7-foot-9 giant Olivier Rioux is leaving Florida for a surprising new program in a move that has college basketball fans talking.

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 ...

Rioux played sparingly this year at Florida, where he was a walk-on for two seasons, including a redshirt year when Florida ...

In 2025, Florida center Olivier Rioux of Canada became the tallest NCAA Division I basketball player in history. Standing at an incredible 7-foot-9, he ranks among the tallest living people and was ...

The tallest player in college basketball history is looking for a new home. Olivier Rioux, the 7-foot-9 Florida center who was with the program when they won the national championship last year, is ...

With the departure of Olivier Rioux, the Florida Gators basketball program has essentially lost a flashy car that can barely make it out of the garage. After spending the first two seasons of his ...

The tallest player in college basketball has a new home. Former Florida 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux committed to UC Irvine on Thursday after spending the last two seasons with Florida, he announced ...

Florida center Olivier Rioux (32) stands beside Prairie View A M forward Hassane Diallo (11) during the second half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 20, 2026, ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla.(AP) — The world's tallest college basketball player is on the move. Florida's Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center from Canada and the most popular athlete on campus, announced Tuesday ...

Florida's 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux, the tallest player to ever score in a college basketball game, has entered the transfer portal, Rioux announced in a social media post Tuesday. "After taking ...