Valley Catholic Duo Discuss Their Decisions

Valley Catholic held their spring signing day in early May and among the signees celebrated were five members of the basketball team – four of which headed to the hardwoods in college as well. After the festivities concluded, we had the opportunity to catch up with two of the seniors who helped lead the Valiants to a third place finish at the 3A State Tournament – forward Zach Eddy Zach Eddy 6'3" | SF Valley Catholic | 2025 State OR and guard Dylan Trobetky – to chat about their college decisions.

For Eddy, signing day came right in time – he had just committed to Pacific the night before. So it was a celebration and a relief at the same time for the tough 6-foot-3 forward. “They were one of the only programs that kind of took a chance on me,” Eddy said. “I’ve been looking around for a while, and on our call he was like, everything here is earned, not given. For me that’s just a big thing – I think throughout my entire basketball career, it’s all been earned. I’ve never been given anything, so I think that really influenced my decision.”

“They have a really cool marketing program, and that’s something I really want to do – my goal with this entire thing is to hopefully market with the NBA or Nike one day,” Eddy continued. “I just like the overall community too. And it’s not too far away from home.”

Eddy, who comes from a basketball family as he’s a grandson of former NBA head coach Rick Adelman, expanded on how he saw himself fitting in with the Boxers program on the basketball floor. “I think my size, athleticism could bring a lot to the team,” Eddy said. “I’m a defense first player, always will be. I’m just excited. Rebounding, I’m going to bring everything for them. Whatever they want me to do, I’ll do.”

Trobetsky actually committed to his college destination a few months ago back in February. He had been working on his recruitment during the Valiants’ season and while making campus visits to the Midwest, he found the program that he felt met all of his needs both on and off the basketball floor in Calvin.

“Calvin was actually the first school I visited because I have a lot of family,” Trobetsky said. “My mom grew up in Michigan, so her whole side is all in Grand Rapids, Michigan. So, that was the main part, is if I’m going that far out of state, having just resources there to help me if I need it. Also, their basketball team, they’re really competitive this year, so that helps. And they have what I wanted to study, too. So overall, that’s why I chose Calvin.”

On the basketball floor, the versatile swingman with the sweet lefty jumper noted how he saw himself fitting in at Calvin. “I see myself getting better as the seasons go along, and I feel like I could be a really good player for them,” Trobetsky said. “Even now, but especially later on in college, I feel like I can be a really good player for them and for everything that they need. I feel like the main thing I want to work on is just offhand work, my right hand. I feel like if I have my right hand as strong, maybe a little less strong than my left hand, I feel like I could be an even better player than I am now.”

Our congratulations go out to Eddy and Trobetsky and their families on their decisions.