I’m very happy I made the decision and that’s what I felt in my heart.” In addition to Dame Sarr, Duke has a few highly touted freshman coming in for the 2025-26 season.

Duke five-star commit Dame Sarr won't play with the Italian national team in the 2025 EuroBasket Championship from Aug. 27-Sept. 14, the federation announced.

It seems that anything is possible in the Wild West of the NIL era of college sports. For Duke, this meant landing Dame Sarr just two months before summer workouts were set to start in July.

Duke quickly added wing Dame Sarr and forward Sebastian Wilkins to address the roster gaps. Scheyer emphasized the importance of transparency and proactive communication during the Coward situation.

Duke commit Dame Sarr, who once had been expected to land with Illinois, is tabbed as the No. 9 pick in ESPN's 2026 mock draft Jackson Langendorf | Jun 28, 2025 ...

The Dame Sarr saga officially came to a close on Thursday afternoon when the Italian sensation committed to Duke. Sarr’s whirlwind of a recruitment began with the 6-foot-7 wing being considered ...

Duke’s Dame Sarr (7) works against assistant coach Tyler Thornton during the Blue Devils’ open practice at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

Sarr, one of four five-star prospects in Jon Scheyer & Co.'s top-ranked 2025 Duke basketball recruiting class, hails from Oderzo in the Italian region of Treviso. The 19-year-old most recently ...

Dame Sarr | Wing | Duke Dame Sarr forced his way into Barcelona's rotation last season. At 6-foot-8 with great burst and on-ball skills, his talent was undeniable, and he emerged as a quality ...

Two draft analysts project former Kansas target Dame Sarr to be a 2026 NBA Draft lottery pick after committing to Duke over the Jayhawks in May. Joshua Schulman | Jul 2, 2025 ...

With the nation's top recruiting class that features incoming players, Cameron Boozer, Nikolas Khamenia, Cayden Boozer, Sebastian Wilkins and Dame Sarr, the Blue Devils are one of the top ...

Not even six weeks have passed since Dame Sarr committed to the Blue Devils. So, the high praise from the loaded 2025-26 squad's most experienced ACC talent, the 21-year-old Maliq Brown, suggests ...