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Kevin Kovach
Kevin Kovach

Experience:
2004 Inductee
Sport:
Men's Basketball 1994-97



One of the most prolific three-point shooters in Oakland basketball history, Kevin Kovach became the fifth Oakland men's basketball player to earn All-America honors during his OU career.

Kovach was regarded as one of the top guards in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and was named first team All-GLIAC after both his junior and senior years. He was also named to the all-region team those same seasons when his ability to hit the long-range shots carried his name up the OU scoring charts. Oakland reached the NCAA Tournament in all four of Kovach's years and the team he captained reached the Sweet 16 in 1997.

Kovach's senior season in 1996-97 was stellar, with his totals in three-point field goals made and attempted and assists all ranking among Oakland's top-10 all-time. His 93 three-point field goals still stand as the OU record and his nine treys in a game that same season is tied as the most in school history. After reaching the NCAA Sweet 16, his career was capped off when he was named as an All-American.

Oakland's basketball record book had the name Kovach listed in many places when he finished his career. His name was among the all-time top-10 in field goals made and attempted, three-point field goals made and attempted, three-point field goal percentage, assists and steals. Kovach finished with 1,700 points, becoming just the sixth OU player to reach that mark in the final game of his career.

A native of Stow, Ohio, Kovach graduated from Oakland in 1998 with a degree in management information systems. An Academic All-GLIAC selection as a senior, he returned to his native Ohio where he currently works as an insurance and investment broker. He still has his hands in the game of basketball, serving as an assistant coach for Stow High School and the head coach of the LeBron James Shooting Stars summer team.
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