Koch Deng Aguer Bar (born 15 September 1996) is a South Sudanese

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player for

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. Standing at , he plays as

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. Bar played four seasons of college basketball with

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College career

Bar averaged 6.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks as a freshman. He was named to the

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All-Freshman Team. Bar averaged 5.7 points, and 4.3 rebounds per game as a junior. As a senior at Bradley, Bar averaged 6.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.

Professional career

In May 2020, Bar signed his first professional contract with Værløse Blue Hawks of the Danish

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. In his rookie year, he averaged 14.5 points and a league second-best 10.4 rebounds per game. For the 2021–22 season, Bar signed with Danish side

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National team career

Internationally, Bar has played for the

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. He played with South Sudan at

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, where he contributed 4 points per game off the bench, helping the team reach the quarterfinals in its first major tournament.

References

External links

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