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GAME SCHEDULES can be found at https://gymratchallenge.com/boys-event/game-schedules/. Please check the site for any schedule updates before departing for the event.

RULES & CODE OF CONDUCT can be found at https://gymratchallenge.com/boys-event/game-rules-code-of-conduct/. Please expect ALL Code of Conduct protocols to be enforced. Our mission is to provide a completely safe and professional platform for these outstanding young players to showcase their skill sets. Anyone disrupting that mission will be removed and banned from all competition site.

TICKETS will be available at the door at all venues. The Impact Athletic Center, which will host the 11th Grade Age Division, has separate entrances from team personnel and spectators. Those entrances will be clearly marked. The Team Personnel entrance will be used ONLY for bench personnel (Players and Coaches). Any general spectators attempting to use that entrance in an effort to enter the facility without purchasing a ticket, will be immediately removed and banned from re-entry. We appreciate your adherence to this policy. Please read below for additional SPECTATOR INFORMATION below including ticketing, wristband, and code of conduct requirements.

DARIUS ADAMS

PICTURE: Baller DARIUS ADAMS of the PSA CARDINALS made it back to back “Heismans of the Hardwood” when he captured the 2023 16U GymRat MVP after earning the same honor at the 15U level in 2022 in driving his PSA Cardinal crews to back to back Championships. If he pulls the same feat in 2024 at the 17U level, Adams would become the first player in the 27-year GymRat history to grab three Championships and three MVPs in back to back to back seasons. He is ranked 22nd nationally in the class of 2025 by 24/7 Sports. Adams’ skill and winning ways have earned him scholarship offers from Kansas, Florida State, Indiana , Syracuse, Notre Dame, Tennessee, and St. John’s among many others. GymRat Executive Director John Kmack says of Adams “A silky smooth, long, and unshakeable scorer and playmaker. He has the heartbeat of an assassin and the steadiness of a brain surgeon. As a long-strider with an exceptional first step, he finds space getting to the rack by going past defenders or uses his size to go over them. Excellent range on his jumper with a mechanically pure high release that allows him easily find his target over defenders. Winner.” Photo, Dan Fritz, GymRat Staff.

SPECTATOR INFORMATION

Please refer to www.GymRatCHALLENGE.com and follow @GymRatCHALLENGE on TWITTER and @TheRealGymRatCHALLENGE on Instagram for any additional event details. Please e-mail COMPETE@GymRatCHALLENGE.com if you have any questions or comments. Please expect ALL spectator policies to be fully enforced. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

  • THE STATED MISSION OF THE GymRat CHALLENGE IS TO ALLOW YOUNG BASKETBALL ATHLETES THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL AND TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS IN PURSUIT OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY COLLEGIATELY AND BEYOND. THE OVERWHELMING SUCCESS RATE OF THE GymRat BASKETBALL IN THIS MISSION IS WELL-DOCUMENTED
  • ANYONE CAUSING A DISRUPTION TO THE ATHLETES’ OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS AND/OR BEHAVING IN A MANNER THAT IS INAPPROPRIATE WILL BE REMOVED & BANNED FROM ALL EVENT VENUES.
  • ANY PLAYER, FAN, SPECTATOR, PARENT, AND/OR FAMILY MEMBER EXHIBITING BEHAVIOR THAT IS DEEMED TO BE DISRUPTIVE TO THE EVENT AND/OR THE COMPETITION WILL BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FOR THE EVENT AND BANNED FROM ALL COMPETITION VENUES. THIS ABSOLUTLEY INCLUDES ANY SPECTATOR WHO ENTERS THE PLAYING SURFACE AT ANY POINT OTHER THAN BEING WAIVED ON TO THE COURT BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS AN INJURED PLAYER.
  • AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF EVENT ORGANIZERS, DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR FROM ANY PLAYER, FAN, SPECTATOR, PARENT, AND/OR FAMILY MEMBER MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF THE TEAM OR TEAMS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID PLAYER, FAN, SPECTATOR, PARENT, AND/OR FAMILY MEMBER. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH TEAM TO ENSURE THAT THOSE IN THEIR TRAVEL PARTY ARE AWARE OF THE STANDARDS, RULES, AND CODE OF CONDUCT AT GymRat LIVE. NO REFUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED TO ANY PLAYER, TEAM, FAN, SPECTATOR, PARENT, AND/OR FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS EJECTED FROM THE EVENT.
  • GymRat LIVE HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY IN REFERENCE TO FIGHTING AND ACTS OF VIOLENCE. ANY FAN, PLAYER, OR TEAM PERSONNEL COMMITTING AN ACT OF VIOLENCE OR RECEIVING A TECHNICAL FOUL FOR FIGHTING WILL BE EJECTED FROM THE GAME, REQUIRED TO SIT OUT THEIR TEAM’S NEXT GAME, AND MAY BE DISQUALIFIED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TOURNAMENT AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE EVENT ORGANIZERS. EJECTED FANS, PLAYERS, OR TEAM PERSONNEL WILL BE REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE TOURNAMENT VENUE AND, IF CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT, WILL BE REMANDED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES. ANY FAN, PLAYER, TEAM PERSONNEL EJECTED UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE PERMANENTLY BANNED FROM ALL TOURNAMENT VENUES AND FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE GymRat EVENTS. FURTHER, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS, A SINGLE ACT OF VIOLENCE COMMITTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL PLAYER OR TEAM PERSONNEL MEMBER MAY RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION AND DISMISSAL OF THE ENTIRE TEAM FROM ANY FURTHER COMPETITION IN THE CURRENT GymRat EVENT AND/OR ANY FUTURE GymRat EVENTS.
  • TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE FOR SPECTATORS AT THE DOOR OF ALL COMPETITION VENUES.
  • GymRat CHALLENGE EVENT PASSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR $40 AND ALLOW ACCESS TO ALL 439 GAMES AT ALL FIVE VENUES THAT WILL BE PLAYED DURING THE EVENT WEEKEND.
  • ONE-DAY PASSES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR $30 PER EVENT DAY. 
  • SENIOR CITIZEN PRICING: $35 FOR TOURNAMENT PASS/$25 FOR ONE-DAY PASS.
  • FAMILY PRICING: TWO ADULTS WITH TWO OR MORE CHILDREN….$120 FOR TOURNAMENT PASS & $90 FOR ONE-DAY PASS
  • CHILDREN UNDER SIX ADMITTED FOR FREE.
  • A FULL LIST OF GymRat CHALLENGE COMPETITION VENUES BY AGE DIVISION CAN BE FOUND AT http://gymratchallenge.com/boys-event/game-sites-directions/
  • TEAM CHECK-IN WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SITE AHEAD OF EACH TEAM’S FIRST GAME.
  • FOR SECURITY PURPOSES, ALL EVENT COMPETITORS (PLAYERS & COACHES) WILL BE ISSUED WRIST BANDS THAT MUST BE WORN THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. COMPETITION WRISTBANDS WILL BE ISSUED TO ALL ROSTERED PLAYERS AND TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO (2) COACHES PER TEAM. WRISTBANDS WILL NOT BE ISSUES TO ANY NON-BENCH PERSONNEL. PLAYERS AND COACHES MUST WEAR THEIR WRISTBAND ON THEIR PERSON (WRIST/ANKLE). BANDS CANNOT BE WORN ON SNEAKERS, BAGS OR GAME JERSEYS.
  • ANY PERSON FOUND ENTERING THE EVENT WITHOUT A TICKET OR WITH UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A COMPETITION WRISTBAND WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE VENUE AND IMMEDIATELY REMANDED TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
  • PLEASE BE AWARE AND RESPONIBLE FOR ALL GAMES RULES AND RULES OF CONDUCT. GymRat CHALLENGE IS A HIGH PROFILE EVENT. AS SUCH, GymRat LIVE RULES AND POLICIES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. GAME RULES AND RULES OF CONDUCT CAN BE FOUND AT https://gymratchallenge.com/boys-event/game-rules-code-of-conduct/
  • ON-SITE ATHLETIC TRAINERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EMERGENCY SITUATION AND INJURY CARE ONLY. TEAMS ARE RESPONSILBE FOR THEIR OWN PREVENTITIVE CARE AND EQUIPMENT (i.e., ANKLE TAPING AND TAPE).
  • GymRat CHALLENGE MERCHANDISE & APPAREL WILL BE ON SALE ONLY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST ONLY. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIP MERCHANDISE AFTER THE EVENT. TEAMS THAT HAVE ORDERED T-SHIRTS IN ADVANCE WILL HAVE THEIR ORDER WAITING FOR THEM AT CHECK-IN.