Prime worldwide prospect Dame Sarr has dedicated to Duke, the place he’ll be part of an already loaded recruiting class.
“Duke was my dream faculty,” Sarr informed ESPN. “I watched plenty of NCAA video games this season, particularly Duke. Once I had the possibility to go there, I needed to take it.
“My final aim is to play within the NBA,” Sarr added. “There isn’t any higher place to arrange you for that than Duke. For me to be as NBA-ready as potential, and turn out to be the most effective model of myself, I wanted to have each experiences — enjoying for a professional staff like Barcelona and enjoying in a distinct kind {of professional} atmosphere like Duke in opposition to different gamers my age. Alternative, minutes, repetition — this route is the most effective subsequent step for me at the moment.”
The 18-year-old Italian swingman has been enjoying for Barcelona since he was 16 and was the second youngest participant to make their debut with the membership.
Sarr represented Italy on the FIBA U18 EuroBasket 2024, averaging 13.4 factors, 6.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and three.1 steals in seven video games. He debuted with Italy’s senior nationwide staff on the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.
Sarr, a possible first-round decide within the 2026 NBA Draft, will staff up with Duke’s three McDonald’s All-People and ESPN 100 recruits in Cameron and Cayden Boozer and Nikolas Khamenia.
A consensus top-three-ranked class for 2025, Duke continues to be an elite program in recruiting. This class follows up final yr’s, which featured 5 ESPN 100 recruits, together with Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, who declared for the 2025 NBA Draft in June.
Regardless of shedding Flagg, Knueppel and middle Khaman Maluach, Duke seems primed to be a nationwide contender as soon as once more because it tries to construct on its Ultimate 4 run.
