Grind Session Heads to Phoenix This Weekend

Three-day event featuring 19 teams and 20 games will be headlined by Dream City Christian’s Ikenna Alozie, ESPN’s No. 11 prospect in the Class of 2026

The Grind Session is set to tip off this weekend in Phoenix.

Ikenna Alozie, ESPN’s No. 11 prospect in the Class of 2026, will headline a field filled with future college and professional talent. The 6-foot-3 guard plays for Glendale’s Dream City Christian, one of 13 boys teams participating.

The showcase will also feature six girls teams, highlighted by Class of 2026 sensation and Team USA gold medalist Jacy Abii. The highly recruited guard stars for Legion Prep out of Texas.

Ten Arizona programs are competing in the showcase: AZ Compass (girls), AZ Compass Grind (boys), Bella Vista Prep (boys and girls), Dream City Christian (boys and girls), Eduprize Prep (boys), PHHoenix Prep (girls), PHHoenix Prep Grind (boys), and Taylor Made Prep (boys).

The showcase opens with six games on Friday, continues with eight games on Saturday, and concludes with six games on Sunday.

Here’s the full schedule:

Dream City Christian (21000 N 75th Ave, Glendale, AZ)

Friday, December 13

3:15 p.m. – Albuquerque Prep (NM) vs. Eduprize (AZ)

5:00 p.m. – AZ Compass (AZ) vs. Bella Vista Prep (AZ) women

6:45 p.m. – PHHoenix Prep (AZ) vs. Legion Prep (TX) women

8:30 p.m. – Dream City Christian (AZ) vs. Royal Crown (ON, CAN)

Saturday, December 14

12:00 p.m. – Taylor Made Prep (AZ) vs. Albuquerque Prep (NM)

1:45 p.m. – Colorado Prep (CO) vs. Bella Vista Prep (AZ)

3:30 p.m. – Legion Prep (TX) vs. Dream City Christian (AZ) women

5:15 p.m. – Albuquerque Prep (NM) vs. PHHoenix Prep (AZ) women

7:00 p.m. – Accelerated Prep (CO) vs. Royal Crown (ON, CAN)

Sunday, December 15

1:30 p.m. – AZ Compass (AZ) vs. PHHoenix Prep (AZ) women

3:15 p.m. – Albuquerque Prep (NM) vs. Legion Prep (TX) women

5:00 p.m. – Dream City Christian (AZ) vs. Bella Vista Prep (AZ) women

6:45 p.m. – Dream City Christian (AZ) vs. Accelerated Prep (CO)

AZ Compass (2020 N Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ)

Friday, December 13

3:15 p.m. – AZ Compass Grind (AZ) vs. Colorado Prep (CO)

5:00 p.m. – Rosemary Anderson (OR) vs. Taylor Made Prep (AZ)

Saturday, December 14

11:00 a.m. – SFBA Trinity Prep (NV) vs. PHHoenix Prep Grind (AZ)

12:45 p.m. – Eduprize Prep (AZ) vs. Rosemary Anderson (OR)

2:30 p.m. – Grind Prep (OK) vs. AZ Compass Grind (AZ)

Sunday, December 15

12:00 p.m. – Bella Vista Prep (AZ) vs. SFBA Trinity Prep (NV)

1:45 p.m. – PHHoenix Prep (AZ) vs. Grind Prep (OK)

The games being played at Dream City Christian can be viewed on the Bleacher Report app, House of Highlights YouTube channel, and Tanager Sports