Guinness World Records was founded in 1951 when Sir Hugh Beaver - then managing director of the Guinness Brewery - asked a simple question: what was Europe's fastest game bird? With the help of the ...

When you’re the tallest college basketball player in the country, you’re bound to get attention from everyone who sees you. Moments after 7-foot-9 UC Irvine center Olivier Rioux threw out the first ...

Olivier Rioux is a college basketball national champion from his redshirt season with the Florida Gators. After one more season at Florida, he transferred this offseason to UC-Irvine. And with that ...

The tallest player in college basketball history plans to take his long strides from Gainesville, Fla., to Orange County. Olivier Rioux, who is 7-foot-9 yet seldom played at Florida, has committed to ...

IRVINE, Calif. -- Olivier Rioux, who at 7-foot-9 is the tallest player in college basketball history and the tallest player to score in a Division I game, has committed to play for UC Irvine, he ...

Taller than NBA legends like Manute Bol and Gheorghe Mureșan Nearly reaches the rim without jumping Holds the record as the tallest college basketball player ever Rioux was even recognized by Guinness ...

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

Jan 24, 2026; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators center Olivier Rioux (32) looks on before a game against the Auburn Tigers at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Mandatory ...

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 ...