Larry Brown Sports

Florida’s 7-foot-9 center cuts down championship net without a ladder

Florida center Olivier Rioux gave Gators fans a glimpse of what he could potentially bring to the team next season. Florida outlasted Houston in a hard-fought 65-63 game to win the 2025 NCAA National ...
ABC News

Florida's 7-foot-9-inch player Olivier Rioux doesn't need ladder to cut net after SEC win

Olivier Rioux holds the Guinness World Record for world's tallest male teenager. A University of Florida basketball player whose height makes him a Guinness World Record holder needed just his height ...
KSL

Have You Seen This? 7-foot-9 Florida center doesn't need ladder to cut championship net

ABOVE THE NET — The college basketball tradition of cutting down the championship net goes back decades, but there's usually a prop included every time. Florida's 7-foot-9 center, Olivier Rioux, ...
Sports Illustrated

Florida's 7' 9" Center Didn't Need a Ladder to Cut Down Net at SEC Championship

Olivier Rioux doesn't need your ladder. On Sunday, after Florida topped Tennessee 86-77 to win the SEC tournament title, the team's freshman center showed off his impressive size. When it was time to ...
Orlando Sentinel

Gators’ 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, the world’s tallest teenager, faces uphill climb

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 evolve from a ...