The 19-year-old from Quebec, Canada, previously became the tallest player to play in an NCAA basketball game with a two-minute stint against North Florida on Nov. 6. Rioux surpassed UNC Asheville’s ...

Olivier Rioux measures seven-foot-nine, playing center for the Florida Gators. It makes him the tallest college basketball ...

The Florida Gators men's basketball team is making a massive addition to its roster. Literally. Rioux owns the Guinness World Record for tallest living teenager. He was 6-foot-1 by age 8, sprouted to ...

Olivier Rioux, a 19-year-old Canadian recognised as the world’s tallest teen, has set another record as the tallest player in United States college basketball for the University of Florida.

Last Thursday, the colossal Olivier Rioux stole the show as he hit the court with the Florida Gators in their 104-64 victory over North Florida. Standing at an incredible 7 feet 9 inches, Rioux not ...

Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux in the game. Golden relented with 2:09 to play — and made history in the process — ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The world’s tallest ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — On Thursday, Florida Gator Forward Olivier Rioux made history, becoming the tallest college basketball player to check into a game at seven feet, nine inches tall. Rioux, a ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Rueben Chinyelu had 14 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, Alex Condon recorded 20 points and 11 boards for his third double-double of the season, and No. 10 Florida ...

Olivier Rioux is on the board. The tally came Friday night, late in the Gators' blowout victory over Merrimack. With Florida in the bonus, Rioux posted up in the lane surrounded by a couple players, ...

Olivier Rioux, a 19-year-old Canadian recognized as the world's tallest teen, has set another record as the tallest player in United States college basketball for the University of Florida. The 7-foot ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux made his long-awaited, hard-earned debut to become the tallest player in college basketball history on Thursday night. With the No. 3 Gators’ ...