Projected No. 1 NBA pick is playing in Atlanta showcase

Eight of the top 100 senior men’s basketball projects – including No. 1 A.J. Dybantsa and No. 2 Darryn Peterson – are playing at Meadowcreek Friday through Sunday in the Grind Session showcase.

Dybantsa’s Utah Prep team will play Peterson’s Prolific Prep on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Gwinnett County high school.

The event also features several girls teams and top prospects. There will be 31 games featuring teams from 15 states and Canada.

Dybantsa is a 6-foot-9 power forward projected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft by NBA Mock Draft, NBADraft.net and others.

Dybantsa announced his commitment to Brigham Young on ESPN’s “First Take,” hosted by Stephen A. Smith.

Peterson is a 6-5 guard who has signed with Kansas.

Admission is $15 per day. The games will be live streamed on Tanager Sports.

The participating teams do not compete in their high school associations. The only Georgia team playing is Wilson Academy of Rockdale County.

Schedule:

Main gym

Friday

10:45 a.m. – Academy of Central Florida (FL) vs. Bella Vista Prep (AZ) girls

12:30 p.m. – Iowa United (IA) vs. Winston Salem Christian (NC) boys

2:15 p.m. – Ft. Erie International (ON, CAN) vs. Grind Prep (OK) girls

4 p.m. – Prolific Prep (CA) vs. Royal Crown (ON, CAN) boys

5:45 p.m. – Legion Prep (TX) vs. DME Academy (FL) girls

7:30 p.m. – Dream City Christian (AZ) vs. Utah Prep (UT) boys

Saturday

9:30 a.m. – Huntington Expression Prep (WV) vs. DNA Prep (CA) boys

11:15 a.m. – DME Academy (FL) vs. AZ Compass (AZ) girls

1 p.m. – Royal Crown (ON, CAN) vs. Iowa United (IA) boys

2:45 p.m. – Bella Vista Prep (AZ) vs. Ft. Erie International (ON, CAN) girls

4:30 p.m. – Winston Salem Christian (NC) vs. Dream City Christian (AZ) boys

6:15 p.m. – Grind Prep (OK) vs. Legion Prep (TX) girls

8 p.m. – Utah Prep (UT) vs. Prolific Prep (CA) boys

Sunday

11 a.m. – Academy of Central Florida (FL) vs. Bond Academy (ON, CAN) girls

12:45 p.m. – Dream City Christian (AZ) vs. DME Academy (FL) girls

2:30 p.m. – AZ Compass (AZ) vs. Ft. Erie International (ON, CAN) girls

4:15 p.m. – Iowa United (IA) vs. Utah Prep (UT) boys

Auxiliary gym

Friday

11 a.m. – Rosemary Anderson (OR) vs. Southeastern Prep (FL) boys

12:45 p.m. – Wilson Academy (GA) vs. Tri City Prep (ON, CAN) boys

2:30 p.m. – The Patrick School (NJ) vs. Chi Prep (IL) boys

4:15 p.m. – DNA Prep (CA) vs. St. John’s DME (WI) boys

6 p.m. – Legion Prep (TX) vs. Grind Prep (OK) boys

Saturday

9:45 a.m. – Taylor Made Prep (AZ) vs. Legion Prep (TX) boys

11:30 a.m. – Southeastern Prep (FL) vs. Skyline Prep (AZ) boys

1:15 p.m. – Chi Prep (IL) vs. Rosemary Anderson (OR) boys

3 p.m. – Grind Prep (OK) vs. MN Prep (MN) boys

4:45 p.m. – Bond Academy (ON, CAN) vs. Dream City Christian (AZ) girls

6:30 p.m. – St. John’s DME (WI) vs. Wilson Academy (GA) boys

8:15 p.m. – Tri-City Prep (ON, CAN) vs. The Patrick School (NJ) boys

Sunday

11:15 a.m. – MN Prep (MN) vs. Taylor Made Prep (AZ) boys

1 p.m. – Skyline Prep (AZ) vs. Huntington Expression Prep (WV) boys

Top-100 boys 2025 players:

A.J. Dybantsa, Utah Prep – consensus #1 prospect

Darryn Peterson, Prolific Prep – #2 (ESPN)

Niko Bundalo Jr., Prolific Prep – #28 (ESPN)

Xavion Staton, Utah Prep – #35 (ESPN)

Winters Grady, Prolific Prep – #41 (Rivals)

J.J. Mandaquit, Utah Prep –# 47 (ESPN)

Braydon Hawthorne, Huntington Expression Prep – #70 (247Sports)

Mazi Mosley, Prolific Prep – #71 (247Sports)

Brandon Lee, The Patrick School – #89 (Rivals)