University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Bennett Koch
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ashwaubenon, Wis.
- High School:
- Ashwaubenon
Koch's Career Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2017-18): Played in 31 games and made 23 starts ... named the All-MVC Third Team ... became 42nd UNI Panther to score 1,000 career points ... led the team in scoring (12.5 ppg) and blocked shots (26) ... posted eight career 20-point scoring games ... went for 25 points and was perfect from the field (8-of-8) in a 68-63 win at Valparaiso (2/20) ... notched his fifth career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Drake (2/10) ... posted a team-high 16 points off the bench vs. Indiana State (2/3) ... led the team with 19 points at Evansville (1/31) ... scored 17 points off the bench in UNI’s 83-72 win over Illinois State (1/24) ... came off the bench to score 19 points and lead UNI to a 68-54 win over Drake (1/16) ... blocked a career-high five shots vs. Loyola (1/7) ... only Panther in double figures with 26 points vs. No. 9 Xavier (12/22) ... led UNI in scoring (12) and rebounding (7) in an 80-47 win over Dubuque (12/10) ... MVC Player of the Week after leading UNI to a 77-68 victory over UNLV (11/29) ... scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 7 rebounds vs. the Runnin’ Rebels ... played a career-high 36 minutes vs. Villanova (11/25) in the championship of the Battle 4 Atlantis ... tallied his fourth career double-double vs. Villanova with 10 points and 12 rebounds ... career-high three steals and scored 16 points in a 64-60 win over NC State (11/230 ... notched his fifth career 20-point scoring game with 21 vs. Chicago State (11/18) ... scored a career-high 25 points in 23 minutes in a 72-43 win over Wartburg (11/15) ... tied his own McLeod Center record by making all eight of his FG attempts against the Knights ... secured his third career double-double with 11 pts. and 13 rbs. vs. Alcorn State (11/13) ... registered a career-high 13 rebounds vs. the Braves ... one of three Panthers in double-figure scoring at North Carolina (11/10) ... named to the Preseason First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference squad.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2016-17): Saw action in 29 games ... started 26 contests ... became the 101st UNI Panther to reach 500 career points (633) ... shot a team-best 57.0 percent from the field - ranked third in the MVC in FG percentage ... ranked second on the team in scoring at 11.0 ppg (averaged 12.8 ppg in MVC play) ... posted 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in MVC Tournament vs. Missouri State (3/3) ... led UNI in scoring with 16 points and had a career-high 3 assists at Indiana State (2/22) ... tied for team-high scoring with 18 points in a 64-61 triumph vs. Bradley (2/15) ... secured 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in a 55-52 road win over Missouri State (2/12) ... tallied a team-high 14 points and blocked 3 shots in a 65-60 win over Indiana State (2/4) ... scored in double figures in five straight games as UNI won five in a row ... notched 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, steal in a 71-63 road win over Drake (1/28) ... scored a game-high 17 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, blocked 3 shots in a win over Evansville (1/25) ... posted his second career double-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds at SIU (1/21) ... tied his career-high with 11 rebounds vs. the Salukis ... tied his season-high with 21 points in a 72-69 double overtime win over Loyola (1/18) ... grabbed a career-high five offensive rebounds (nine total rebounds) vs. the Ramblers ... registered his second career 20-point game with 21 points vs. Drake (1/15) ... drained all eight of his field goal attempts vs. the Bulldogs tying a McLeod Center FG percentage record ... scored a season-high 16 points vs. Missouri State (12/28) ... earned his fifth double-figure scoring game of the season with 10 points at North Carolina (12/21) ... sat out UNI’s game at Wyoming (12/3) with an illness ending a streak of 43 straight games played ... one of two Panthers in double figures with 10 points vs. George Mason (11/30) ... one of two Panthers to reach double figures with 11 points against No. 11 Xavier (11/20) ... buried 6-of-7 shots and scored 14 points in an 82-63 win over Arizona State (11/17) ... tied for team-high scoring honors with 11 points and grabbed 5 boards vs. Coe (11/12) ... scored 8 points, grabbed 9 rebounds in UNI’s 71-48 exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2015-16): Started all 36 games ... named to the MVC’s Most-Improved Team ... averaged 9.6 ppg in MVC play ... scored 10 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a 75-66 win over Illinois State (2/20) ... poured in 19 points in 19 minutes in an 83-69 win over Missouri State (2/10) ... tallied career highs in points (22), rebounds (11) and blocks (3) vs. SIU (1/31) ... made all six of his field goal attempts in the second half vs. the Salukis ... handed out a career-high two assists at Illinois State (1/23) ... tied for team-high scoring honors with 14 points vs. Wichita State (1/20) ... swatted a pair of shots to set a career-high vs. Loyola (1/16) ... led UNI with 18 points and added 7 rebounds at Indiana State (1/13) ... tallied 15 points and 4 rebounds in a 77-44 win over Drake (1/9) ... posted 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting in an 80-44 win vs. Bradley (12/30) ... his steal with :08 helped clinch UNI’s 81-79 win over No. 5 Iowa State (12/19) ... notched 18 points in a 93-70 win over North Texas (11/30) ... scored 12 points with 8 rebounds at North Dakota (11/28) ... posted 11 points and 5 rebounds vs. Dubuque (11/25) ... scored five points in a 71-67 victory over #1 North Carolina (11/21) ... made his first career start against Colorado State (11/14) ... tallied 8 pts and 7 rbs in a 70-50 exhibition win over Truman State (11/1).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2014-15): Saw action in 28 games - all off the bench ... credited with an offensive rebound in the NCAA Tournament vs. Louisville (3/22) ... grabbed a career-high five rebounds and scored 4 points in an 83-64 win over Illinois State (2/11) ... recorded his first career block on a shot by Iowa’s Adam Woodbury in UNI’s 56-44 win (12/20) ... posted a career-high 11 pts in eight minutes in a 71-65 overtime win over George Mason (12/6) ... scored 6 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in UNI’s 73-54 win over Virginia Tech at Cancun Challenge (11/25) ... tallied 8 points and 3 rebounds in a 64-45 exhibition triumph over Bemidji State ... scored 9 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in an 83-66 exhibition victory over Upper Iowa.
FRESHMAN (2013-14): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-state honors as a senior at Ashwaubenon High School ... averaged 13.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.0 block per game as a junior ... earned second-team all-conference honors in 2011-12.
PERSONAL: Born May 23, 1995 ... son of Brian and Donna Koch ... younger brother of former UNI Panthers Jake and Adam Koch ... majoring in family services and psychology.
