Olivier Rioux, back center, a 7-foot-9 NCAA college basketball player at Florida, gathers with coaches and teammates at the team’s practice, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo ...

There is no debate that Olivier Rioux is the tallest teenager in the world. Due to his 7’9 “height, he is naturally going to be good at basketball. However, he will also gain a lot of attention.

Zhang’s claim to the record of tallest female player hasn’t yet been confirmed. Margo Dydek, the tallest player in WNBA history, was 7ft 2in tall. Ziyu is already taller at 17.

Olivier Rioux, back center, a 7-foot-9 NCAA college basketball player at Florida, gathers with coaches and teammates at the team’s practice, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo ...

Sharp immediately becomes the tallest player on the Mavericks’ roster, with second-year big man Dereck Lively II standing at 7-foot-1. He’s also an inch taller than Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama.

The two-time John Wooden Award winner as the nation's top men's college basketball player at Purdue was drafted ninth overall by the Grizzlies in the 2024 NBA draft, and as a throwback to another ...

That title belongs to the 6-foot-10 Steve Novak, a 3-point marksman who played from 2006 to 2017, ran for 5,657 NBA minutes (more than eight Ken Burns “Civil War” viewings) and never dunked.

Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel was born without a right arm. Her right hand snuggles to her shoulder. This past season, she made history as the first one-armed female basketball player to score in ...