Person in history
Alex Sarr
Alex Sarr, French basketball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 2005 · April 26
- Age this year
- 21No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 21st anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Alexandre Dam Sarr is a French professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Sarr played for the French youth national team and the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) prior to being selected second overall by the Wizards in the 2024 NBA draft. He is the younger brother of basketball player Olivier Sarr.
Early life
Early life Sarr was born on 26 April 2005 in Bordeaux , France. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He grew up in a family of basketball players, initially in Bordeaux and then later Toulouse . [ 3 ] He started playing basketball at the age of four. [ 4 ] In 2019, Sarr joined the Spanish club Real Madrid Baloncesto and played two seasons for their youth team. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] ^ "Alexandre Dam SARR" . fiba.basketball . Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. ^ Akinsola, Luke (21 November 2023).
Path and career
Professional career Overtime Elite (2021–2023) In 2021, Sarr moved to the United States to join the newly established Overtime Elite league in Atlanta , securing him an alternative professional pathway with a guaranteed minimum salary of at least $100,000 per year. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He played two seasons at Overtime Elite, the first with Team Overtime [ 3 ] and the second with YNG Dreamerz. [ 4 ] He earned second-team All-OTE honours in 2022–23. [ 5 ]
Why this date
Alex Sarr appears on our April 26 calendar for 2005 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 2005.
- December 1Perm Oblast
- September 16Camorra
- September 12Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- November 9Venus Express
- November 30John Sentamu
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 2005Ruby Rose TurnerOctober 16
- 2005Oliver BearmanMay 8
- 2005Leonor, Princess of AsturiasOctober 31
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- 2005Linda FruhvirtováMay 1
- 2005Ni-KiDecember 9
- 2005Jack HinshelwoodApril 11
- 2005Oscar HøjlundJanuary 4
Sources
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Questions about Alex Sarr
When was Alex Sarr born?
April 26 2005.
How old would Alex Sarr be today?
21 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 26?
Nevin Spence, Coke (footballer), Delon Wright and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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