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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Derek Koch #40 F

  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    250
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    West Salem, Ohio
  • Highschool:
    Northwestern / Bowling Green

Summary

Biography

2020-21: Played and started in all 24 games...Averaged 10.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game...Shot 46.2 percent from the field and 35.6 percent from 3-point range.

2019-20: Played and started in 28 games...Went for 10.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest, shooting 45.7 percent from the field, 35.9 percent from 3-point range and 79.4 percent from the free-throw line...Scored career-high 30 points at home vs. Purdue Northwest on Feb. 15.

2018-19: Koch played in 27 games and made 23 starts in his first season with the Eagles... averaged 8.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and two assists per game while shooting 43 percent (94-for-217) from the floor and 76 percent (22-for-29) from the line... also made 24 3-pointers on the season... scored a season-high 22 points and matched as season-high with 12 rebounds against Ohio Christian on Nov. 15... had two double-doubles, the other coming against Kentucky Christian on Dec. 19 when he had 14 points and 12 rebounds... scored in double figures 11 times and had three games of at least a dozen rebounds... went 6-for-13 from the field and sank three 3-pointers, finishing with 15 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks at Ferris State on Feb. 7... dished out a season-high five assists against Westminster on Dec. 29... had eight points, six rebounds and three assists in the NCAA Midwest Region quartefinal against Southern Indiana on March 16... had 19 blocks and 12 steals on the season.

2017-18 (at Bowling Green): Played in 30 games and made 28 starts for the Falcons as a freshman forward... averaged 6.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game... shot 41.4 percent (67-for-162) from the field, 35.1 percent (13-for-37) from the 3-point line and 83.1 percent (54-for-65) from the free throw line... finished with 34 assists, 14 blocks and 11 steals... scored in double figures seven times, including a season-high 15 points against South Dakota on Nov. 13... also had 14 rebounds and two blocks for a double-double in that game... averaged 21.2 minutes per game. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Northwestern High School in 2017 … State of Ohio’s all-time leading rebounder in high school basketball history … Ranked as a three-star prospect on ESPN.com … Held an offer from West Virginia of the Big 12 … Became the all-time leading rebounder in Ohio high school basketball history with a 19-rebound effort that pushed his career total to 1,378, which allowed him to break a record that stood since 1973 … Northwestern’s all-time leader in points, rebounds and assists … Listed a guard/forward/center on Northwestern’s basketball roster … Led NHS to its second-ever regional final appearance as a senior, which was also the program’s first trip to the regional final since 2003 … Earned First Team All-Ohio honors as a junior and senior … Averaged 21.7 points and 16.0 rebounds as a senior … Averaged 21.7 points and 15.5 rebounds as a junior … Averaged over 4.0 assists across the final two years of his high school career … Recorded a triple-double as a senior (20 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists), and had five other games with 20-plus points and 12-plus rebounds … Posted 30 points, 20 rebounds, five steals and five blocks in a career game during his senior season … Posted four games as a senior with 20-plus points and 17-plus rebounds.

PERSONAL: Son of Bruce and Cheryl Koch.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Sophomore

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    6'9" 250 lbs
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    2019-20Junior

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    6'8" 250 lbs
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    2020-21Senior

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    6'8" 250 lbs
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    2021-22Senior

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    6'8" 250 lbs
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