J. R. Koch (pronounced KOTCH) (born September 10, 1976) is a retired American professional
basketball
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player who was drafted in the second round of the
1999 NBA draft (46th overall) by the
New York Knicks
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following a
college career at the
University of Iowa
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.
Koch played professionally in the U.S. and Europe for six years and is now a real estate agent.
References
1976 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Centers (basketball)
FC Mulhouse Basket players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players
Las Vegas Silver Bandits players
Limoges CSP players
Montecatiniterme Basketball players
New York Knicks draft picks
Power forwards
Basketball players from Peoria, Illinois
American men's basketball players
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