Skip to Search Skip to Live Player Skip to Content Skip to Footer

Dave and Chuck The Freak

Florida Gators Freshman One Of The Tallest Basketball Players In The World

Author Dave & Chuck the Freak
A Florida Gators Freshman is one of the tallest basketball players ever! (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Florida Gators Freshman Olivier Rioux is not only the tallest player in college basketball, he’s one of the tallest basketball players ever. All eyes are on him.

Rioux currently holds the Guinness World Record for tallest teenager and he’s a beast in the paint. He could be the next big thing in basketball. Learn more about Olivier Rioux below!

Florida Gators Freshman Is Very Tall

According to BroBible, Rioux stood 6-foot-1 at only 8-years-old! By the time he was in middle school, he was 6-foot-11 and he crossed the 7-foot mark before 7th grade. Now, the Florida Gators freshman stands 7-foot-9 and weighs in at 290 pounds. Obviously, he stands out.

Going by the numbers provided, Rioux joins Sun Mingming as the tallest basketball players in history, per BroBible. You might remember Sun not only from his days in the Chinese Basketball Association, but he had a role in Rush Hour 3, as well.

He’s got the size to be a basketball star, now the University of Florida will have to help develop some skills so he’s not just a one-trick pony. Victor Wembanyama entered the league last year and had a big impact, winning NBA Rookie Of The Year. He’s also tall but has handles and can shoot from distance. Those are important traits if you’re going to want your game to translate into the NBA.

According to BroBible, Rioux will likely be a redshirt freshman in his first year, but he could end up getting some playing time if he can impress during the preseason. It’s going to be very interesting to follow his career. Want to see more about him or check out some highlights? He’s got some skills to go along with his size! Check out some videos shared on X (formerly Twitter) below!

Cort Freeman was born and raised in Metro Detroit. He was named Clarkston High School 2009 Class Clown 13 years after graduating. Totally normal thing to happen. That’s thanks to his time spent as an Intern at Comedy Central and Social Media Correspondent for The Colbert Report. Cort has done comedy across the country, both standing up and sitting down. When he’s not trying to make you laugh on-air and online, he’s probably at home enjoying his favorite shows like Seinfeld, South Park, and The Office. He’s also totally uncomfortable writing about himself in the third person. Cort enjoys writing about comedy, food, sports, and entertainment. So, basically anything and everything.

5 Greatest Basketball Movies Of All-Time

March Madness is in full swing and we’re celebrating with the 5 greatest basketball movies of all-time. There have been some great ones, but which ones will make the cut?

Let’s dive in to a list of the greatest basketball movies that Hollywood has given us. Sure, there were some duds but some of the best sports movies ever were basketball movies!

5 Greatest Basketball Movies Of All-Time

Look, this was tough to make. Undoubtedly, this is going to start a debate. I could only pick 5 of the best of the best, which means some great basketball flicks are going to get left out. Yes, your favorite could end up not making the list–but that doesn’t mean it isn’t great! It’s hard to take all those movies and whittle it down to only 5. So, please let us know if we forgot your favorite and we can consider adding it to the list next time.

Honorable mentions include The Way Back starring Ben Affleck. That was a great, and emotional movie. It shows the power basketball, or any sport, can have on people. Additionally, classics like Glory Road, Like Mike, He Got Game, and White Men Can’t Jump won’t be found on the list. Likewise, BASEketball won’t make the list because it’s not entirely a basketball movie. Expect to see it on a future Best Hybrid Sports Movies list. Do they deserve to be? Absolutely! However, they didn’t make the list of my personal favorites. They’re probably on yours!

Recently, we celebrated the start of baseball season with a list of the 5 greatest baseball movies of all-time. That was another fantastic list that was hard to narrow down to only 5. However, I feel like this list is more of a challenge. It would be easy to name 5 great golf movies–there aren’t many of them! Unfortunately, you can’t say the same about basketball movies.

Check out the list below! Did we miss your favorite basketball movie? Let us know! Here are the 5 we ended up with at the end. Of course, just like in March Madness there are some crazy upsets and Cinderella stories.

The Best Basketball Movies Ever Made

  • Space Jam

    The original Space Jam is one of the best movies of all-time, let alone basketball movies. It’s a great combination of live action and animation. It stars Michael Jordan in one of his very few acting roles, and he does a good enough job! However, the stars of the movie are the Looney Tunes. Bugs Bunny and the gang are hilarious. Bill Murray and Wayne Knight have stellar cameos, as do some other NBA stars of the 90s. The sequel will not make the list.

  • Coach Carter

    Coach Carter is a powerful movie. It was an instant classic. The movie stars Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez, and Channing Tatum. At first, you feel like Coach Carter is the worst kind of Coach, before you realize his greatness and how he’s exactly what those players needed. As a former high school athlete, it was a relatable movie. One of the best for sure.

  • Hustle

    You might have a problem with Hustle making the list. That’s understandable. However, you’ve got to give Adam Sandler credit here. He did a fantastic job in a more serious role while being able to deliver laughs. It ended up being an excellent movie, and I’m keeping it on the list!

  • Semi-Pro

    Semi-Pro is hilarious and Will Ferrell gives a phenomenal performance as a basketball player/coach/owner. He does it in the style that only Will Ferrell could pull off. The Flint Tropics uniform remains a Halloween staple to this day. You’ll always see at least one at the party. It’s different than most other basketball movies, but in a good way.

  • Hoosiers

    Another classic. I felt bad not having this one on the list. Is it my personal favorite? No. I can admit it is not. However, it simply had to make the list of the best basketball movies. I would have been ripped apart if it wasn’t included. I already feel bad enough for not including White Men Can’t Jump and He Got Game. One of those had to make the list!

Sign me for Dave & Chuck The Freak's 'Unsolicited' Email Newsletter!

Join now to receive the Dave & Chuck The Freak's 'Unsolicited' Email Newsletter. You'll get access to recaps of the best stories of the week, the Peep Show of the week, as well as weekly 'Street Bits' episodes, an uncensored Dave & Chuck the Freak exclusive, available only to subscribers.

*
By clicking "Subscribe" I agree to the website's terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I understand I can unsubscribe at any time.

Author Dave & Chuck the Freak
Category:
Tags:
,,

More Dave and Chuck the Freak

Load More