Pay attention to this name: Olivier Rioux. Surely you will hear about him in the world in the coming years because we are facing one of those giants that will focus all eyes on US college basketball (NCAA) and surely later on the NBA. This 18-year-old Canadian player has just committed to the University of Florida, which hopes to make him a decisive player.
Rioux has the Guinness record that credits him as the tallest teenager in the world, because at 16 years old he measured 7 feet and 7 inches, which is 226 centimeters. But now, two years later, the Gators website already places him at 7 feet and 9 inches, that is, ten centimeters taller (236). When he debuts he will be the tallest player to ever play in the NCAA.
If he ends up reaching the NBA, Rioux would also become the tallest player of all time in the best league in the world, surpassing George Muresan and Manute Bol. Both the Romanian and the Sudanese reached 2.31 meters .
As a curiosity, Rioux had a brief spell at Real Madrid, who tested him after seeing him play in the 2018 La Roda Tournament with a French team. The Canadian wore white in the under 13 tournament in Castelldefels but the white club ended up ruling out his incorporation.
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2024-06-20 14:11:17
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