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This is a list of the tallest players in National Basketball Association history. It is currently topped by the 7-foot-7-inch (2.31 m) Romanian Gheorghe Mureșan, taken by the Washington Bullets as the number 30 overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft. [1] As of 2024, twenty-eight players have been listed at 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m) or taller.
Sun Mingming (Chinese: 孙明明; pinyin: Sūn Míngmíng, born August 23, 1983) is a Chinese former professional basketball player. He was the tallest professional basketball player in the world and was measured by the Guinness World Records as 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) tall and weighing 168 kg (370 lb). [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. Senegalese basketball player (born 1995) Tacko Fall Fall with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2021 No. 99 – New Zealand Breakers Position Center League NBL Personal information Born (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 29) Dakar, Senegal Listed height 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Listed weight 311 lb ...
Here's the crazy part -- there have been several players in history who are nearly as tall, just as tall, or even taller! Check out the tallest pro basketball players of all time:
Tallest basketball player in history. 1943–1991 Argentina: 232 cm 7 ft 7 in Jorge González: Tallest Wrestler in WWE history. 1966–2010 Romania: 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Gheorghe Mureșan: Retired professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. born 1971 Sudan: 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Manute Bol
Olivier Rioux (born February 2, 2006) is a Canadian college basketball player for the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). [1] Guinness World Records declared him the tallest teenager in the world in 2021, he measured 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) at age 15. [2] He now stands 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) [3] tall.
Olivier Rioux is tall, even for a basketball player. Olivier Rioux is tall, even for a basketball player. ... set to become tallest college basketball player ever. Liz Roscher. June 20, 2024 at 3: ...
At 7 feet, 9 inches, Florida Gators freshman Olivier Rioux will become the tallest player in college basketball history AP Photo/John Raoux Olivier Rioux on Oct. 18, 2024