Jacob Tomsich '20 Recruiting Profile

I have been playing basketball literally my whole life.  I don’t remember a time when I didn’t have a basketball in my hand. I was shooting at mini-rims even before I could walk. My brother and sister are much older than me and both played basketball growing up so I was always at a game or practice.  My family is very competitive and I worked hard to excel in basketball because I always wanted to get to a point where I could beat my siblings.  I finally met my goal of beating my brother, who is 7 years older than me, when I was 14.  Since the age of 3, I have participated in many different sports but playing a competitive game of basketball is my absolute favorite thing to do!

I feel that I grew most significantly as a student-athlete during my sophomore year when I didn’t get moved up to varsity, after playing on the JV team freshman.  I chose to double my efforts in the gym, weight room and academically so that I could put myself in the best position to be a recruited college guard.  My goals senior year is to continue to improve my GPA, challenge myself by continuing to take accelerated classes and help my team win a Regional Championship as the starting point guard.  This would be our first ever regional win.  My career goal is to be a computer engineer and I want to find a program that is a good academic and athletic fit for me. 

Through my participation in sports, I have learned responsibility, commitment, teamwork, leadership and integrity.  In addition, my lifelong sibling rivalry has taught me how to persevere in the face of obstacles.  I am a consistent 3-point shooter who can also make the difficult play when it comes to crunch time.  I also have exceptional court vision and basketball IQ.  I believe that my athletic talents, my values and my academic ability would make me a valuable asset to a college team!