1. Olivier Sarr played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Kentucky Wildcats.
21 Facts About Olivier Sarr
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Olivier Sarr is the older brother of basketball player Alex Sarr.
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Olivier Sarr played for club teams Bouscat and TOAC before joining INSEP, a sports institute in Paris.
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Olivier Sarr moved to the United States when he was 15 years old.
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Olivier Sarr was considered a four-star recruit by Scout and committed to Wake Forest over offers from California, Vanderbilt and UCF.
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Olivier Sarr averaged 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game as a freshman at Wake Forest.
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Olivier Sarr gained 20 pounds going into his sophomore season.
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Olivier Sarr applied for a waiver for immediate eligibility at Kentucky.
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Olivier Sarr averaged 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.
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Olivier Sarr declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing the additional season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Olivier Sarr 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.
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On 27 December, Olivier Sarr signed a 10-day contract with the Thunder and re-joined the Blue on 6 January 2022.
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On 21 February 2022, Olivier Sarr signed a two-way contract with the Thunder.
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Olivier Sarr was waived by the Thunder on 6 April 2022.
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Olivier Sarr joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2022 NBA Summer League.
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On 11 January 2023, Olivier Sarr was re-acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue.
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On 15 April 2024, Olivier Sarr suffered a ruptured Achilles in the OKC Blue's G-League Finals victory over the Maine Celtics.
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Olivier Sarr played for France at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain.
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Olivier Sarr averaged 4.4 points and four rebounds per game and helped his team finish in sixth place.
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At the 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship in Slovakia, Olivier Sarr averaged 7.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game for the sixth-place team.
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Olivier Sarr's father played professional basketball in France while his younger brother Alex plays for the NBA's Washington Wizards.