Koch Bar

Koch Bar
No. 22 – Bendigo Braves
Position	Center
Personal information
Born	15 September 1996 (age 28); Abyei, Sudan
Nationality	South Sudanese
Listed height	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High school	West Oaks Academy; (Orlando, Florida); Arlington Country Day School; (Jacksonville, Florida);
College	Bradley (2016–2020)
NBA draft	2020: undrafted
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2021	Værløse Blue Hawks
2021–2023	Horsens IC
2023	BC Minsk
2024–present	Bendigo Braves
Career highlights and awards
	Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team (2017);

Koch Deng Aguer Bar (born 15 September 1996) is a South Sudanese basketball player for Bendigo Braves. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays as center. Bar played four seasons of college basketball with Bradley.

High school career

Bar attended West Oaks Academy in Orlando, Florida, and averaged 14 points and 9 rebounds during his junior season.^[1] He moved to Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville, Florida, for his senior season.^[1]

College career

Bar averaged 6.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks as a freshman. He was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team.^[2] Bar averaged 5.7 points, and 4.3 rebounds per game as a junior.^[3] As a senior at Bradley, Bar averaged 6.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.^[4]

Professional career

In May 2020, Bar signed his first professional contract with Værløse Blue Hawks of the Danish Basketligaen.^[5] In his rookie year, he averaged 14.5 points and a league second-best 10.4 rebounds per game.^[6]

For the 2021–22 season, Bar signed with Danish side Horsens IC.^[7]

National team career

Internationally, Bar has played for the South Sudan national basketball team. He played with South Sudan at AfroBasket 2021, where he contributed 4 points per game off the bench, helping the team reach the quarterfinals in its first major tournament.^[8]