According to the Gators website, Rioux was over six feet tall when he was just eight years old. He entered the Guinness World ...

Florida center Olivier Rioux, the world’s tallest teenager, is one of the team's most popular players heading into the NCAA ...

Watch out Wemby, there’s a new giant in town. Florida men’s basketball star Olivier Rioux is the new big man on campus and ...

Guinness World Record Holder: In 2019, Rioux officially entered the Guinness World Records as the tallest teenager at over 7 feet 5 inches. Since then, he has grown an additional two inches, cementing ...

Introduction Imagine being nearly eight feet tall and catching the attention of NBA scouts while still in your teenage years. Olivier Rioux, the tallest teenager in the world, is making headlines for ...

Let's start off right away with the bad news: you're not going to see Olivier Rioux play in 2025 March Madness for Florida. He's a freshman who's red-shirting in 2024-25, but the 7-foot-9 center from ...

The West Region’s top seed, the Florida Gators, are set to face No. 16 seed Norfolk State in the Round of 64 on Friday.

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Olivier Rioux, Florida's 7-foot-9 freshman, did not require a ladder to cut down the net following the Gators' SEC tournament ...

The 19-year-old Rioux handles them all as effortlessly as he touches a 10-foot rim, and without anything in return. But, the ...

The 19-year-old was officially declared the world's tallest teenager by the Guinness World Records back in 2021.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Olivier Rioux pokes his head out the front door of Florida’s practice facility — the 7-foot-9 center has to duck, of course — and delivers a tidbit. “Alberta ...