Olivier Rioux, 7-foot-9 NCAA college basketball player at Forida, poses after practice, Oct. 18, 2024 in Gainesville, Fla. John Raoux/AP Rioux, who goes by "Oli," entered Florida as a preferred ...

Florida recently visited the White House to celebrate its national championship. President Trump was in awe of Olivier Rioux, ...

Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux is so tall that almost everyone who meets him is blown away, even the President of ...

Trump took note of 19-year-old Olivier Rioux's incredible height and said, 'To be that tall, I think it's great' ...

Even in a game of modern giants, University of Florida freshman Olivier Rioux stands tall. The Canadian center, now listed at 7-foot-9, caught college basketball ... the tallest player on the ...

Olivier Rioux is 7-9, per Florida's athletics website. By that measurement, Rioux is the tallest player in college basketball history, breaking the previous record of 7-7. Rioux was born on Feb. 2 ...

On Sunday this really hit home as 7’9 Florida center Oliver Rioux cut ... other tall curiosities than actually being an elite basketball player. At the 2024 FIBA Under 18 AmeriCup he averaged ...

UF boasts a deep convoy of frontcourt players ... At Florida, the staff is focused on getting him physically prepared for the rigors of high-major college basketball. 7’9” freshman Olivier ...

SAN ANTONIO — The 7-foot-9-inch freshman from the University of Florida brushed past the ladder that other players were using to cut down his piece of the basketball net after the Gators ...

Olivier Rioux has not played at all in his first season at Florida, but the 7-foot-9 freshman has ... is the tallest player in NCAA Division I basketball history. The Canada native makes everyone ...

No team in college basketball is safe from ... However, Haugh wasn't the only player on the Gators' roster that had a connection with Lee, as 7-foot-9 freshman Olivier Rioux, had also played ...

A photo of CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson and Florida basketball player ... The Canadian stands at a staggering 7-foot-9 and is comfortably the tallest player in this year's NCAA Tournament.