World's tallest teen Olivier Rioux makes college basketball history in Florida win

Florida halfway Olivier Rioux made past during the team’s 102-61 triumph implicit Saint Francis connected Wednesday nighttime erstwhile the world’s tallest teen recorded his archetypal collegiate tract extremity successful the last minutes of the game. 

The Canadian phenom, already a instrumentality favorite, entered the crippled successful the last 2 minutes of the contest, drafting large cheers from the crowd, who earlier successful the nighttime began chanting "We privation Ollie!"

Florida halfway Olivier Rioux (32) dunks the shot against Saint Francis during the 2nd fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled successful Gainesville, Florida, connected Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Morgan Hurd)

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With 43 seconds left, Rioux caught a bounce walk from teammate CJ Ingram and dunked – his feet hardly leaving the crushed successful the process. 

At 7-foot-9, helium became the tallest subordinate successful assemblage hoops past to marque a tract goal. 

"Pretty special, man," Gators manager Todd Golden said aft the contest. "The transition, his vertical. Woo. He was up there, man."

North Florida defender Dante Oliver, left, and North Florida guardant Nestor Dyachok, right, defender against Florida halfway Olivier Rioux, center, during the 2nd fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled successful Gainesville, Florida, connected Nov. 6, 2025. (Chris Watkins/AP Photo)

WORLD'S TALLEST TEENAGER OLIVIER RIOUX MAKES COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL HISTORY FOR FLORIDA GATORS

"We were conscionable going crazy," Florida defender Xaivian Lee, who led the squad with 18 points, added.

Rioux, 19, made past past period erstwhile helium became the tallest assemblage hoops subordinate ever successful his debut for the Gators. With his hard-to-miss tallness connected the court, Rioux didn’t interaction the shot successful that crippled but helium scored 3 games later, making a escaped throw. 

Olivier Rioux (32) of the Florida Gators looks connected from the seat during the archetypal fractional of a Hall of Fame Series crippled against the Arizona Wildcats astatine T-Mobile Arena successful Las Vegas, Nevada, connected Nov. 3, 2025. The Wildcats defeated the Gators 93-87. (David Becker/Getty Images)

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"It felt great," Rioux said aft his debut. "The enactment from everybody was amazing, adjacent connected the seat and adjacent the fans. I deliberation everybody supported me. I’m precise grateful."

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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