2015-16 (R-JUNIOR):
Returned for a fifth year after missing all of 2014-15 ... Played in 12 games before missing the rest of the season to injury ... Averaged 2.1 points and 1.7 rebounds in 8.3 minutes per game ... Was 9-of-19 from the floor and 6-of-8 from the free throw line ... Added four assists and seven steals.Â
2014-15 (R-JUNIOR):
Missed the entire season with a recurring injury and was granted a medical hardship waiver.
2013-14 (R-SOPHOMORE):
Played in 32 games, making three starts … averaged 5.7 points and 2.5 rebounds on the season … named Second Team Southland All-Academic... notched 46 steals on the season, 10th most in Islanders history … finished ninth in the Southland with 1.4 steals per contest … went 4-for-5 for 10 points in his return to the floor against Huston-Tillotson (11/8) … posted three steals against Tennessee Tech (11/16) … went 3-for-4 from the field for seven points against Texas-Pan American (11/17) … scored six points to go with two assists and two steals against Rice (11/20) … played a career-high 25 minutes at UTSA (11/23), scoring 11 points with three assists and four steals … scored a season-high 14 points to go with a career-best eight rebounds and five steals at UCA (1/2) … went 5-for-6 from the field for 12 points against Stephen F. Austin (1/11) … posted seven points, eight rebounds and three assists at McNeese State (1/16) … had a huge game at Nicholls (1/18), scoring 13 points with three steals … matched a career high with 15 points against Southeastern La. (1/23) … career-best six steals along with 10 points against New Orleans (1/25) … scored 10 points to go along with seven rebounds, three assists and two steals at Lamar (2/1) … went 4-for-5 from the field for 10 points against SHSU (3/14) in the Southland Tournament.
2012-13Â (SOPHOMORE):
Sat out the season after suffering an injury.
2011-12Â (FRESHMAN):
Played in 29 games and made four starts … averaged 3.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in 12.6 minutes per contest … shot 32 percent from behind the arc … added 18 assists and 15 steals … snared four rebounds in the exhibition vs. UIW (11/5) … scored four points and grabbed four rebounds at Oklahoma State (11/11) … earned his first career start against Denver (11/14) … snared six boards and drilled a three at Texas A&M (11/26) … scored nine points on 3-for-5 shooting at Houston (12/3) … drilled both threes he took against South Alabama (12/15) … career-best three steals at Rice (12/28) … hit a pair of first-half threes at UTSA (1/12) … hit a crucial three and snared six boards against Texas State (1/25) … had a career game with 15 points, three steals and four rebounds at UT Arlington (2/29).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Won three letters for Mackey Smith at St. Michael’s … was a two-time selection to the All-Central Texas Team, a two-time honoree as a TABC All-State selection and a two-time TAPPS All-State choice … was also named his team MVP in both his junior and senior seasons … is the city’s all-time record holder with over 2,500 points … averaged 29 points and five rebounds as a senior, leading the team to the state semifinals … posted 30 points per game in his junior season … twice helped the Crusaders to district championships … also played one year of tennis and made the state quarterfinals in doubles … was honored for his hard work in the classroom for excellence in Spanish and English.
PERSONAL:
Jacob Tanner Kocher was born on Feb. 12, 1993 in Austin … has five brothers, Ben, Chase, Ian, Anthony and Michael, and one sister, Summer … parents are Susan King and Joel Kocher … pursuing his MBA after graduating with a degree in marketing in the spring of 2015.