Basketball, above all other sports, rewards players for being tall. The NBA has been home to the tallest athletes on earth ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Florida center Olivier Rioux (32) smiles following ...

Lane Hutson met up with Olivier Rioux, the tallest college basketball player in history. The two-foot height difference led ...

Oliver Rioux previously played for Florida, redshirting during the Gators’ 2025 national championship season and appearing in 11 games last season.

The tallest man in basketball is headed west to take the next step in his career. Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 behemoth who is ...

Being considered small next to other athletes is nothing out of the norm for Montreal Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson.

Han Xu, at 6-foot-11, is currently the tallest player in the WNBA. However, Margo Dydek remains the tallest player in WNBA ...

Florida's standout player, Olivier Rioux, has chosen to enter the transfer portal after being sidelined as a redshirt freshman. Despite heading into the NCAA Tournament as the most favored team since ...

Florida center Olivier Rioux (32) stands beside Prairie View A M forward Hassane Diallo (11) during the second half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 20, 2026, ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The world’s tallest college basketball player is on the move. Florida’s Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center from Canada and the most popular athlete on campus, announced Tuesday ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The world's tallest college basketball player is on the move. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Florida's Olivier ...