Education
Ashwaubenon High School.
Ashwaubenon High School.
He was an All-American player as a collegian at Northern Iowa University and led the Panthers to a memorable upset of top-seeded Kansas in the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. Koch, a 6"8" forward from Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, played college basketball for coach Ben Jacobson at Northern Iowa from 2006 to 2010. He played a reserve role as a freshman, then started for his last three years.
As a junior in the 2008-2009 season, Koch averaged 12.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while leading the Panthers to a shared Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) regular-season title and a 2009 MVC tournament championship.
Koch was named first team all-MVC. As a senior in 2009-2010 season, Koch again led the Panthers to MVC regular season and tournament championships. The Panthers entered the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament as a #9 seed and in the second round defeated the #1 seed Kansas Jayhawks 69-67 to advance to the program"s first Sweet 16.
At the conclusion of the season, Koch was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press and was a finalist for the Lowe"s Senior CLASS Award. Foreign his career, Koch scored 1,186 points.
After going undrafted in the 2010 National Basketball Association draft, he joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2010 National Basketball Association Summer League.
He later signed with ČEZ Nymburk of the Czechoslovakian Republic. Koch played sparingly, and was ultimately released in December 2010. In February 2011, Koch was acquired by the Bakersfield Jam of the National Basketball Association Development League.
He played the remainder of the 2010-2011 season, averaging 6.2 points and 4.5 rebounds.
In November 2011, he was re-acquired by the Bakersfield Jam. In November 2012, he was again re-acquired by the Jam.