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Florida's Olivier Rioux Is Tallest Player In College Basketball History, Grew and Is Now 7

by Larry Leo

June 19, 202422 Comments

Florida incoming freshman Olivier Rioux grew a few more inches this year and is now 7'9", making him the tallest player in the history of college basketball...

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chinhoyang•10 months

Nice headline: "Grew and Is Now 7." I thought he was seven years old.

Hangit•10 months

How can he play SEC ball after being a pro in Europe?

The Shaqtus•10 months

He's not a pro. He goes to IMG

Hangit•10 months

From his Wiki: "He played for Real Madrid and Brookwood Elite prior to attending IMG Academy.[5]

PeleofAnalytics•10 months

Looks like Wikipedia did a shite job of summarizing the article it referenced. "Now in May 2019, Rioux is even taller: 2.18m (7'2") and is already on a basketball career path having been invited to play a tournament for European giants Real Madrid in Spain." Doesn't sound like there was an actual professional contract signed. Not sure how their tournaments go over there but it sounds like he was just invited by the club to play in a tournament for teens that they were sponsoring/hosting.

JackieTreehorn•10 months

Dude can rain the 3’s

chalmetteowl•10 months

He might be that rare specimen who ends up TOO tall to play basketball…

Lark225•10 months

Tall men are proof giants existed at one point in time

Jabontik•10 months

yeah like as of yesterday

YMCA•10 months

I’d give good money to see how well that toothpick would last if he had to play vs Shaq back in the day.

PeleofAnalytics•10 months

290 lbs is hardly a toothpick at that height. O'neal was listed at 294 when he was at LSU. May be hard to remember but Shaq was relatively svelte when he was this kid's age compared to how thick he got later in his NBA career.

BobABooey•10 months

Time to activate Shaq Attack 2.0 and have scrubs take him to the floor whenever his feet leave the floor. The guy will either be injured or declare for the NBA - his choice.

roadGator•10 months

Dick

jrowla2•10 months

Health wise, he looks pretty normal minus being so f’n tall. Not the weird looking, stick leg, big head type you’d expect. Probably be a Yao Ming type player.

boosiebadazz•10 months

Gotta be some pituitary issue. Interested to see his long-term health.

TheWalrus•10 months

Yeah this seems dangerous

FATBOY TIGER•10 months

He pasted the physical

Lynxrufus2012•10 months

Where did he paste it? There are HIPPA rules.

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Shaq4prez•10 months

he can dunk with his feet on the floor

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