Fifteen players have also passed through the collegiate hoops scene at 7-foot-4, but none compare to Rioux at 7-foot-9. The ...
The 2024-2025 college basketball season began on Monday ... A big story for Florida this year is 7-foot-9 freshman Olivier Rioux. He was a three-star prospect coming out of IMG Academy, and ...
Standing 7 feet, 9 inches tall, Rioux, who holds the world record for tallest male teenager, has stood out this season among ...
The world's tallest teenager might have to wait a year to become the world's tallest college basketball player. Florida coach Todd Golden said Thursday that Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 freshman who ...
Fourteen Florida players saw the court on Monday night. However, 7-foot-9 freshman Olivier Rioux was not one of them. Rioux has been a viral sensation due to his incredible size, but he has yet ...
When Rioux suits up next season in Gainesville, he'll officially become the tallest college basketball player in history, surpassing recent Purdue big man Zach Edey (7-foot-4) and others.
AP Photo/John Raoux Olivier Rioux, back center, a 7-foot-9 NCAA college basketball player at Florida, gathers with coaches and teammates at the team's practice, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in ...
PHOTO: Olivier Rioux, 7-foot-9 NCAA college basketball player at Forida, poses after practice, Oct. 18, 2024 in Gainesville, Fla. (John Raoux/AP) Golden hinted that the plan to redshirt Rioux ...
(AP) — Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Florida’s basketball facility ... fit in the frame any other way. At 7 feet, 9 inches, Rioux is the ultimate BMOC.
The 2024 college basketball season ... with 6-foot-10 center Rueben Chinyelu and 6-foot-11 rising star Alex Condon leading the charge. They also have a 7-foot-9 freshman, Olivier Rioux, the ...