SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Shippensburg University head men's basketball coach Chris Fite has confirmed the recruitment of four student-athletes who have each agreed to attend the university and will suit up for the Raider basketball program for the 2025-26 season.
 
The recruiting class includes three guards and one forward. Three of the players hail from Pennsylvania and one from Maryland.
 
Two of the four have high school connections with current Raiders. Emonte Hill Jr. was a teammate of current SU sophomore David Dorsey on Frederick's 2023-24 Maryland state championship squad, while Parker Smith played alongside SU sophomore Jaydon Smith at Carlisle High School.
 
The recruits are as follows (in alphabetical order):
 
Sebastian Edwards
Guard
Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic
 
Roman Catholic High School: Totaled three varsity letters for the Cahillites under head coach Chris McNesby…competed at the club level for East Coast Power under coach Ryan Krawczeniuk…scored 500 points as a high school senior.
  
Emonte Hill Jr.
Guard
Frederick, Md./Frederick
 
Frederick High School: Totaled four varsity letters for the Cadets…a 2024-25 All-Central Maryland Conference (CMC) First Team selection…a 2025 Frederick News Post First Team selection…part of Frederick's 2023-24 state championship squad…a three-time regional champion (2023-25)…Frederick's all-time assist leader…averaged seven assists per game as a senior…maintained a 4.2 GPA.
 
About Hill: Full name is Emonte Hill Jr.
 
Ben Rill
Forward
York, Pa./Central York
 
Central York High School: Totaled three varsity letters for the Panthers under coaches Jeff Hoke and Gary Sutton…competed at the club level for York Ballers MHC under coaches Justin Seitz and Pat McGlynn…is a three-time All-York Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) selection…a two-time All-State pick…amassed more than 1,600 career points.
  
Parker Smith
Guard
Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle
 
Carlisle High School: Totaled four varsity letters for the Thundering Herd under head coach Andre Anderson…competed at the club level for Team Pennsylvania under coach Sam Freeburn…a two-time Mid-Penn Commonwealth First Team All-Star Selection (2023-25)…a two-time Big 15 Selection (2023-25)…a two-time All-Carlisle Sentinel First Team (2023-25)…All Defensive Team (2024-25)…netted 1,480 career points (sixth all-time in program history)…a four-year starter…averaged 24.6 points (second in Mid Penn) and 2.8 steals (first in Mid-Penn) per game as a senior…led the conference in scoring as a junior (23.6 ppg)…scored a single-game career high of 41 points against Harrisburg…maintained a 3.9 GPA…also competed in lacrosse and track & field…holds three school track & field records (400, 4x100 and 4x400)…Mid-Penn Conference Track & Field Champion…District 3 and state track & field medalist.