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The Lobos are looking to rope another Texas star.

The University of New Mexico women's basketball team is recruiting Layne Reeves, a 5-foot-11 junior small forward from Lubbock's Trinity Christian School, according to two of her coaches.

The Lobos have tapped nearly a half dozen athletes from West Texas club teams. Kelsey Ansley, who will be a UNM freshman next season, and former standout Mandi Moore were among many players on the Lubbock Lady Hawks club team who made the jump to the Lobos.

Reeves is slated to play in at least one club tournament with Ansley and fellow West Texas recruit Morgan Shell.

It's early in the recruiting process for Reeves, who is drawing attention from a lot of big-name schools.

Nebraska, Kansas State and Vanderbilt all are recruiting Reeves, said Tory Bryant, her coach at Trinity Christian. Texas Tech and Baylor also have watched Reeves play. Her coaches count at least 10 school among those seriously courting her services.

"She's a great player who plays all positions for us but definitely will be ready to play at the three in college," Bryant said. "She is a terrific shooter who hit about 40 or 50 percent from the 3-point line for us this season."

Bryant also praised Reeves' defensive skills, adding that she made great decisions and cut off passing lanes well.

"She's real heady and understands help defense," he said.

Reeves has played on Trinity Christian's varsity squad all three years she has been in high school, helping the Lions dominate the private school state playoffs.

Trinity Christian has gone 96-19 the past three seasons, including 31-8 in 2006-07. The school won Class 4A private school state titles in 2005 and 2006. The Lions jumped to Class 5A and fell in this year's state championship game.

"Layne has been a big part of our success and keeps getting better and better," Bryant said.

Reeves was so committed to improving as a player, she played on an AAU team last summer five hours away from home.

She stayed with family in Dallas and played on a Texas Express club team coached by Colleyville Heritage High coach Dianna Sager.

Sager happens to be the high school coach of Porche Torrance, who will be a freshman for the Lobos next season.

"Layne's a great perimeter shooter and a very physical player," Sager said. "She rebounds well and is a good all-around player. She's got a great mind for the game and is committed to being very successful."

Naming the best: UNM assistant coach Yvonne Sanchez was in Cleveland, Ohio, this week working on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association committee selecting the national Kodak All-American Team.

The committee chooses the Top 10 college women's basketball players in the country from a list of 52 finalists nominated by coaches in eight regions. The All-American team will be announced March 31 during the women's Final Four.

Sanchez is one of the two assistant coaches serving on the committee. She represents region seven, which includes New Mexico and the rest of the Mountain West Conference.

TCU and Hobbs High standout Adrianne Ross and Wyoming's Hanna Zavecz were the Mountain West Conference players nominated for All-American honors this season.

This is Sanchez's first of three years on the committee.

Camp dates set: The UNM women's basketball team will hold five camps again this summer. The camps will be held at Johnson Center, the basketball practice facility and The Pit.

The day camp for boys and girls ages 6-12 will be June 4-7. The individual camp for girls ages 8-17, will be held June 11-14. The team camp for high school teams of all levels will be held June 15-17. The shooting camp for athletes of all ages that focuses on offensive skills will be held Aug. 6-8.

The position camp for high school players will be held June 24-26. The camp typically draws UNM's top recruits and ends with an all-star game open to the public.

For more information about the camps, contact Shane Flanagan at 925-5772 or click on the "UNM Camps" icon on the left side of GoLobos.com.