World’s tallest teenager debuts for national champs
Rioux, 19, plays two minutes in Florida’s 104-64 win
Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get 7ft 9in center Olivier Rioux in the game.
Golden relented with 2:09 to play – and made history in the process – after chants of “We Want Ollie” swept through the O’Connell Center.
Rioux became the tallest person to ever play college basketball when he made his debut in a 104-64 victory over North Florida. Rioux, a 19-year-old redshirt freshman from Canada and the world’s tallest teenager, drew so much attention from the Ospreys that he didn’t even touch the ball.
