{
  "id": 16338827,
  "title": "10 days till Iowa Hoops: Jacob Koch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/10-days-till-iowa-hoops-jacob-koch",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T15:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/10-days-till-iowa-hoops-153100336.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Houston, Texas - March 26, 2026 - Jacob Koch, a guard for the Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team, is getting ready for the first game of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on November 3rd. The 6'2\", 189 lbs sophomore from Iowa City, IA, played in just 10 minutes last season in 5 games while scoring 2 points and dishing out 1 assist. His shooting accuracy was 1/3 during that time.\n\nKoch walked on to Iowa after his high school graduation in 2024, as he did not have a notable college recruiting profile. His only two points last season came against Bucknell in Des Moines, with an assist to Joey Matteoni completing his highlight reel. Despite his limited playing time, Koch is considered a legacy Hawk, as his father Nathan also walked on to Iowa for Dr. Tom Davis in the 1990s.\n\nIn the current era of NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness), it's easy to overlook the efforts of players like Koch who are contributing to their teams without seeing much court time. He continues to work hard, hoping for more highlight moments to come this season.",
  "summary": "Jacob Koch’s highlight reel goes hard",
  "key_points": [
    "Jacob Koch, Iowa guard, preparing for NCAA Tournament on November 3rd",
    "Sophomore played 10 minutes last season in 5 games",
    "Koch's father Nathan also walked on to Iowa in 1990s"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}