Olivier Sarr
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Born | Niort, France | 20 February 1999
Nationality | French |
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Listed weight | 237 lb (108 kg) |
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NBA draft | 2021 / Undrafted |
Position | Center |
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Olivier Sarr (born 20 February 1999) is a French basketball player. He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Kentucky Wildcats.
Early life and career[]
Sarr started playing basketball at age three with his father, a former player, and drew inspiration from Hakeem Olajuwon.[1] He played for club teams Bouscat and TOAC before joining INSEP, a sports institute in Paris.[2] He competed for Centre Fédéral in the Nationale Masculine 1 and represented INSEP at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament.[3][4] Sarr moved to the United States when he was 15 years old.[5] He was considered a four-star recruit by Scout and committed to Wake Forest over offers from California, Vanderbilt and UCF.[6]
College career[]
Sarr averaged 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game as a freshman at Wake Forest. He gained 20 pounds going into his sophomore season.[7] As a sophomore, Sarr started 16 games and averaged 6.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, leading the team with 25 blocks.[8] On February 29, 2020, Sarr scored a career-high 37 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in a 84–73 victory over Notre Dame.[9] As a junior, Sarr averaged 13.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game and had 11 double-doubles. He was named to the Third Team All-ACC. After coach Danny Manning was fired, Sarr entered the transfer portal. In May 2020, he announced he was transferring to Kentucky after receiving interest from Duke, Baylor, Florida State and Gonzaga. Sarr applied for a waiver for immediate eligibility at Kentucky.[10] He, along with fellow transfer , received immediate eligibility on October 21, 2020.[11] Sarr averaged 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. He declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing the additional season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
National team career[]
Sarr played for France at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain. He averaged 4.4 points and four rebounds per game and helped his team finish in sixth place. At the 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship in Slovakia, Sarr averaged 7.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game for the sixth-place team.[2]
Career statistics[]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Wake Forest | 30 | 0 | 15.1 | .348 | .250 | .600 | 3.0 | .4 | .3 | .7 | 3.2 |
2018–19 | Wake Forest | 25 | 16 | 21.7 | .472 | .250 | .705 | 5.5 | .5 | .4 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
2019–20 | Wake Forest | 30 | 15 | 26.7 | .527 | .143 | .761 | 9.0 | .9 | .4 | 1.2 | 13.7 |
2020–21 | Kentucky | 25 | 25 | 25.1 | .470 | .444 | .791 | 5.2 | 1.3 | .4 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
Career | 110 | 56 | 22.0 | .476 | .311 | .740 | 5.7 | .8 | .4 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
Personal life[]
Sarr is the son of Massar and Marie Sarr and has a younger brother, .[2] He is of Senegalese descent.[13] Sarr's father played professional basketball in France, and Alexandre plays for Real Madrid at the youth level.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Eurohopes interviews Olivier Sarr". Eurohopes. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Olivier Sarr". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Le Pape, Etienne (6 May 2020). "Direction Kentucky pour Olivier Sarr" (in French). BeBasket. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Geisinger, Brian (14 June 2018). "Better Know a Player: Is Wake Forest's Olivier Sarr the ACC's next stretch-5?". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Lima, Rafael. "Spotlight: Olivier Sarr". Old Gold & Black. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Engel, Charlie. "Has Wake Forest landed a new French Superstar?". Old Gold & Black. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Harmon, Dowell (December 6, 2019). "Olivier Sarr becoming a threat for Wake Forest Basketball". 247 Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Wake Forest Center Olivier Sarr Transferring To Kentucky". WUKY. May 6, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Sarr, Wake Forest deal blow to Irish NCAA hopes". ESPN. Associated Press. February 29, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff; Givony, Jonathan (May 6, 2020). "Olivier Sarr to transfer to Kentucky from Wake Forest". ESPN. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (October 21, 2020). "Olivier Sarr, Jacob Toppin eligible for Kentucky Wildcats after NCAA transfer waivers". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ Kennedy, Bryan (April 20, 2021). "Olivier Sarr forgoing remaining eligibility, to declare for NBA Draft". WTVQ. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "NCAA: Olivier Sarr quitte Wake Forest pour rejoindre Kentucky !" (in French). News Basket BeAfrika. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
External links[]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Centers (basketball)
- French expatriate basketball people in the United States
- French men's basketball players
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players
- People from Niort
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball players
- French people of Senegalese descent