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Kentucky Transfers Olivier Sarr, Jacob Toppin Declared Immediately Eligible

Sarr averaged 13.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game last season at Wake Forest, while Toppin scored 5.1 points per game as a freshman at Rhode Island.

Nick Selbe

Kentucky Transfers Olivier Sarr, Jacob Toppin Declared Immediately Eligible
Kentucky Transfers Olivier Sarr, Jacob Toppin Declared Immediately Eligible /

On Wednesday, Kentucky's men's basketball program announced the immediate eligibility of two incoming transfers: center Olivier Sarr and forward Jacob Toppin.

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Sarr, a senior, averaged 13.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game last season while playing for Wake Forest. He shot 52.7% from the field and 76.1% on free throws while averaging 1.2 blocks per game.

Toppin spent his freshman season at Rhode Island last year, appearing in all 30 games with three starts. He averaged 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game on 42.6% shooting from the field. He's the younger brother of last season's National Player of the Year, Obi Toppin.

The Wildcats went 25-6 last season and won the SEC's regular season title, their first since the 2016-17 season.

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Nick Selbe
NICK SELBE

Nick Selbe is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about baseball and college sports. Before joining SI in March 2020 as a breaking/trending news writer, he worked for MLB Advanced Media, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. Selbe received a bachelor's in communication from the University of Southern California.

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