Recruiting Report: Tom Hronis (2017)
It’s always beneficial to add a knock-down shooter with athleticism to your program — whether it’s someone to stretch the floor in your starting lineup, or someone later down in the rotation you can rely on for immediate production off…
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Continue ReadingIt’s always beneficial to add a knock-down shooter with athleticism to your program — whether it’s someone to stretch the floor in your starting lineup, or someone later down in the rotation you can rely on for immediate production off the bench. Tom Hronis (2017), a 6’0” guard from North Ridgeville, fits that profile.
With that being said, it’s surprising that Hronis has only attracted interest from one college program.
“I got a letter in the mail from Marietta University about them looking at and coming to a few games … Since then, I haven’t really heard anything. Just getting like promotional basketball stuff in the mail from them,” Hronis said.
If Hronis were to remain offer-less, he will still pursue a spot on a college roster next season.
“I would definitely try to walk. Basketball is just what I’ve been doing since forever. It motivates me to do other things, motivates me to work hard, motivates me to be successful in everything that I do. Even if I weren’t to play, it’d still be fun to be around the college basketball atmosphere,” Hronis said.
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As mentioned, Hronis is a lethal outside shooter. This season within the North Ridgeville system, he appears to be more of a catch-and-shoot specialist. However, when given the opportunity, he’s equally effective at creating off the dribble, as he did during the grassroots season.
“My best skill is just a knock-down shooter. But it’s not just limited to standing around the three-point line and chucking threes.” Hronis continued, speaking on how else he affects a given game, “I’m fairly athletic … I take pride in defense. If someone is going off, I like to ask coach if I can try to slow him down. It’s basically all just using my athleticism on defense.”
While Hronis excels in one-on-one defensive matchups, he identified off-ball positioning as one of his few weaknesses.
“I need to improve on my floater … Just knowing where I’m at defensively. It’s not like I’m getting blown by every time. It’s just sometimes I’m late on a rotation, or don’t understand how to get through double-screens,” Hronis said.
Hrnois is also aware that his 2.1 GPA needs improvement. It’s another key area he’s focused on during his senior year.
“It’s not like I’m one of those kids that just doesn’t do homework and just banks on test. I go to math-lab, and all that stuff, writing-lab, and I try really hard. But, some of the classes I just don’t really understand,” Hronis explained.
Hronis says that the 4-9 Rangers are still working out the kinks as a young team. Although outside expectations have dropped, Hronis is using the doubt as motivation — both from a team perspective and on his individual journey.
“People like to doubt me and stuff. It’s nice to hear people say that we’re 4-9, and we’re garbage and all this stuff … So it’s just when people like to talk about us, and me in general, it motivates me to go prove them wrong.”
Hronis and the Rangers will take on Olmsted Falls in their next game, Tuesday, January 31, at 7:30PM on the road.