Gator Basketball Basketball Offseason Thread: 7'7" Olivier Rioux, "World's Tallest Teenager", commits to Florida

[Born2beagator]

I've seen the two play in the state tourney two years in a row. They're nuts and they will 3 peat thus year

 

[Silverback Gator]

I've seen the two play in the state tourney two years in a row. They're nuts and they will 3 peat thus year

You like them? They have high interest in UF?

 

[NVGator]

Why wouldn’t Rioux go straight to the Euro league for a year? He’d get better players to compete against then in college.

 

[maheo30]

Why wouldn’t Rioux go straight to the Euro league for a year? He’d get better players to compete against then in college.

Don't you ruin this for us.

 

[aka]

Beats the circus.

 

[oxrageous]

The height is fantastic, but I've seen more athleticism out of tree sloths.

 

[Spurffelbow833]

He doesn't look freakishly skinny like the typical 7'6er

Normally proportioned, just a huge kid. Hope his feet can take the beating.

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

Why wouldn’t Rioux go straight to the Euro league for a year? He’d get better players to compete against then in college.

Why does this apply to him and not every other college player?

 

[NVGator]

Why does this apply to him and not every other college player?

Probably because he's so big compared to most college players. Reminds me of Wembanyama.

 

[TLB]

white Greg Oden

 

[MidwestChomp]

If Rioux can stroke the three like Manute Bol I'll take him.

 

[maheo30]

If Rioux can stroke the three like Manute Bol I'll take him.

In all of Rioux's highlights I've seen one jumper and that was in a news piece on him. It wasn't an actual highlight reel. His form was solid. If he puts in the work I see no reason why he couldn't develop into a good midrange shooter and maybe from three as well.

 

[oxrageous]

In all of Rioux's highlights I've seen one jumper and that was in a news piece on him. It wasn't an actual highlight reel. His form was solid. If he puts in the work I see no reason why he couldn't develop into a good midrange shooter and maybe from three as well.

 

[maheo30]

 

[oxrageous]

The fact that it's even entertained that a guy that is 7'7" would ever even ATTEMPT a 3-pointer points to the obsession with it in modern basketball. That dude should never be more than 12 feet away from the basket. Ever.

 

[g8tr76]

In the meantime, the Gators need to beat the Cavs tonite!

 

[wrpgator]

If Rioux's height of 7'-7" is accurate, that put's him an inch taller than Tacko Fall. Update on Tacko, he plays for the Nanjing Monkey Kings in China. What are the chances we get a "Monkey Kings" franchise in the NBA?

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[GatorJ]

In all of Rioux's highlights I've seen one jumper and that was in a news piece on him. It wasn't an actual highlight reel. His form was solid. If he puts in the work I see no reason why he couldn't develop into a good midrange shooter and maybe from three as well.

The guy is 7’7. I want him to be in the paint getting rebounds and shooting 2 foot shots.

He doesn’t even have to jump to dunk. Why do I want him shooting 15 to 23 footers?

 

[GatorJ]

The only shot I want him to be able to make more than 5 feet away is a free throw. I don’t even want him to dribble the ball. Grab it and put it back up.

 

[MidwestChomp]

I am surprised Purdue isn't grabbing him. They already signed a guy that's 7'3. Can you imagine that front court?