Pangos All-American Preview: Best Bigs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LONG BEACH — Fullcourt Press operator Dinos Trigonis brought together more than 100 prospects from across 18 states for Saturday's Pangos All-American Preview. Below we break down the big men we saw.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2119932' first='Danny' last='Kennard'] | 2025 | Foothill</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kennard is a highly-skilled five-man who can operate in a vareity of settings because of his versatility. At 6-feet-10, the junior can score on the block, step out and hit face-up shots off the catch and is great in ball screen and dribble hand off or get action because of his sure hands and basketball IQ.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='996172' first='D'Andre' last='Harrison'] | 2025 | Perry (AZ)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harrison might fall in the "undersized" category when it comes to the big men on this list but he was as effective as any interior guy throughout this event. The 6-foot-6 lefty is a physical and high-rate rebounder on both ends of the floor who doesn't shy away from contact. Harrison is a relentless pursuer of the ball, gets his team second chance opportunities and is a crafty interior scorer who finishes through contact.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Mason Hodges | 2025 | San Juan Hills</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hodges was one of the breakout players at this event. The 6-foot-7 lefty is a mix of a throwback and modern big man in the sense that he's best as a scorer inside but can pop out to the perimeter and play in ball screen or dribble hand off action. Perhaps the best parts of Hodges' game is his vision, passing ability and unselfishness.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1702960' first='Maximus' last='VanLaningham'] | 2025 | Woodcreek</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Few players in this event could match the physicality and athleticism that VanLaningham brought to the table. The 6-foort-8, 215-pound forward/center dunked everything with power around the basket, ran the floor and finished off rim-run buckets and was a disruptor on the defensive end as a shot changer and rebounder.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1980002' first='Samuel' last='Mbingazo'] | 2026 | Bishop Alemany</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mbingazo did a little bit of everything for his team in camp games and in the Top 30 Cream of the Crop game. The 6-foot-8 foward/center who has legit size, length and athleticism for his position. Mbingazo has the ball skills to rebound and push the break where he can get downhill and to the rim. Mbingazo also flashed some shooting touch to the three point line off the catch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->