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At 7 feet, 9 inches, Olivier Rioux is the world’s tallest teen and an intriguing basketball project
At 7 feet, 9 inches (2.4 meters), Rioux is the ultimate BMOC. The Florida freshman, a happy-go-lucky Canadian who owns a spot in the Guinness record book as the world’s tallest teenager, also will make basketball history when he plays for the 21st-ranked Gators this season. The cheerful guy known as “Oli” will become the tallest to play college hoops, supplanting 7-foot-7 Kenny George of UNC Asheville (2006-08).