Clarion Athletics

CLARION BACKGROUND: Academics - 2013 second-team NCAA Division II Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American; 2012 & 2013 first-team NCAA Division II Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 award winner ... Clarion & PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... Career - 649 points, 509 rebounds, 41 blocks, 59 assists in 80 games (45 starts) ... 73.6 percent free-throw shooter (159 of 216) ... 2013 - Started 25 of 26 games & was team's leading scorer (12.5 ppg) and rebounder (8.5 rpg) ... Scored 15 or more points 10 times including twice scoring at least 20 with a career high of 24 vs. Shippensburg Dec. 1 ... Had double digits in rebounds eight times twice setting a career high with 16 (Nov. 27 vs. Houghton and Jan. 26 vs. Gannon ...  2012 - Started 16 of 28 games and avg. 7.2 ppg while ranking 3rd on the team with 5.7 rpg ... Season-high 21 points vs. Central Penn Dec. 7, 14 rebounds vs. Bloomsburg Jan. 7 ... Scored in double digits 6 times ... 16 games of five or more rebounds including twice in double digits ... Tied career high with 2 steals Nov. 15 vs. Holy Family ... Hit 83.1 percent of his free throws (59 of 71) ... 2011 - Played in 26 games as a freshman and made 4 starts ... Avg. 4.7 points, 4.9 rebounds per game with 18 assists, 14 blocks and 10 steals ... Game-high 10 points four times (Holy Family Nov. 20, Central Penn Nov. 23, IUP Jan. 22 & Cal Feb. ) ... Had double-digit rebounds four times with a high of 12  Nov. 20 at Holy Family and Jan. 15 vs. Edinboro. Recorded five or more rebounds 13 times ... Career-high 2 steals Feb. 26 vs. Gannon.  

HIGH SCHOOL BACKGROUND: Gateway & coach Mitch Adams ... Helped Gators to WPIAL runner-up and PIAA quarterfinal appearance in 2010 (20-5) ... Avg. 12 ppg, 9 rpg ... 2-year team captain ... Scholar-Athlete ... 4 letters ... NHS member. 

PERSONAL: Son of Joe & Suzanne Kromka ... Brothers Joe, Tom, John, Will. Sisters Kate, Mary ... Brother Joe played basketball at Carnegie Mellon and was a Capital One CoSIDA All-Academic Recipient in 2012.  

FAVORITES: Food - Pasta; Music - All; Team - Pittsburgh Pirates; Favorite Athletes - His siblings.