The Hill School Starts Fast in 2025-26
The Hill School, founded in 1851, is a four-year private, coeducational, preparatory boarding school located on a 200-acre campus in Pottstown, PA, about 35 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Hill is one of the top academic prep schools in the country.
In athletics, The Hill School is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) is a charter member of the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association (PAISAA). The boys varsity basketball team competes during the regular season for seeding in those two post-season championship tournaments. The team is coming off a school-record 25 wins in 2025-26. Despite losing 1,000-point scorer Jacob Meachem to graduation (Bucknell), the team has started off fast, winning a tipoff tourney at Mercersburg, and cracking the National Top 30 computer rankings.
The team's 2025-26 game schedule and results can be found by clicking here.
The team is head coached by Seth Eilberg in his 25th year at the helm. The Associate head Coach is Phil Canosa in his 15th year, and those two are assisted by Marques Green, Kris Krieger, Drew Placeres and Ronnie Toole. The staff has the team excited and well prepped for the season. They worked hard this offseason, focusing to improve in the weight room, and on defense and rebounding, as they identified those as critical areas coming out of the summer high school live sessions. They are coming into the season in excellent shape. They have the ability to play fast and shoot the three. They have already proven to be a hard-working and cohesive group.
Many high academic colleges make a priority of scouting The Hill School talent each year, and this year's team gpa of 4.02 will continue to feed that trend.
#3 Ethan Johnston (2026) 6’7 205lb guard - (committed to Marquette) - From Queens, NY, Johnston already has two all-MAPL campaigns under his belt. He started the season by leading the way in their Army Prep win with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. He will continue to do a bit of everything, playing the 1 through 4 spots, to help Hill capture wins.
#10 Cole Trn (2027) 6’2 180lb guard - From Shippensburg, PA - A returning starter and do-it-all guard. Trn recently scored 16 2nd half points, including four threes, to spur Hill to its overtime win over a Friends Central.
#12 Eyan Valadez (2028) 5’11 165lb guard - From Garden City, NY, Valadez comes with a bit of resume, having won player of the year honors in his league in Long Island last year at Friends Academy. He will help run the team and have an immediate impact. RTB profile
#14 Ben Natal (2026) 6’3 185lb guard - From York, PA, Natal is an explosive 6’3 guard from Central York HS, where he is the all-time leading scorer and former state champion. Colleges are excited to see the strides he has already made in his long distance shooting and decision making.
#15 Caleb Jameson (2026) Berwyn, PA 6’5 195lb guard (committed to Carnegie Mellon) - From Berwyn, PA, the lefty is as good a shooter as Hill as ever had, and his basketball IQ allows him to impact the game in many other ways too.
#20 TJ McGlinn (2026) 5’10 180lb guard - From Sinking Spring, PA, McGlinn is a three year member of the varsity squad and will bring veteran leadership.
#21 Alessandro Volterra (2027) 6’3 175lb guard - From New York, NY, Volterra is an athletic guard who really plays hard and continues to improve.
#22 Barkley Reid (2026) 5’9 175lb guard - From Pottstown, PA, is another three-year team member and is a solid voice on the team’s leadership group.
#23 Juss Smiley (2026) 6’5 195lb forward - From New York, NY, Smiley is still raw but has an incredible upside he hopes to realize with more hard work, both on the court and in the weight room.
#24 Joseph Terreri (2026) 6’7 225lb forward - (committed to Williams College) From Pottstown, PA, Terreri is a four-year team player who has improved each year. A relentless gym rat, Terreri continues to make strides athletically while impacting the game from three. He is shooting over 60% from beyond the arc so far this season.
#25 Zane Conlon (2026) 6’5 210lb wing - From Reading, PA, Conlon is a Swiss Army knife who won three state championships in his four seasons at nearby Devon Prep and will impact winning in countless ways.
#30 Max Barry (2028) 6’1 175lb guard - From Rumson, NJ, Barry is brand new to the team. He can shoot it from deep.
#31 Sawyer Smith (2026) 6’3 195lb guard (Committed to Hobart lacrosse)- From Radnor, PA, Smith is a postgraduate that is a good athlete with strong basketball IQ and who can contribute.
#33 Steven Moore (2027) 6’9 220lb forward - From Scranton, PA, Moore has already improved tremendously since arriving to Hill this fall. He has gained strength, increased his shooting range out to 3, and is playing more physically. Expect him to have a major impact over the next two years.
#45 Tommy Gill (2027) 6’4 170lb small forward - From Collegeville, PA, Gill has a nose for the ball and for getting it in the hoop. His high compete-level will help Hill win games.