Kentucky announces star transfer Olivier Sarr will be eligible for 2020-21 college basketball season. The outlook for Kentucky's 2020-21 basketball season got significantly brighter on Wednesday when the program announced that Wake Forest transfer Olivier Sarr will be eligible for the upcoming season.

Does Olivier Sarr have another year of eligibility?

The Southeastern Conference has granted Sarr — a 7-footer from France — immediate eligibility for the 2020-21 season, meaning the former Wake Forest basketball star will be able to play right away for Kentucky, an addition that should vault John Calipari's program into the Final Four conversation for the upcoming ...

Has Olivier Sarr been cleared to play?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky forward Olivier Sarr has been granted immediate eligibility for the 2020-2021 season. The seven-foot transfer from Wake Forest had already been cleared to play by the NCAA but was waiting to hear from the Southeastern Conference.