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UC Irvine adds world's tallest basketball player in 7-9 Florida transfer Olivier Rioux

The tallest player in college basketball has a new home. Former Florida 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux committed to UC Irvine on Thursday after spending the last two seasons with Florida, he announced ...
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World’s tallest basketball player, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, signs with UC Irvine

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — The world’s tallest college basketball player is going coast to coast. Former Florida walk-on Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center from Canada and one of the most recognizable ...
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Olivier Rioux — the world’s tallest basketball player at 7-foot-9 — signs with a new college

IRVINE, Calif. — The world’s tallest college basketball player is going coast to coast. Former Florida walk-on Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center from Canada and one of the most recognizable ...
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World's tallest basketball player, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, signs with UC Irvine

IRVINE, Calif. – The world’s tallest college basketball player is going coast to coast. Former Florida walk-on Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center from Canada and one of the most recognizable ...
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World's tallest basketball player, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, is transferring from Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla.(AP) — The world's tallest college basketball player is on the move. Florida's Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center from Canada and the most popular athlete on campus, announced Tuesday ...