Duke Basketball Wing Dame Sarr Heaps Praise on Newcomer Bryson Howard

Chances are, at least in the early stages of the 2026-27 Duke basketball campaign, freshman guard Bryson Howard will come off the bench. The player ahead of him in what figures to be a deep rotation will likely be sophomore wing Dame Sarr, who started 30 of the 38 games he played for a 2025-26 squad that finished 35-3 overall, captured the ACC Tournament crown, and advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament.

But while competition between the 6-foot-8, 200-pound Sarr and 6-foot-4, 190-pound Howard is surely fierce in practice, it sounds as though the returning ACC All-Defensive Team member and the son of former NBA All-Star Josh Howard have already become close friends as teammates in Durham.

“Man, Bryson, that’s my guy, ” Sarr explained to Duke Blue Devils On SI at the ACC Tipoff in Charlotte on Wednesday morning. “He’s next to me in the locker room. And I just try to talk to him as much as possible because I see how talented he is.

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“And I also see the struggles he goes into, the same ones that I went into last year. But like I tell him every time, he’s way more ahead than I was. So, I tell him that he’s going to be fine. He loves the game. He loves to work. And I’m just a big fan of his game. As much as I can help, you know, I’m here to help him. I feel like he’s going to help us win a lot of games.”

Oct 3, 2026; Durham, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Bryson Howard (12) during the Countdown to Craziness at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Zachary Taft-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

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