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2025-26 Men's Basketball Returning Roster

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2 Nick Koch

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hawthorne, N.J.
  • Highschool Don Bosco Prep

Biography

2024-25 (JUNIOR): Played to first team All-NJAC recognition and earned second team All-Region honors from both the NABC and D3hoops.com ... Averaged 21.4 points, 4.4 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game ... Ranked third in the NJAC in scoring (20.8 points per game) and fourth in assists (4.1 per game) in league play, shooting 45.6 percent from the field ... Led the NJAC in total field goals (219, 14th nationally) and was third in both points per game and assists per game ... Was 15th nationally in total points (599) ... Scored at least 20 points in 18 different contests, including the last seven of the season ... Started the year with 37 points on 16-of-20 shooting against Centenary (11/8) ... Had a 12-point, 10-assist double-double in the championship of the Greg Grant Invitational versus Connecticut College (11/16) ... Scored 30 points on 9-of-11 shooting in win over Rutgers-Camden (12/11) ... Racked up 27 points, seven rebounds, and six assists against DeSales (1/4) ... Finished with 30 points, five boards, and six assists in win at Rowan (2/12) ... Racked up 32 points in regular-season finale versus NJCU (2/15), after which he was named NJAC Player of the Week ... Led Lions to NJAC quarterfinal victory at Kean (2/22) with 29 points ... Poured in 32 points in NCAA Tournament loss to Pitt-Bradford (3/7)

2023-24 (SOPHOMORE): Exploded into one of the best guards in the region, securing second-team All-NJAC honors ... Led team and ranked 8th in the conference in scoring (17.7 PPG) and handed out 4.5 assists per game to place 2nd in the NJAC ... His 127 total assists rank 7th in single-season school history ... Had 12 games with 20-plus points, including a career-high 31 at Rutgers-Newark (1/11) ... Scored 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting at NCAA Tournament qualifier DeSales (11/14) ... Went off for 20 points, six rebounds, and six assists against Montclair State (12/9) ... Scored 28 points and handed out seven assists in win at William Paterson (2/3) ... Went off for 29 points in NJAC Tournament win at Ramapo (2/17), then scored 25 in semifinal upset at Rowan (2/21) and paired 20 points with seven assists in NJAC championship win at Stockton (2/24) ... Named NJAC Player of the Week for the first time after the playoff run ... Finished with 16 points in NCAA Tournament loss to Eastern (3/1)

2022-23 (FRESHMAN): Played in 20 games as a key reserve guard, averaging 10.5 minutes per game ... Scored 5.4 points per game on 53.9-percent shooting from the field ... Made his lone shot in collegiate debut at Ursinus (11/15) ... Notched 10 points against No. 1 Christopher Newport (12/21) ... Went off for a season-high 25 points versus Vassar (12/30) ... Netted nine points against Ramapo (1/14) ... Also tallied nine points in 18 minutes against Stockton (2/8)

BEFORE TCNJ: Played at Don Bosco Prep alongside 2025 No. 2 NBA Draft pick Dylan Harper ... Student-Athlete of the Month award recipient ... Made Principal's List and earned first and second honors

WHY TCNJ? I chose to come to TCNJ because I was looking for a school to prosper and succeed in the academic field and the basketball field and TCNJ is the perfect spot.

PERSONAL: Birthday is March 21 ... Parents are David and Tina Koch ... Father attended TCNJ ... Has a brother, Michael, who played basketball at Muhlenberg and Ramapo ... Biggest athletic thrill has been playing in front of 5,000 people at the state section championship ... Has hidden talents for ping pong, Spike Ball, and pickleball

AWARDS AND HONORS
  • D3hoops.com 2nd Team All-Region (2025)
  • NABC 2nd Team All-Region (2025)
  • 2-time All-NJAC (1st Team: 2025 | 2nd Team: 2024)
  • 2-time NJAC Player of the Week (2/26/24, 2/18/25)
  • Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch List (2025)
  • NABC Honors Court (2025)
  • NJAC All-Academic Team (2025)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2022-23Freshman

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    6'0" 165 lbs
    23
  • 2

    2023-24Sophomore

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    6'1" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2024-25Junior

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    6'1" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2025-26Senior

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    6'1" 175 lbs
    2
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