Olivier Rioux may not have gotten his playing time while running Gators in the NCAA Tournament, but with his vast size he is a difficult person to overlook.
At 7 feet 9, Rioux is the tallest player in the tournament this year, and received some additional notices on Sunday when CBS sports reporter Tracy Wolfson shared her photos alongside the Gators center.
The post then went viral. It shows that it showed a much shorter Wolfson next to the giant Rio, along with another photo of Wolfson next to Tacco Fall, three inches shorter than the Florida Gator.
“Neither one can get on a plane,” said one person. I made a joke on x Reply to Wolfson's post.
“You'll need a boom pole for your microphone!” Another person I wrote it.
Autumn and Olivier Liux. Screengrab via x/@tracywolfson
Rioux redshirted for his freshman season in Gainesville this year, and is officially the tallest teenager in the world, attracting a lot of attention.
Rioux had reached 6 feet 1 height by the time he was in sixth grade and reached 6 feet 11 when he was in sixth grade. For victory.
And after the Gators won the SEC tournament earlier this month, he became word of mouth as he saw it Cut down the net You don't even have to stand up on the ladder to do so.
He easily cut off the net as Florida cheerleaders and fans responded in the background.
Rioux could be a factor in the court next season after this year's Redshirting. This is how he chose to get garbage time as a non-award athlete.
“It was a process,” Rioux He told the Associated Press. “I feel good about it. I feel like I'm doing an incredible job in terms of lifting. Obviously, the practice is a little different.
