Olivier Rioux could only watch Florida’s run to the national title last year. This time around, the tallest college basketball player ever can forever say that he contributed to whatever this chase of ...

Florida's 7-9 center has his moment: Tallest player in college basketball history dunks to bench's delight Olivier Rioux enters near the end of Florida's rout of Prairie View and delivers a putback ...

End-of-the-bench center Olivier Rioux had a monster dunk late in the Gators’ first-round rout, a sight fans clamored for. TAMPA — The only drama in No. 1 seed Florida’s dominant 114–55 opening-round ...

Rioux's team, the Florida Gators, defeated the Prairie View A&M Panthers with a final score of 114-55 on March 20 James Gilbert/Getty (2) Florida Gators basketball player Olivier Rioux, who is 7 feet, ...

Last March Madness Florida Gators center — then a freshman — towered over reporter Tracy Wolfson in a unreal photo. This year, the Guinness Book of World Records holder posed with the viral Florida ...

University of Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux is quite literally reaching new heights in the 2026 NCAA March Madness tournament. Rioux, 20, stands tall at 7-foot-9, making him the tallest ...

Florida's Olivier Rioux drew one of the loudest ovations of the night when he entered late in UF's 59-point win. Matt Pendleton / Imagn Images TAMPA, Fla. — With 8 1/2 minutes left in Florida’s 114-55 ...