2025-26 Team Preview: Eldorado Eagles

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025-26 ELDORADO EAGLES PREVIEW</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OVERVIEW</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eldorado finished 13-16 (5-6 in district) last season and didn't earn a trip to the state tournament. They hope to reverse that in 2025-26 under long-time Eagles head coach Roy Sanchez, who won his 500^th career game in 2024-25 to become the 12^th coach in New Mexico history to reach that milestone.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“We've lost a few players. We've got a new crew. It's time to get going,” Sanchez told Prep Hoops New Mexico. “We had to get stronger, so we've spent a lot of time in the weight room. We weren't very big last year, and we still aren't real big. We'll see who steps in and who wants to play by putting the time and work in. We have a lot of young guys.” &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PLAYERS TO WATCH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2217079' first='Charlie' last='Wills'] (Jr., 5-11, G)</strong>: Wills started every game for the Eagles last season as a sophomore and should be one of the team leaders. Wills had a solid summer on the AAU and camp circuit, averaging over 13 points per game at the Adidas National Championships. “Charlie is definitely going to be one of our top players,” Sanchez said. “He's a good leader. He was our leader last year as a sophomore. Charlie makes things go.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2879083' first='Tim' last='Kamphuis'] (Sr., 5-11, G)</strong>: Also a standout baseball player for the Eagles as a pitcher and outfielder.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2879090' first='Sullivan' last='Wilson'] (Sr., 6-3, F/G)</strong>: Brings some much-needed size to the court for the Eagles. “We think Sullivan will do a good job for us inside,” Sanchez said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NAMES TO KNOW</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tim Roybal (Jr., 5-11, G)</strong>: Played mostly JV in 2024-25. Should be a significant contributor to the varsity this season. “We're hoping he'll be a good leader as well,” Sanchez said.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2879084' first='Memphis' last='Garcia'] (Sr., 5-11, G)</strong>: Flipped between JV and varsity in 2024-25. Expected to take on a larger role this coming season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>KEY NEWCOMERS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Conner Summers (So., 6-0, G)</strong>: Impressed as a freshman last season. Should also become a major contributor to the varsity in 2025-26.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Stellar Kendrick (So., 6-2, G)</strong>: Standout receiver and tight end for the Eldorado football team. &nbsp;“We think Stellar is going to be a good player for us,” Sanchez said. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2315851' first='Evan' last='Lee'] (So., G)</strong>: Played on JV as a freshman in 2024-25. Expected to come off the bench for the varsity this season as [player_tooltip player_id='2217079' first='Charlie' last='Wills']' backup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nolan Romero-Williams (So., 6-1, G)</strong>: Also a standout running back for the Eagles football team. Elite athlete. Could have a major impact on the varsity this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eldorado opens the 2025-26 season with a two-game trip to El Paso, TX on Thanksgiving weekend. They'll face El Paso (TX) El Dorado and El Paso (TX) Socorro before returning to Albuquerque for a road test at Atrisco Heritage. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eldorado competes in District 5A-2 with Capital, La Cueva, Manzano, Sandia and Santa Fe. With a smaller roster, Sanchez plans to play uptempo and force the action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“We like to move the basketball and press a little bit and create turnovers with our defense,” Sanchez said. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A video from our games at the 2025 Adidas championships where I averaged 13.5 ppg in 5 games <a href="https://twitter.com/Run_Way_Jets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Run_Way_Jets</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AJBRAMLETT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AJBRAMLETT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KJ_Ford4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KJ_Ford4</a> <a href="https://t.co/SnIwk1QXvB">pic.twitter.com/SnIwk1QXvB</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2217079' first='Charlie' last='Wills'] (@CharlieWills208) <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlieWills208/status/1949580540094652678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->