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Fakty

• 1 team, and with those players returning, the path to real playing time for Rioux was slim.
• The tallest basketball player in NCAA history has found his new team.
• Olivier Rioux played in 11 games with Florida last season.
• Rioux entered the portal last month after spending two seasons with the Gators.
• The tallest player in college basketball has a new home.

Co wiemy

Szczegółowo, the tallest basketball player in NCAA history has found his new team.

Konkretnie, Olivier Rioux played in 11 games with Florida last season.

Co więcej, Rioux entered the portal last month after spending two seasons with the Gators.

Warto zauważyć, że the tallest player in college basketball has a new home.

Na tym etapie He made history earlier this season by becoming the tallest player in college basketball history -- at any level -- to score a basket.

Liczby

Szczegółowo, Former Florida 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux committed to UC Irvine on Thursday after spending the last two seasons with Florida, he announced on social media.

Konkretnie, Rioux, who was a preferred walk-on with Florida, appeared in 11 games during the 2025-26 season.

Co więcej, as a deep bench reserve for the Gators, Rioux logged just 16 total minutes in those 11 games.

Warto zauważyć, że In 2021, Guinness World Records declared Rioux the tallest teenager in the world at 7-foot-5.

Kontekst

Warto zauważyć, że when he checked in against North Florida earlier this season, he became the tallest college basketball player ever to appear in a game.

Na tym etapie Rioux will join a UC Irvine squad that finished the 2025-26 campaign 23-12 overall, which included a 75-72 loss to UNLV in the first round of the NIT.

Szczegółowo, the Anteaters have reached the NCAA Tournament twice (2015 and 2019) since the turn of the century.

Konkretnie, after two seasons at Florida, Olivier Rioux is transferring to UC Irvine, he announced Thursday.

Co więcej, Rioux did set a record in November, becoming the tallest player in college basketball history to see action during a game.

Podsumowanie

• The tallest basketball player in NCAA history has found his new team.
• The tallest player in college basketball has a new home.
• When he checked in against North Florida earlier this season, he became the tallest college basketball player ever to appear in a game.