 10 men’s teams participating and features four players in ESPN's Top 100 Rankings, including the nation's #6 overall senior Caleb Holt and #2 overall junior Bruce Branch III.

The showcase will also feature three women’s teams, highlighted by Gigi Battle and Chikae Desdunes. The highly recruited Class of 2026 guards star for DME Academy out of Daytona Beach.

Here's the full list of Top 100-rated prospects playing this weekend:

Men’s Side

• Caleb Holt (’26), Prolific Prep – ESPN #6
• Jaxon Richardson (’26), Southeastern Prep – ESPN #11
• Toni Bryant (’26), Zephyrhills Christian Academy – ESPN #14
• Davion Adkins (’26), Prolific Prep – ESPN #46
• Marcis Ponder (’26), Gillion Academy – ESPN #62
• Willie Burnett III (’26), Gillion Academy – ESPN #67
• Bruce Branch III (’27), Prolific Prep – ESPN #2
• CJ Rosser (’27), Southeastern Prep – ESPN #4
• Obinna Ekezie (’27), Southeastern Prep – ESPN #5
• Beckham Black (’27), Southeastern Prep – ESPN #9
• Nasir Anderson (’27), Prolific Prep – ESPN #11
• Martay Barnes III (’27), Academy of Central Florida – ESPN #46

Women’s Side

• Gigi Battle (’26), DME Academy – ESPN #32
• Chikae Desdunes (’26), DME Academy – ESPN #51
• Jayla Constant (’26), Grind Prep – ESPN #88
• De'Andra Minor (’27), Grind Prep – ESPN #17
• Timani Harris (’27), DME Academy – ESPN #54

The action starts with four games on Friday, continues with six games on Saturday, and concludes with three games on Sunday.

Here’s the full schedule:

Friday, November 14

3:30 p.m. – West Oaks (FL) vs. Gillion Academy (VA)

5:15 p.m. – Grind Prep (OK) vs. Academy of Central Florida (FL) Women

7:00 p.m. – Prolific Prep (FL) vs. Academy of Central Florida (FL)

8:45 p.m. – Southeastern Prep Academy (FL) vs. Mt. Zion Prep (MD)

Saturday, November 15

11:45 a.m. – DME Academy (FL) vs. Grind Prep (OK) Women

1:30 p.m. – Zephyrhills Christian (FL) vs. DNA Prep (CA)

3:15 p.m. – DME Academy (FL) vs. West Oaks (FL)

5:00 p.m. – Mt. Zion Prep (MD) vs. Huntington Expression Prep (WV)

6:45 p.m. – Gillion Academy (VA) vs. Prolific Prep (FL)

8:30 p.m. – Academy of Central Florida (FL) vs. Southeastern Prep Academy (FL)

Sunday, November 16

2:30 p.m. – DNA Prep (CA) vs. DME Academy (FL)

4:15 p.m. – Huntington Expression Prep (WV) vs. Zephyrhills Christian (FL)

6:00 p.m. – Academy of Central Florida (FL) vs. DME Academy (FL) Women

“We’re thrilled to bring the Grind Session circuit to Pompano Beach,” said Grind Session co-founder Scott Waldrop. “Fans and scouts alike can expect three days of elite competition, next-generation talent, and unmatched energy as the future stars of basketball take the court to prove why they belong among the best in the game.”

Since 2014, more than 3,000 Grind Session alumni have gone on to succeed at the collegiate and professional levels, with approximately 100 NBA players and more than 20 first-round NBA draft picks emerging from its ranks. That list includes recent NBA champions Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder).

Admission is $15 a day, and kids age 6 and under are free.