Grind Session Crush in the Valley Showcase Returns to Contra Costa College, Jan. 24-26

The 10th annual Grind Session Crush in the Valley showcase returns to Contra Costa College this weekend from Friday through Sunday.

The three-day event will feature 24 teams from four states, 17 games, and an impressive list of Top 100-rated prospects in the ’25, ‘26’ and ’27 classes.

Prolific Prep, the #8 ranked high school basketball team in the country, will headline a field stacked with future college and professional talent. Led by Darryn Peterson, the No. 2-rated prospect in the Class of 2025 and a presumptive lottery pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, Prolific Prep’s roster features some of the best talent ever seen on a high school squad. Peterson is joined by an impressive list of other star prospects, including fellow senior Nico Bundalo and sophomores Gabe Nesmith and Obinna Ekezie. The roster also features Michigan-bound Winters Grady. Junior Seven Spurlock is one to keep an eye on.

Here’s a list of the ESPN Top 100-rated prospects playing this weekend:

  • Darryn Peterson, Prolific Prep – Class of 2025 #2 prospect
  • Tounde Yessoufou, St. Joseph Santa Maria – Class of 2025 #20 prospect
  • Niko Bundalo, Jr., Prolific Prep – Class of 2025 #28 prospect
  • Ikenna Alozie, Dream City Christian – Class of 2026 #11 prospect
  • Cameron Holmes, Millennium High School – Class of 2026 #25 prospect
  • Gabe Nesmith, Prolific Prep – Class of 2027 #8 prospect
  • Obinna Ekezie, Prolific Prep – Class of 2027 #10 prospect

The showcase opens with three games on Friday, continues with nine games on Saturday, and concludes with five games on Sunday.

Here’s the full schedule:

Friday January 24th

4:00 p.m. – Rosemary Anderson (OR) vs. Prolific Prep Green (CA)
5:45 p.m. – Golden State Prep Grey (CA) vs. 5ive Star Academy PG (CA)
7:30 p.m. – Golden State Prep Black (CA) vs. DNA Prep PG (CA)

Saturday January 25th

8:00 a.m. – St. Mary’s Berkeley HS (CA) vs. Fortune Early College (CA)
9:45 a.m. – Albuquerque Prep (NM) vs. Rosemary Anderson (OR)
11:30 a.m. – Bishop O’Dowd HS (CA) vs. Benicia HS (CA)
1:15 p.m. – Moreau Catholic HS (CA) vs. Redwood HS (CA)
3:00 p.m. – Vanden HS (CA) vs. Clovis North HS (CA)
4:45 p.m. – Destiny Christian (CA) vs. Millennium HS (AZ)
6:30 p.m. – Prolific Prep (CA) vs. Dream City Christian (AZ)
8:15 p.m. – Salesian College Prep HS (CA) vs. St. Joseph Santa Maria HS (CA)
9:45 p.m. – Weston Ranch (CA) vs. St. Pat’s St. Vincent HS (CA)

Sunday January 26th

9:00 a.m. – Simpson (CA) vs. Prolific Prep Green (CA)
10:45 a.m. – 5Star Academy PG (CA) vs. Golden State Prep Black (CA)
12:30 p.m. – Dream City Christian (AZ) vs. Albuquerque Prep (NM)
2:15 p.m. – Rosemary Anderson (OR) vs. Prolific Prep (CA)
4:00 p.m. – DNA Prep PG (CA) vs. Golden State Prep Grey (CA)