College basketball player Olivier Rioux debuted for the Florida Gators in November 2025 after redshirting his freshman year. In 2026, the 7-foot-9 center joined UC Irvine. He previously garnered a Guinness Book of World Records title as the World’s Tallest Teenager. Originally from Montreal, Rioux cemented his high school basketball legacy at IMG Academy in Florida.
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Will Foster, 2006-2010, Gonzaga
Alan Bannister, 1985-1990, Arkansas State/Oklahoma State
Blake Vedder, 2010-2015, Kent State/Rhode Island
Chase Metheney, 1995-1998, Virginia
Christ Koumadje, 2015-2019, Florida State
Daniel Jacobsen, 2024-present, Purdue
Jakub Kusmieruk, 2008-2013, Idaho State/UCF
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Ralph Sampson, 1979-1983, Virginia
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