Olivier Rioux makes Zach Edey look like Muggsy Bogues.
An incoming Florida basketball freshman, Rioux has gone viral in recent days after internet sleuths discovered his bio page on the school’s athletic website
That height would make the Montreal native the tallest college basketball player of all time, passing former 7-foot-8 Florida Tech and Mountain State center Paul Sturgess,Rangers' ruthless Barclay Goodrow move was the exact right approach Time will tell if Rioux can leave his mark on college basketball the way his fellow Canadian and the 7-foot-4, two-time National Player of the Year Edey did, but Rioux is going to turn some heads this year.Edey brought plenty of eyes for his height and prowess, just like Tacko Fall did in the late 2010s while he played for UCF before heading to the NBA.reported that the 18-year-old stood at 7-foot-5 two years ago before growing an inch last year and then adding another inch this year.
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