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

A relative newcomer has taken the NBA to new heights. Victor Wembanyama arrived in San Antonio two years ago as one of the most coveted draft prospects of all time. At 7-foot-4, the French phenom ...

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 ...

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

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

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

College basketball's tallest Gator is now the tallest Anteater. Fomer Florida center Olivier Rioux — the tallest player in ...

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 ...

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — The world’s tallest college basketball player is going coast to coast. Former Florida walk-on Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center from Canada and one of the most recognizable ...

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 ...