Dame Sarr
Sarr with Italy in 2025 | |
| No. 7 – Duke Blue Devils | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 4 June 2006 Oderzo, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian / Senegalese |
| Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | Duke (2025–present) |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–2025 | FC Barcelona |
| 2022–2023 | →FC Barcelona B |
| Career highlights | |
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Elhadji Dame Sarr (dɑːmeɪ sɑːr / dah-m-ay s-ar, born 4 June 2006) is an Italian-Senegalese college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Sarr formerly played for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, and has also represented the Italian national team. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), Sarr plays in the shooting guard position.
Early life and youth career
Dame Sarr started playing basketball in the youth ranks of his local team Basket Oderzo, which he joined in 2012 at only 6 years old. He would join Orange1 Basket Bassano in 2019.[1] FC Barcelona noticed him while playing for the local team at a tournament held in Bassano del Grappa in 2022. Sarr would sign for the Catalans in the summer of 2022.[1] During the 2022–23 season, Sarr would play both for the FC Barcelona Junior team and the FC Barcelona B team in the Liga EBA.[1]
Professional career
While still being a FC Barcelona B player, Sarr would make his professional debut for the FC Barcelona first team in January 2023. Playing the last seconds of a 2022–23 Liga ACB win against Bilbao Basket, he became the second youngest player to play an official game for the Catalans.[2]
Continuing to play for FC Barcelona B during the 2023–24 season, Sarr would occasionally be called up to the first team, making his EuroLeague debut in a win against Panathinaikos in November 2023.[3]
Sarr joined the FC Barcelona first team roster for the 2024–25 season.[4] In March 2025, Sarr had a breakout game in a Liga ACB win over CB Breogán at Palau Blaugrana, scoring 21 points and recording 3 assists.[5]
Sarr sparked controversy in April 2025 when he unilaterally decided to travel to Portland, Oregon to play in the 2025 Nike Hoop Summit, after Barcelona had denied his request to do so.[6] Barcelona released a statement acknowledging the player's actions, regarding them as a breach of his obligations.[7] Barcelona and Sarr would ultimately reach an agreement to part ways on April 17, 2025, with Sarr being left off the team's roster for the remainder of the season.[8]
National team career
Sarr has represented Italy in several youth-level competitions, most notably the 2022 U16 European Championship, the 2023 U18 European Championship and the 2024 U18 EuroBasket.[9]
On 25 November 2024 Sarr made his debut for the Italian national team in a EuroBasket 2025 qualifier game against the Icelandic national team.[10][11]
College career
After the 2025 Nike Hoop Summit, Sarr began to be recruited by several college basketball programs. After receiving interest from schools such as Oregon, Illinois and Kansas, he committed to Duke on May 22, 2025. [12][13]
Career statistics
| 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 | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Barcelona | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.5 |
| 2024–25 | 15 | 2 | 5.1 | .636 | .500 | .167 | .7 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | |
| Career | 17 | 2 | 4.44 | .583 | .400 | .167 | .6 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | |
Domestic leagues
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Barcelona | ACB | 3 | 2.7 | .444 | .000 | — | .3 | — | — | — | 2.7 |
| 2023–24 | Barcelona | ACB | 2 | 2.0 | .500 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 |
| 2024–25 | Barcelona | ACB | 12 | 12.6 | .521 | .429 | .556 | 1.7 | .7 | .2 | .3 | 5.8 |
References
- ^ a b c "Dame Sarr Bio". fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Dame Sarr, el segon debutant més jove de la historia". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Dame Sarr, la gran esperanza del Barça, debuta en la Euroliga". Sport (in Spanish). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Dame Sarr, en dinàmica del primer equip". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 14 August 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Dame Sarr, segundo azulgrana con 20 puntos o más a los 18 años". acb.com (in Spanish). 2 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ Périz, Óscar (5 April 2025). "¡Bombazo! Dame Sarr viaja a Estados Unidos sin permiso del Barça". mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Comunicat del FC Barcelona sobre Dame Sarr". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 5 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Acord entre el Barça i Dame Sarr". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 17 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Barcelona keeps draft prospect Dame Sarr for the next season". Eurohoops. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Italy v Iceland". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Dame Sarr en su primer baile con los grandes: ¿Quién es la perla del Barcelona y de Italia?". olympics.com (in Spanish). 25 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Dame Sarr, Italy , Shooting Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Top international prospect Sarr commits to Duke". ESPN.com. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.