Can Olivier Sarr be the big man UK needs?

[16thBBall Fan]

Are you saying it's official or it's your belief he will be a Cat?

 

Yes he committed this morning.

[Voice of Reason]

Next question is will he be immediately eligible?

[bugatti]

Who knows if he will be granted eligibility, but a coach being axed should be as good of a reason as any.

 

This is also why I believe recruiting rankings mean less and less these days. I have no idea the caliber of player Sarr will be, but I am willing to bet his numbers will be on par with most highly regarded big guys coming into college hoops next season with a lot less coaching needed and some valuable experience.

[Irish Cat]

Here was the exact quote:

 

"I think the most important thing is, why would you go to Wake for three years, put all that time in to get this prestigious degree, and end up getting your degree at a place like Kentucky?" Forbes said he told Sarr during a radio interview with North Carolina-based WSJS on Tuesday.

 

He also said he "meant no disrespect."

 

I mean no disrespect to Wake Forest, but considering this kids actual major is likely basketball instead of whatever they force them to declare, than I'd ask why would you want that degree to be from Wake Forest when you could get it from Kentucky.

[Voice of Reason]

If he is not eligible this coming season, he will likely go play in Europe.

[16thBBall Fan]

If he is not eligible this coming season, he will likely go play in Europe.

 

He said he hoped to get granted eligibility next year. He said he had no desire to sit out a year. His exact quote “There is no way I sit out’.

[DragonFire]

He also said he "meant no disrespect."

 

"With all due respect, and remember I'm sayin' with all due respect, that ain't worth a velvet painting of a whale and a dolphin gettin' it on."