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Olivier Sarr ( oh-LIV-yay SAR, French pronunciation: [ɔlivje saʁ]; born 20 February 1999) is a French professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and Kentucky Wildcats. He is the older brother of basketball player Alex Sarr.
Sarr started playing basketball at age three with his father, a former player, and drew inspiration from Hakeem Olajuwon. He played for club teams Bouscat and TOAC before joining INSEP, a sports institute in Paris. He competed for Centre Fédéral in the Nationale Masculine 1 and represented INSEP at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament. Sarr moved to the United States when he was 15 years old. He was considered a four-star recruit by Scout and committed to Wake Forest over offers from California, Vanderbilt and UCF.
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. As a sophomore, Sarr started 16 games and averaged 6.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, leading the team with 25 blocks. On 29 February 2020, Sarr scored a career…
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