Olivier Rioux became the tallest person to ever play college basketball when he made his debut in Florida's 104-64 win over North Florida. Mark Long | The Associated Press Florida Gators freshman ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime to get 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux in the game. Golden relented with 2:09 to play — and made history in the ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux in the game. Golden relented with 2:09 to play — and made ...

Before he even played his first game for Florida, center Olivier Rioux became one of the most recognizable players in college basketball last season. It was hard not to recognize him, of course—at 7' ...

Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux in the game. Golden relented with 2:09 to play — and made history in the process — ...

In college basketball, there are big men -- and then there is Florida's Olivier Rioux. Yes, there is a difference. Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center from Canada, made history for his size on Thursday night ...

Florida basketball unveiled its 2025 national championship banner in the rafters Thursday. The Gators also unveiled a player tall enough to reach into the rafters. OK, so that's hyperbole, but Florida ...

It was a historic moment for Florida basketball. Yet it wasn’t the unveiling of the Gators’ national championship banner in their home opener that owned the spotlight, but rather that was overshadowed ...

Olivier Rioux, from Montreal, is in his freshman year at Florida. Courtesy of UAA Communications Florida’s 7-foot-9 freshman Olivier Rioux became the tallest college basketball player of all time by ...