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Olivier Sarr (born 20 February 1999) is a French professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on a two-way contract. He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Kentucky Wildcats.

Olivier Sarr

Sarr with Wake Forest in November 2017
No. 30 – Portland Trail Blazers
Position	Center / Power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 23) Niort, France
Nationality	French
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College	Wake Forest (2017–2020) Kentucky (2020–2021)
NBA draft	2021 / Undrafted
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021–2022	Oklahoma City Blue
2021–2022	Oklahoma City Thunder
2022-present	Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-ACC (2020)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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 29 February 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 Jacob Toppin, received immediate eligibility on 21 October 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]

Professional career

After going undrafted in 2021 NBA draft, Sarr played for the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA Summer League.[13] On 16 October 2021, he was signed and then immediately waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder.[14][15] He subsequently joined the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League, posting 14 points and 7 rebounds in his debut versus the Salt Lake City Stars.[16]

On 27 December, Sarr signed a 10-day contract with the Thunder[17] and re-joined the Blue on 6 January 2022.[18] Three days later, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Thunder.[19] He was reacquired and activated by the Oklahoma City Blue on 19 January.[18]

On 21 February 2022, Sarr signed a two-way contract with the Thunder,[20] but was waived on 6 April.[21]

Sarr joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2022 NBA Summer League.[22]

On September 4, 2022, Sarr inked a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.

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

Legend

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

NBA

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021–22	Oklahoma City	22	2	19.1	.574	.448	.828	4.2	.9	.3	.7	7.0
Career		22	2	19.1	.574	.448	.828	4.2	.9	.3	.7	7.0

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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, Alexandre.[2] He is of Senegalese descent.[23] Sarr's father played professional basketball in France, and Alexandre plays for Real Madrid at the youth level.[1]

References

External links

• Kentucky Wildcats bio
• Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio

На других языках

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[de] Olivier Sarr

Olivier Sarr (* 20. Februar 1999 in Niort)[1] ist ein französischer Basketballspieler.

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- [en] Olivier Sarr

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[es] Olivier Sarr

Olivier Sarr (Niort, Nueva Aquitania, 20 de febrero de 1999) es un baloncestista francés que actualmente se encuentra sin equipo. Con 2,13 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de pívot.

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