The basics
Hiller plays for Coatesville, a traditional public high school outside Philadelphia, which makes him an outlier at the top of a 2028 board dominated by academy programs. 247Sports lists him at 6-foot-6 and 210 pounds, and some outlets list 6-foot-5. He is No. 1 overall and the top-ranked player from Pennsylvania.
The boards
The 247Sports Composite has him No. 3 overall, No. 2 at his position, and No. 1 in Pennsylvania, per SI.com. A 247Sports feature introduced him as a shooting wing, and SI.com credited him with elite shooting mechanics and improving athleticism. He helped the USA Basketball U16 National Team win gold at the AmeriCup in Mexico as the youngest player on the roster, per SI.com.
Production
Hiller averaged 23.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 3.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game as a sophomore and led Coatesville to a 22-7 record, per Gatorade, which named him its 2025-26 Pennsylvania Boys Basketball Player of the Year. He averaged 16.2 points as a freshman, per SI.com.
The recruitment
More than 20 offers, per SI.com, a remarkable number for a player with two high school seasons left. Duke extended its offer in June 2026, per 247Sports, and Kentucky has offered as well, per A Sea of Blue. Earlier offers reported by SI.com include NC State, BYU, Louisville, UConn, Villanova, Penn State, Syracuse, Missouri, Kansas State, VCU, and La Salle. Nothing is decided, and for a 2028 nothing should be.
Why he matters beyond his own recruitment
Our Scout's Notebook on the 2028 class noted that the top 20 is unusually heavy with centers. Hiller is the counterexample at the very top: a wing from a public school in a class where the academies and the bigs dominate. If he holds No. 1 through his junior year, he becomes the reference point every 2028 wing is measured against.
The look
Hiller averaged 23.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 3.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game as a sophomore and led Coatesville to a 22-7 record, per Gatorade, which named him its 2025-26 Pennsylvania Boys Basketball Player of the Year. He averaged 16.2 points as a freshman, per SI.com. He was the Gatorade Pennsylvania Boys Basketball Player of the Year as a sophomore, holds more than 20 offers, and is uncommitted.
More than 20 offers, per SI.com, a remarkable number for a player with two high school seasons left. Duke extended its offer in June 2026, per 247Sports, and Kentucky has offered as well, per A Sea of Blue. Earlier offers reported by SI.com include NC State, BYU, Louisville, UConn, Villanova, Penn State, Syracuse, Missouri, Kansas State, VCU, and La Salle. Nothing is decided, and for a 2028 nothing should be. The desk already filed the Touray vs. Kamagate head-to-head on this gym. Hiller does not need a new adjective. 23.7 points, 6.6 rebounds at Coatesville High School already explains No. 1 in 2028.
What to watch
Strength and frame are already there, per every listing. The questions a sophomore wing has to answer over the next two years are handle against pressure and shot selection when he is the focus of every scouting report.
Sources: 247Sports, SI.com, A Sea of Blue, Gatorade, and the CBR board as of August 21, 2026.
