Coaching Staff
Our coaching staff is committed to each player in our basketball program at every level of his development. We pledge to be understanding of every player's limitations and provide a positive team oriented environment where players can improve their basketball skills.
We recognize that basketball is a game, and that kids are attracted to the sport primarily because they enjoy playing it. We will never lose sight of this fact. We believe that competitive basketball and fun can mesh well together in a program devoted to TEAM Basketball.
Coach Martinez founded Hoop Dreams Toros in 2008. Coach Lou was the Associate Head Coach at Antonian College Prep from 2018-2020. He helped lead the Apaches to a TAPPS state championship in his first year and a runner up his second year. Head Men's basketball coach at San Antonio College (SAC) 2014-2017. He was the first assistant on the varsity basketball team of St. Anthony High School, from 2012-2015. Before arriving at SAHS, he was the freshman head coach at Holy Cross High School from 2011-2012. Coach Martinez began his coaching career in 2005 as an assistant varsity coach at Lanier High School, his alma mater.
Coach Martinez earned All Conference Player honors as the starting point guard at St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas his junior and senior year of college from 2003-05. He earned his BA degree in Kinesiology from St. Edwards in 2005. His first two years of college ball were played at New Mexico Junior College from 2001-03 in Hobbs, New Mexico. He earned his associates degree in Liberal Arts from there in 2003.
Coach Martinez graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in 2001. He played on the varsity basketball team his last three years of high school. As a starter his junior and senior years he helped lead the Voks to back to back UIL State Tournament appearances. Coach Martinez was selected as an All District 1st Team, All City 1st Team, All Region 1st Team, and All State 1st Team player his senior year.
Lou Martinez
Program Director
Escobar was a three year varsity letter at Central Catholic High School, earning First Team All-State honors his junior and senior seasons.
Escobar earned a scholarship to Concordia University Texas where he led his team to the 2015 ASC Conference Championship his freshman year.
Following Escobar’s freshman season, he transferred to Northlake College where he led his team to the DCCD Conference Championship game, earning the Newcomer of the Year award and First Team All-Conference.
Escobar finished the final two seasons of his collegiate career under Coach Ryan Wall at Our Lady of the Lake University. During his tenure, he collected All Conference honors his junior and senior year, the Jack Hank Newcomer of the Year award, Champions of Character award, as well as setting the school record in three-point percentage (.479), along with reaching the Elite Eight in the NAIA National Tournament (2018).
Escobar graduated with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a minor in economics.
PJ Escobar
Head of Player Devleopment
High School
• four-year letterwinner as a guard at Edison High School in San Antonio
• averaged 14 points and 6 assists per game while leading the team to a 30-7 ledger and appearance in the regional final as a senior
• named all-state, all-region, all-area, all-district and was district MVP during senior season after being an all-region, all-district and all-area performer as a junior
• an Honor Roll student
Arty Vela
Head of Recruiting
