2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

8 Alex Kovatchev

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 190
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Perth, Australia
  • High School Woodvale Secondary

Biography

Overview
  • Has scored 198 points in 37 appearances with 16 starts at Sacramento State, averaging 5.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in his career.
  • Played 33 games as a freshman in 2023-24 and Sacramento State’s first four games in 2024-25 before being sidelined with injury for the rest of the season.
  • Spent time competing at The Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence, where he played alongside Alex Condon.
 
2024-25, Sophomore Season (Sacramento State)
  • Started each of the first four games of the season, but missed the final 28 games with injury.
  • Averaged 8.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.8 steals and 25.2 minutes per game.
  • Had a season-high 14 points at UC San Diego, and 13 points vs. Cal Maritime.
  • Also had four points and seven rebounds at Fresno State.
  • Of his six rebounds vs. CSUN, three came on the offensive glass.
 
2023-24, Freshman Season (Sacramento State)
  • Played in 33 games as a true freshman, including 12 starts, and averaged 5.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 22.8 minutes per game with 32 made 3-point field goals.
  • Season-high 15 points vs. Pacific Union and had three games in double-figure scoring.
  • Had five points and six rebounds in the Big Sky Tournament semifinal vs. Montana State.
  • Had seven points and nine rebounds in a road win at Montana State.
  • Had 11 points in the regular season finale vs. Eastern Washington.
 
International Experience
  • Played for Western Australia at both the U18 and U20 Australian Junior National Championships.
  • Helped Western Australia to the national championship at both those tournaments.
  • At the U20 National Championships, which took place in February of 2023, he averaged 14.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game on 48% shooting from the field.
  • During the eight-game tournament, he scored 20+ points on three occasions.
  • That includes 20 points (9-of-14 FG), six rebounds and three assists in the team’s final game of the tourney.
  • Played for the Australian Centre of Excellence in the NBL1 East League in 2022.
 
Prep
  • Attended high school at Woodvale Secondary College in Perth.
  • Received a scholarship to The Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence.
 
Personal
  • Born in Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Son of Bobby and Gail Kovatchev and has a sister, Ivana.
  • His father played basketball for Bulgaria.
  • Also played tennis and soccer growing up.
 
Off the Court
  • Favorite food: Chicken Parmesan
  • If he could have any superpower: Teleportation
  • Hidden talent: Tennis
  • If he could have dinner with any three people in history: Kobe Bryant, David Goggins, Steve Irwin
  • Favorite athlete outside the NAB: Novak Djokovic
  • Favorite place he’s traveled: Barcelona, Spain
  • Favorite movie/TV show: Gladiator
  • Favorite book: Atomic Habits

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