Tyler Kropp

Photo by: David Dermer/Northwestern Athletics

Height:
6-9
Weight:
230
Position:
F
Class:
First-Year
Hometown:
Powell, Ohio
High School:
Olentangy Liberty HS

2025-26: Played in 31 games and started 10, averaging 3.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game … Shot 92.3 percent from the free throw line, the highest on the team … Notched six points, two rebounds, and two blocks on 2-of-2 shooting from the floor in a win over Boston University (11/7) … Followed that up with four points and five rebounds versus Cleveland State (11/10) … In the first Big Ten game of his career, registered six points and two rebounds in nine minutes against Wisconsin (12/3) … Scored a then career-high nine points on 3-of-3 shooting against No. 12 Michigan State (1/8), the most by a Wildcat first-year forward in a Big Ten game since Nick Martinelli against Iowa on Jan. 31, 2023 … In his first career start, helped Northwestern win its first conference game of the season by recording career-highs of 11 points and nine rebounds, a team high, in 28 minutes against USC (1/21) … Shot 5-of-6 from the floor against the Trojans … Was the first Wildcat first-year to record 11-plus points and 9-plus rebounds in a Big Ten game since Dererk Pardon against Nebraska on Dec. 30, 2015 … He and Jake West became the first duo of Wildcat first-years to post 10-plus points in a game since Boo Buie and Ryan Young on March 1, 2020 against Nebraska … Had five points and three rebounds in a victory over Penn State (1/29) … In contests at No. 5 Illinois (2/4) and Iowa (2/8), posted six points and four rebounds in 20-plus minutes … Totaled four points, three rebounds, two assists, and two blocks against No. 2 Michigan (2/11) … Logged six points, six rebounds, and three steals in a Big Ten Tournament first round win over Penn State (3/10) … Set a program record for steals by a first-year in a Big Ten Tournament game … Finished the season in a Big Ten Tournament third round game where he registered six points, three rebounds, and two steals against No. 18 Purdue (3/12).

High School: Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, and ranked as the No. 2 player in Ohio and No. 30 power forward in his class … Attended Olentangy Liberty High School in Powell, Ohio … For his career, scored 1,095 points, which ranks second in school history and holds the school’s career rebounding record with 555 … Set Olentangy Liberty’s single-season rebounding record with 244 … As a senior averaged 19.0 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game … Named Second Team All-State, First Team All-OCC and First Team All-District … Selected to OHSBCA North-South All-Star Game … As a junior averaged 22.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.

International: Competes for Argentina internationally … At the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup in Switzerland, averaged 21.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per game over seven games… Shot 57% from the field … Named to the tournament’s All-Second Team … Ranked first in scoring and fourth in rebounding … Became the first player to score 18+ in each game since 2003 … Became the first player since 2013 to score 20+ points in all three group stage games and just the 17th to ever do so … Became the sixth player in the event’s history to average 21+ points per game, 9+ rebounds per game, and shoot at least 57% from the field … Joined Andrew Bogut (Australia, 2003) as the only two players in FIBA U19 World Cup history to tally 20+ points and 7+ rebounds in each group stage game … At the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup in Turkey, averaged team-leading marks of 20.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game over seven games … Ranked third overall in the tournament in scoring … Posted a tournament-high 29 points while posting a 74.3% true shooting percentage against Italy with eight boards and two steals … Registered 28 points and seven boards against Canada … At the 2024 FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Argentina, averaged 22.0 points and 11.3 rebounds per game over six games in a Silver finish … Led the tournament in rebounds per game and ranked third in scoring … Named to the tournament’s All-Star 5 … Registered three double-doubles and scored 30 points and grabbed 14 boards against Belize … At the 2023 FIBA U16 Americas Championship in Mexico, averaged 10.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.