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

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — 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 ...

After drawing quite a bit of attention during Florida's run to the men's college basketball national championship last season, redshirt freshman big man Olivier Rioux officially made his collegiate ...

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 made a much-anticipated debut with the Florida Gators on Thursday, Nov. 6 Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work ...

Olivier Rioux, from Montreal, is in his freshman year at Florida. Courtesy of UAA Communications Florida’s 7-foot-9 freshman Olivier Rioux became the tallest college basketball player of all time by ...