Incoming Florida recruit Olivier Rioux is already making a strong impression on the college basketball landscape. Entering the Division I basketball scene, Rioux stands at 7-foot-9. He previously earned a title in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest teenager. Originally from Montreal, Rioux cemented his high school basketball legacy at IMG Academy in Florida.
Rioux will be in good company with other college basketball players ages 7-4 and up:
7-7
Kenny George, 2006-2008, UNC Asheville
Mike Lanier, 1988-1993, Hardin-Simmons/UCLA
7-6
John Hollinden, 1976-1978, Oral Roberts
Mamadou Ndiaye, 2013-2016, University of California, Irvine
Neil Fingleton, 2001-2004, Santa Cruz/North Carolina
Shawn Bradley, 1990-1991, Brigham Young
Tacko Fall, 2015-2019, UCF
7-5
Chuck Nevitt, 1978-1982, North Carolina State
Greg Ritter, 1989-1991, Portland
Jamarion Sharp, 2021-2024, Ole Miss/Western Kentucky
Sim Bhullar, 2012-2014, State of New Mexico
Will Foster, 2006-2010, Gonzaga
7-4
Alan Bannister, 1985-1990, Arkansas State/Oklahoma State
Blake Vedder, 2010-2015, Kent State/Rhode Island
Chase Metheney, 1995-1998, Virginia
Jakub Kusmieruk, 2008-2013, Idaho State/UCF
Cristo Koumadje, 2015-2019, State of Florida
Lonnie Boeckman, 1973-1977, Oklahoma State
Mark Eaton, 1980-1982, UCLA
Matt Van Komen, 2019-2021, St. Mary's (CA)/Utah
Naheem McLeod, 2021-2024, Florida State/Syracuse
Ralph Sampson, 1979-1983, Virginia
Rik Smits, 1984-1988, Marist
Riley Sorn, 2019-2022, Washington
Rolf Mayr, 1987-1988, Duquesne
Steve Turner, 1969-1973, Vanderbilt
Zach Edey, 2020-2024, Purdue
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