2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Olivier Sarr
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Toulouse, France
- High School:
- INSEP
OF NOTE
• Increased scoring from 3.2 ppg as a freshman to 6.2 ppg as a sophomore to 13.7 ppg as a junior
• Third-team All-ACC as a junior after averaging 13.7 points and 9.0 rebounds
• Played for the French National Team at the U-17 and U-18 levels
2019-20 SEASON (JUNIOR)
• Third-Team All-ACC and runner-up for ACC Most Improved Player
• Appeared in 30 games, making 15 starts (missed one game due to injury)
• Averaged 13.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game
• Led the team with 11 double-doubles and 33 blocks
• Scored in double figures in 23 games
• Two-time ACC Player of the Week (Dec. 2, Mar. 2), 12th different Deacon to win it twice in a season
• Set career highs of 30 points (12-16 FG, 6-7 FT) and 17 rebounds vs. Notre Dame (Feb. 29) to become the 3rd Deacon in the past 50 years to have a 30-and-15 game against an ACC opponent (John Collins, Rodney Rogers)
• Scored 25 points (7-9 FG, 11-14 FT) vs. No. 7 Duke (Feb. 25)
• Had 20 points and 13 rebounds (8 offensive - tying school ACCT record) vs. Pitt in ACC Tournament (Mar. 10)
• Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team after averaging 17.0 points and 11.7 rebounds over three games
• Scored 21 points (9-9 FG) and had eight rebounds vs. UNC Asheville (Nov. 13)
• Became first Deac since 2013-14 with first half double-double (10p/10r) and finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds vs. Boston College (Jan. 19)
2018-19 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
• All-ACC Academic Team
• Appeared in 25 games, making 16 starts
• Averaged 6.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game
• Led the team with 25 blocks
• Scored in double figures in four games
• Missed the last six games of the season with an ankle injury
• Matched a career-high with 14 points (6-8 FG) at Notre Dame (Feb. 19)
• Had a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Boston College (Jan. 26)
• Had a career-high 14 points and nine rebounds vs. Charlotte (Dec. 6)
• Had 12 points and nine rebounds vs. North Carolina A&T (Nov. 10)
2017-18 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
· Appeared in 30 games off the bench after missing the season-opener due to injury
· Averaged 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game
· Second on the team with 21 blocks
· Had a season-high nine points at NC State (Jan. 18) and vs. Clemson (Feb. 3)
· Had seven points and a season-high eight rebounds vs. No. 21 Tennessee (Dec. 23)
· Had a season-high three blocks vs. Quinnipiac (Nov. 18) and Notre Dame (Feb. 24)
HIGH SCHOOL
· Played at INSEP, France's National Institute of Sport
· Played for club teams CFBB, TOAC and Bouscat
· Averaged 7.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game for France at the 2017 FIBA U-18 European Championships
· ESPN Insider ranked him the top prospect at the 2017 FIBA U-18 European Championships
· Averaged 4.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game for France at the 2016 FIBA U-17 World Championships
· Participated in Adidas Next Generation events in Europe in 2014, 2015 and 2016
· Ranked a four-star recruit by Rivals and Scout
PERSONAL
· Full name is Olivier Sarr
· Born February 20, 1999 in Niort, France
· Son of Massar and Marie Sarr
· Has a younger brother, Alexandre
