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 ...

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson is listed at 5'9", which isn't that short. Unless, of course, he is standing next to the 7'9" Olivier Rioux. The two athletes, who are two feet different in ...

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 announced on Instagram ...

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 ...

7'9" Florida Center Olivier Rioux Transfers to UC Irvine Republicans get bad news in two major midterm polls within 24 hours Supermarket shortages are coming – here are the foods most at risk Obama ...

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 ...

GAINESVILLE — Former Florida big man Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 fan favorite and campus-wide curiosity, will transfer to UC Irvine. Rioux, 20, arrived two seasons ago as the world’s tallest teenager ...