Lead Guards Featured in Updated 2029 Virginia Rankings

College coaches are always in search of playmaking guards and Virginia's rising sophomore class has plenty of prospects that fit that description. Here is a look at five of the top point guard prospects in our <a href="https://prephoops.com/virginia/rankings/virginia-high-school-boys-basketball-2029-class-player-rankings/">Updated 2029 Rankings</a>.    One of the top point guards in the EYBL 15u Division this spring, Smith averaged 16.4 points and 6.6 assists per game for Team CP3 and he has continued his positive momentum with St. Christopher's this summer. The rising sophomore is a quick, athletic, attacking lead guard who is difficult for defenders to keep out of the paint. He is an above the rim finisher who is very effective in transition. Smith sees the floor well and is able to find open teammates with on time and on target passes. He looks to be one of the nation's top point guard prospects in the 2029 recruiting class.     Rivers looks poised to step into a bigger role for one of the country's top programs next season. The rising sophomore is shifty with the ball in his hands and has above average quickness, making it very difficult for defenders to keep him out of the paint. He sees the floor well for a young prospect and is capable of finding open teammates. Rivers is a reliable open shot maker from beyond the arc, which keeps defenders honest when guarding him in screening action.     Evans is a wizard with the basketball in his hands. The rising sophomore has high level quickness and positional size, but it is his changes of pace and footwork that make him extremely difficult to defend. He can finish in the paint in a variety of ways and can also draw two defenders and find open teammates. Evans is a capable and improving perimeter shot maker, which will make him an even tougher matchup for opposing defenders.     This rising sophomore point guard checks just about every box that a college coaches is looking for in a lead guard prospect. Winiarski has positional size, above average quickness and a high basketball IQ. He shot the ball extremely well for Team Loaded on the adidas 3SSB circuit, on his way to averaging nearly 11 points per game. In addition to his scoring ability, he sees the floor and finds open teammates both in the paint and on the perimeter. The future is very bright for the Trinity Episcopal product.     Jones is a quick, hard playing guard who impacts the game on both ends of the floor. At the offensive end, he is a reliable decision maker and knows when to be a scorer and when to be a distributor. Jones is a more than capable perimeter shot maker. On the defensive end, he uses his quickness to be an effective on-ball defender and can turn defense into offensive opportunities.

College coaches are always in search of playmaking guards and Virginia's rising sophomore class has plenty of prospects that fit that description. Here is a look at five of the top point guard prospects in our Updated 2029 Rankings.