Olivier Rioux, best known as the Montrealer giant on the IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) basketball team, is more than a basketball player — he takes pleasure in the arts, raving about abstract ...

7’9” freshman Olivier Rioux warming up 😳🤯 (via @osgators ... "But he's a gentle giant. He goes and hangs out with anyone that wants to hang out. He's the friendliest guy you'll ever ...

GAINESVILLE — Florida redshirt freshman Olivier Rioux’s next step will have to be a giant one, as is appropriate for the world’s tallest teenager. The Gators’ 7-foot-9 center aims to ...

He may not have appeared in a game for Florida yet, but Olivier Rioux's presence on the basketball court is already drawing a ton of attention. The Gators' freshman center is astonishingly tall.

SAN ANTONIO — When he walked around campus with Olivier Rioux for ... a great job dealing with it.” Rioux is college basketball’s ultimate novelty act, a giant who has grown three-plus ...

The Florida Gators' updated roster lists three-star commit, Olivier Rioux, at an astounding 7-foot-9. The Canadian giant has not only set, but also broken his own Guinness World Record as the ...

There is no debate that Olivier Rioux is the tallest teenager in the ... to take pictures with Rioux as it’s possible that the giant teen will make an NBA roster due to his sheer size alone ...

7-foot-1, 325 pounds. Yet, he's got some competition on Florida basketball's roster from Olivier Rioux. The Gators freshman is a whopping 7-foot-9. He met Shaq over the weekend, and the moment was ...

James Gilbert/Getty ; CTV News Olivier Rioux's heights might be record-breaking, but he doesn't feel so different around his parents — Jean-François Rioux and Anne Gariépy — who are both ...