BIRTHDAY: March 6, 2007
PREDICTION FOR FUTURE: Productive multi-year college player who might get a transfer ‘up’ 2-3 seasons in
ROLE: Score-first tweener forward
SWING SKILL: Defensive production
RAW STATS: 21.7 PTS, 9.7 REB (2.9o), 1.9 AST to 2.7 TOV, 0.4 STL, 0.6 BLK, 3.3 PF in 33.2 MINS in 7 GAMES (232 total minutes)
57 FG% (53/93) / 57 2P% (45/79) / 57.1 3P% (8/14) / 82.6 FT% (38/46)
ADVANCED STATS: 25.6 USG%, 68 TS%, 11.7 OREB%, 23.3 DREB%, 9.9 AST%, 15 TOV%, 0.5 A/TO, 0.5 STL%, 1.7 BLK%, 0.5 FTA/FGA, 26.9 PER
HEIGHT: 6-foot-8
PLAYS FOR: Olentangy Liberty High School ➡️ Northwestern (incoming freshman)
Keep reading for background, film, and in-game notes on 18-year-old forward Tyler Kropp, who played for Argentina at the 2025 Under-19 World Cup and is an incoming freshman at Northwestern:
Background:
From Powell, Ohio.
Mother is Mabel Bequelman-Kropp, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Father is David Kropp. They met at Ohio State University when she moved stateside for college in the late 1990s. Brother Dylan plays college soccer at Xavier. Sister is Maia, who has a gymnastics background.
Argentina learned about Tyler through his mom.
Nationally, has been compared to former Oklahoma City Thunder forward Gabriel Deck.
Still learning Spanish.
Previously represented Argentina at U-16, U-17, and U-18 levels.
Was selected for the 2024 NCAA College Basketball Academy.
Committed to Northwestern in Oct. 2024.
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