Bennett Koch (born May 25, 1995) is an American
basketball
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player who plays for
Sheffield Sharks
The Sheffield Sharks, currently known as "B.Braun Sheffield Sharks" for sponsorship reasons, are a professional basketball team from the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The Sharks play in the British Basketball League and play thei ...
. Standing at , Koch plays as
power forward
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or
center
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. He played college basketball for
Northern Iowa
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.
College career
Koch played five seasons for the
Northern Iowa Panthers
The Northern Iowa Panthers are the athletic teams of the University of Northern Iowa. The university is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes in NCAA Division I (Division I FCS in football).
History
The school's mascot is t ...
, including a
redshirt
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season in 2013–14. As a freshman, he played behind
Seth Tuttle
Seth Tuttle (born September 5, 1992) is an American former basketball player and current assistant coach for the Northern Iowa Panthers. He had an All-American college career at Northern Iowa (UNI). Tuttle was considered one of the top college ...
on the NCAA Round of 32 team. Koch broke into the starting lineup as a sophomore and averaged 7.6 points per game.
[ In his final season with Northern Iowa, Koch averaged 12.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.]
College statistics
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Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...
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Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...
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, style="text-align:left;", 2016–17
, style="text-align:left;", Northern Iowa
Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...
, 29 , , 26 , , 20.3 , , .570 , , .000 , , .762 , , 3.8 , , .5, , .5 , , .7 , , 11.0
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, style="text-align:left;", 2017–18
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Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...
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Professional career
On July 30, Koch signed a one-year contract with Dutch Windmills
Dutch Windmills was a professional basketball club based in Dordrecht, Netherlands. The club was founded in 2017 and entered the Dutch Basketball League for the 2018–19 season. In April of the same season, the club withdrew from the league due t ...
of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). On 10 April 2019, Windmills withdrew from the DBL due to its financial problems.
On August 7, 2019, Koch signed with Sheffield Sharks
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of the British Basketball League
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(BBL). He re-signed with Sheffield on September 7, 2021.
Personal life
Koch's older brothers Adam and Jake also played at the University of Northern Iowa.
References
External links
Northern Iowa Panthers bio
1995 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Wisconsin
Dutch Basketball League players
Dutch Windmills players
Sheffield Sharks players
Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball players
People from Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Sportspeople from Brown County, Wisconsin
Power forwards
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