Prospect Introduction: Torin Lochow

Who is he?:

Torin, a native of Huntington, West Virginia, just completed his final season playing with Huntington High School (Huntington, WV). They finished the year at 12-11 overall after their season ending loss to Capital by one point. Lochow averaged 10.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 43% from the floor this year.

He spent this past summer playing with Garner Road WV for Coach Stacy Shannon. There he played alongside CJ Allison (current Potomac State guard), Tayon English (current Potomac State guard), Ethan Kent (current Potomac State guard), Malaki Sylvia (Marietta College commit) and many other college prospects.

Torin is a 6'0" combo guard. Lochow excels at attacking the basket. He handles the ball very well and is capable of playing on or off the ball. Lochow shoots the mid range well and is able to shoot it off the catch or off the dribble. He is at his absolute best when taking his defender off the dribble and getting downhill. He is a very good finisher and is crafty around the rim. Torin is a good passer who is very unselfish. Lochow is a good defender who does a good job at pressuring ball handlers. The 6'0" guard is extremely athletic. He has excellent foot speed and jumps very well. He is a solid rebounder for his size as he averaged 3.5 rebounds (0.9 offensive rebounds per game).

Watching him play this year, he reminded me of Markelle Fultz. Both are extremely athletic guards who are very crafty around the rim and are unselfish.

But Lochow was'nt supposed to be here. When Torin was in 7th grade, he had a near death experience. Torin woke up and didn’t know where he was, but was certain of one thing. He had a basketball game to play that night. The game had been played 13 days earlier.

He was in a hospital where he had been unconscious on a ventilator for nearly two weeks, having been ravaged by flu that turned to pneumonia which nearly killed him. “It was the week before Christmas. He was a healthy kid. Then he had the flu. Then 24 hours later he had pneumonia. It was incredibly difficult,” says his father, Steve. About 10 days after he awakened, Torin returned home. However, he didn't immediately return to playing, and life was different than what it was before. Due to his inactivity, he had to learn again how to walk.

Torin, then faced another unexpected challenge. He was experiencing withdrawal from the drugs administered to him in the hospital. He was sick and shaky. Sleep eluded him and frustration set in.

He battled and eventually played in the last two games of his middle school season, even making a shot from near half court. His lungs weren’t anywhere near as strong as they were before he became ill. The condition that effected his lungs lasted through his freshman year. By his sophomore season, Torin’s lungs were back to normal and by junior year he was back to normal.

Recruitment?:

Lochow has committed to play basketball at Marietta College (D3) in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). He also received offers from Bluefield State College (D2), Coastal Carolina University (D1) (PWO), Marshall University (D1) (PWO), Potomac State College (NJCAA), the University of Cincinnati, Tusculum University (D2), Wittenberg University (D3)