Recruiting Report: Kyle Matoszkia (2017)
The interior passing of Kyle Matoszkia (2017), and since graduated Ohio Bobcat, Jason Carter, was a nightmare for Johnstown-Monroe’s opponents last season. Matoszkia, a 6’5” inside-outside threat, has more to his game than passing though. He averaged 15 points and…
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Continue ReadingThe interior passing of Kyle Matoszkia (2017), and since graduated Ohio Bobcat, Jason Carter, was a nightmare for Johnstown-Monroe’s opponents last season. Matoszkia, a 6’5” inside-outside threat, has more to his game than passing though.
He averaged 15 points and 8 boards last season, on his way to earning First Team Licking Country League Cardinal.
The body of work has garnered the interest of a couple in-state Division II programs.
“Otterbein has contacted me; they want me to come to the camp and they sent me a letter saying they like how I play, and my feel for the game and stuff. And then Capital, they contacted me about a camp,” Matoszkia said.
Where does the power forward see himself fitting in as a college student-athlete?
“Academics, I’m looking to go into like engineering if they have a good program. But if I get offered, like anywhere I get offered from, I’ll definitely look into it.”
Kyle Matoszkia – 6'5/Jr/F Johnstown scores 10pts, grabs 17REBOUNDS, gets 6assists, 4 blocks & guards 6'9 Ross Ryan! #D2 EZ #TeamHiddenGems
— HIDDEN GEMS BASKETBALL (@hiddengemsbball) January 13, 2016
2017 #D2 Frontcourt slept on Scholarship player: Kyle Matoszkia – 6'5/F Johnstown = 270Hoops #33 Overall in Central District – he's quality.
— HIDDEN GEMS BASKETBALL (@hiddengemsbball) April 7, 2016
Alongside interior passing, he identified shot-blocking and rebounding as his best skills.
Matoszkia has adapted to his size and therefore uses his frame incredibly well. To further expand, he’s looking to add another aspect to his offensive performance.
“I’m mostly a power forward, I like to post up a lot … I need to work on my jump shot. I just mostly relied on my post game for a long time, I never really shot many jump shots,” Matoszkia said.
While there’s a finesse to his game already, his physicality inside is what makes defenders cower. So, making them even more honest and vulnerale with a 3-point consistency would be a nice added dimension.
Maybe the jumper is all it will take for the offers to start coming in. If programs haven’t been paying attention to him yet, you won’t be able to ignore him much longer. The Player of the Year in the Division II All-Central District teammate, Carter, just graduated and a chunk of that void is expected to be picked up by Matoszkia as a senior.
He told Prep Hoops that the Johnnies, who were 23-4 last season and undefeated in conference, have been playing well this June in scrimmages and a few team camps. He’s excited about next season, but in the meantime he’s taking caring of business with Hidden Gems and putting in some individual work.