

UC Exposure Top Prospects
Paul
Gumbert-Mendoza
2026
Combo Guard
Height:
6'1
195
Weight:
Evaluation:
Crafty Combo Guard who can score it at all 3 Levels. Deceptive Athlete that Leads his Team in PPG and Guards the Other Team's Best Player. Paul is having Breakthrough Jr Season surpassing 1000 Points, Broke the All Time Single Season Steals Record at his HS, and has an Undermanned Team sitting on Top of the District heading into the Playoffs. Winners Win and Paul is a 'Winner' in every sense of the Word. Hasn't Played a lot of Select & doesn't Play in a big Basketball Market like Houston / Dallas so not Getting the Attention he Deserves. Regardless, he will end up with Scholarship Level Offers When It's all said and Done.
Projected Levels: Top Ranked NAIA / NCAA D2+
-Russell 'Coach V' Vanlandingham (210-367-2140)
Andre
Huggins
2026
Point Guard
Height:
Weight:
Evaluation:
One of 2 Players Listed By College Coaches on Staff at the SA Fall Finale as a College Ready PG. Does a Great Job Getting Downhill, Stays In Attack Mode Without Making Mistakes & Showcased Good Court Vision and Made The Right Play When Drawing Help. Solid On Ball Defender That Applies Pressure Without Getting Beat off the Bounce, Has Gotten Stronger Finishing Through Contact In The Paint, And Has Stepped Up His Leadership Traits. Playing on a Loaded TMI Team, So His Stats Might Not Indicate His Value, But Make No Mistake Dre Will Be The Leader This Year And Is Playing with a Lot of Confidence Heading Into His Sr Season. Add Him To Your PG To Watch List In 2025-2026!
Projected Levels: D2 JUCO / NAIA+
-Russell 'Coach V' Vanlandingham 210-367-2140
Yanni
Ibikunle
2026
Forward
Height:
6'7
210
Weight:
Evaluation:
Under Rated Scholarship Level Big Man That Is A Beast On The Glass, Has a College Ready Body, And a Motor That Never Stops. If You Are Not Disciplined On D and Put a Body On Yanni He Will Make You Pay By Getting 2nd Shots for His Team and Putbacks. Has Good Hands and Soft Touch In The Paint And Showed The Ability To Score It With His Back to the Basket As Well. Got Injured Late Late Season So Flying Under The Radar Heading Into His Sr Year. He Has The Potential And Physical Tools It Takes To Play at the Higher Levels. Loved The Way He Attacked The Day And This Kid Brings Real ‘Toughness’ To a Team. Big Bodied Forward Whose Best Ball is Front of Him.
Projected Levels: D1 JUCO / NCAA D2+
-Russell 'Coach V' Vanlandingham 210-367-2140
Mason
Lopez
2026
2 Guard
Height:
6'2
162
Weight:
Evaluation:
Mason Has Attended 3 Camps Since the Summer & Every Single Time He's Won his Way to the ‘Top’ and Playing at a Higher Level Every Single Time. Has Size and Quick Release on His Perimeter Shot that Translate To the College Level. Moves Really Well Without the Ball To Get To His Spots, and Knocks Down a High % of Shots in Catch and Shoot Situations. In The Most Recent Camp He Showed The Ability To Make Plays Off The Bounce To Go Along With Being a College Ready Shooter. His Game has Grown without the Ball in his hands in a Short Period of Time, which Indicates Mason Will Be Playing at a Scholarship Level by the Time District Play Kicks Off. STX Sleeper that will end up with a College Offer when it’s all said and done.
Projected Levels: NCAA D3+ / NAIA
-Russell 'Coach V' Vanlandingham 210-367-2140
Elijah
Smothers
2026
2 Guard
Height:
6'4
175
Weight:
Evaluation:
Already Knew Elijah was a College Ready Shooter when I Evaluated him in the SWIPA Tourney, but What I Didn’t Know Is He Also Has The ‘Will’ It Takes to Make The Transition To College. Elijah Started the DFW Camp Winning The Skills Challenge, and Ended The Day Leading His Team to the Top Prospect Title! The Uncommon Approach of Evaluating Both Talent & Toughness Has Led To Great Results for Players Like Elijah. Elijah Won The Day And Won Over the Coaching Staff Not By Hitting Shots (We Already Knew That) But By How He Competed, Communicated, and Found Ways To Help His Team WIN Without the Ball In His Hands. NAIA / D2 Programs Should Add Him To Your List of Recruits To Watch This Season.
Projected Levels: NAIA / NCAA D2
-Russell 'Coach V' Vanlandingham
Jesus
Valenzuela
2026
Point Guard
Height:
5'9
160
Weight:
Evaluation:
Jesse was a High Energy Player a Year Ago, but He’s Playing with a Lot more Confidence, Communicates Like a Lead Guard, and Makes Everyone Around Him Better By Staying Engaged and Making the Right Play. You Can Tell He’s Putting In Work Since Last Year, and he’s Set to Have a Breakthrough Season Next Year at Kingwood Park. Showcased Leadership Traits from Start to Finish In The Houston Camp, Got To The Paint at Will and Made The Right Play When Drawing Help, and Is Flying Under The Radar Heading into his Sr Year. Sleeper To Track In The Fall, and If Kingwood Park Gets off to a Fast Start You Can Be Jesus Will Have a Lot to do With It! Keep Leading Jesus Like You Did In the Houston Camp and Coaches Will Take Notice…
Projected Levels: NCAA D3+ / NAIA
-Russell 'Coach V' Vanlandingham
Devon
Vienneau
2026
Combo Guard
Height:
6'2
180
Weight:
Evaluation:
High Motor, Athletic Playmaker that has the Versatility on Offense to Play the 1-3 Positions, and the Length to Guard the 1-3 on D. Excels in the Open Court Getting Downhill and Finishes Above the Rim. Has the IQ, Skill Set & Athleticism it Takes to Play at the Scholarship Levels. Does a Really Good Job Pursuing Rebounds from the Guard Position, Attacks the Paint, and Finishes Plays Through Contact. Devon is Flying Under the Radar Playing at a Smaller School, but one to Get on Your List of Recruits to Watch this Summer in the Class of 2026.
Projected Levels: D1 JUCO / NAIA
-Russell 'Coach V' Vanlandingham
210-367-2140
Roman
Washington
2026
Combo Guard
Height:
6'3
170
Weight:
Evaluation:
Roman Plays With Great Pace, Understands How To Play and Has a High Basketball IQ. Versatile Guard That Finishes In Transition, Excels In the Open Court When the Game Speeds Up and Does a Great Job at Changing Speeds In the HC To Get By The First Line Defender And Make Plays. 3 Level Scorer Set to have a Breakthrough Senior Season at L.D. Bell High School. Get Him On Your Radar And Track His Progress As He is a Next Level Guard That Will Put Up Big Numbers This Year & Head Into The Spring On College Coaches List of Recruits in the 2026 Class
Projected Levels: JUCO / NAIA+
-Russell 'Coach V' Vanlandingham
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