No. 20 – Perth Wildcats | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | NBL | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 26 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2021–2022 | Team Overtime | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | YNG Dreamerz | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Perth Wildcats | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandre Dam Sarr (born 26 April 2005)[1] is a French professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He is 7'1" (2.16 m) and plays as center.
Sarr grew up in a family of basketball players in Bordeaux, France, then later Toulouse.[2] He started playing basketball at the age of four.[3]
In 2019, Sarr joined Spanish club Real Madrid.[4] He played two seasons for the club's cadet youth team.[4][5]
In 2021, Sarr moved to the United States to join the newly established Overtime Elite league in Atlanta, securing him an alternative professional pathway with a guaranteed minimum salary of at least $100,000 per year.[4][6] He played two seasons at Overtime Elite, the first with Team Overtime[7] and the second with YNG Dreamerz.[8] He earned second-team All-OTE honours in 2022–23.[9]
On 9 May 2023, Sarr signed with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), joining the team as part of the league's Next Stars program for the 2023–24 season.[5][10] He entered the season as a highly touted draft prospect.[11]
In 2021, Sarr debuted for the French junior national team[12] and helped them win the FIBA U16 European Challengers.[13] He helped France earn bronze at the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup[5] and silver at the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup.[14][15]
Sarr's father, Massar, is a former professional basketball player from Senegal, while his older brother, Olivier, currently plays in the NBA for the Oklahoma City Thunder.[6]