Michael Koch (basketball)

Michael Koch
AEL Limassol
Position	Head coach
League	Cyprus Basketball Division A
Personal information
Born	January 13, 1966 (age 58); Lich, Hesse, Germany
Nationality	German
Listed height	6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1983–2004
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Coaching career	2004–present
Career history
As player:
1983–1987	MTV Gießen
1987–1991	Steiner Bayreuth
1991–1996	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1996–2001	Panathinaikos
2001–2002	Maroussi
2002–2003	Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias
2003–2004	Dragons Rhöndorf
As coach:
2004–2005	Dragons Rhöndorf (Under-16)
2005–2013	Telekom Baskets Bonn
2013–2016	Medi Bayreuth
2018–present	AEL Limassol
Career highlights and awards
	As a player: FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1996); EuroLeague champion (2000); 4× Greek League champion (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001); 6× German League champion (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996); 4× German Cup winner (1988, 1989, 1993, 1995); German League MVP (1995);
Representing Germany
EuroBasket
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

Michael Koch (born January 13, 1966 in Lich, Hesse) is a German professional basketball coach and a retired professional player. He is the head coach of AEL Limassol of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. Prior to his stint in Bayreuth, he was the head coach of Telekom Baskets Bonn from 2005 to 2013.

Playing career

Koch played in Germany for MTV 1846 Giessen, Steiner Bayreuth, and TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen. As a player of Bayreuth he won the German League championship (1989) and 2 German Cups (1988, 1989). Playing for Leverkusen Koch won 5 German League championships (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) and 2 German cups (1993, 1995). He was the German League MVP in 1995.

In 1996, he moved to Panathinaikos. Playing for Panathinaikos, Koch won 4 Greek League championships (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), the EuroLeague (2000), and the 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. He was also a FIBA SuproLeague finalist (2001), and FIBA Saporta Cup semifinalist (1997–98).

In 2001, he moved to Maroussi Telestet and became FIBA Korać Cup semifinalist (2001–02). The next year he moved to Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias.

While playing for the senior men's German national basketball team, Koch won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 1993 at Germany. he also played at the 1987 EuroBasket, the 1995 EuroBasket, the 1986 FIBA World Championship, and the 1994 FIBA World Championship. He played 140 times for Germany between 1985 and 1998.^[1]^[2]