May 22, 2020
Kentucky’s roster turnover for the upcoming basketball season is going to be severe even by John Calipari’s terms. At this point, most of the Big Blue Nation is used to having to learn a new set of faces throughout the offseason. This season is going to test your memorization skills. The Kentucky Men’s Basketball Twitter…
May 10, 2020
The latest prized addition to the Kentucky Men’s Basketball team, Olivier Sarr, gave a tour of the program he’s leaving behind – and he did it entirely in French. The YouTube channel First Team gave its French-speaking viewers a special look into Sarr’s time while he was at Wake Forest. The 7-foot rising senior recently agreed…
May 8, 2020
Steve Forbes can make up for all his tomfoolery over the last several days with one important decision: supporting the transfer request of Olivier Sarr. ESPN’s Seth Greenberg went on Tom Leach’s radio show Friday morning and gave the Big Blue Nation some good news about Kentucky’s latest incoming transfer. Greenberg expects the newest head…
May 7, 2020
This time last week, Kentucky’s frontcourt options to close out the 2020-21 roster were limited, at best. With Purdue graduate transfer Matt Haarms officially headed to BYU, five-star senior Greg Brown III signing with Texas, the one-time immediate transfer rule looking dead in the water, and reclassification options seemingly being either uninterested in moving up…
It’s Thursday and you know what that means, another edition of the Aaron Torres Sports Podcast! Aaron talks about Olivier Sarr’s commitment to Kentucky, Louisville’s trouble with the NCAA and a major recruiting haul for UConn. Then he welcomes in Basketball Hall of Famer Dan Issel to the show. Here is a rundown: Olivier Sarr…
Is your head still spinning too or do I just have a crick in my neck? No, okay then. I won’t waste anymore of your time. There’s so much to get to and so little time. Olivier Sarr is a Wildcat Less than 24 hours after Steve Forbes took a public shot at the…
May 6, 2020
Wake Forest big man Olivier Sarr has committed to Kentucky. Now, the question becomes, will the NCAA grant his waiver for immediate eligibility, or make him sit out a season? As of now, it looks like the NCAA will not pass the one-time transfer rule this year, but Sarr has a pretty good case for…
Wake Forest transfer Olivier Sarr is officially a Kentucky Wildcat. This afternoon, the Kentucky basketball program announced the signing of the 7-foot center, who committed to UK earlier in the day. Welcome to the family, @sarr_olivier!#LaFamilia pic.twitter.com/zLD9lIy0LN — Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) May 6, 2020 “I am excited to coach Olivier,” UK head coach John Calipari…
May 4, 2020
When Wake Forest star center Olivier Sarr announced he would be putting his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal and exploring his options for his final year of eligibility, national basketball analysts immediately pegged him as the most highly-coveted transfer on the market. This morning alone, Eric Bossi of Rivals.com said Sarr was “perhaps the…
May 1, 2020
Now that Wake Forest big man Olivier Sarr is on Kentucky’s radar for next season, it’s time to get to know the 7’0″ native of Toulouse, France. We’ve written lots of words about him, so how about some videos? Here are some of Sarr’s best highlights as a Demon Deacon. 25 points in Wake’s 2OT…