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Yao, Ralph Sampson and Arvydas Sabonis are the only players 7 feet 3 inches or taller selected to the Hall of Fame. Yasutaka Okayama, a 7-foot-8-inch (2.34 m) Japanese basketball player picked 171st overall in the seventh round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors, is the tallest player to ever be drafted for the NBA. [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 November 2024. Canadian basketball player (born 2002) Zach Edey Edey with Purdue in 2022 No. 14 – Memphis Grizzlies Position Centre League NBA Personal information Born (2002-05-14) May 14, 2002 (age 22) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Listed height 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) Listed weight 305 lb (138 kg) Career ...
He played college basketball for John A. Logan College, Western Kentucky, and Ole Miss. At 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m), he was one of the tallest Division I players ever and is the tallest active NBA player. He is also one of the tallest living humans.
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.
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:
T25 World's Tallest Teenager Basketball Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 NCAA college basketball player at Florida, dunks the ball as he practices with the team, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Gainesville ...
Tallest active professional basketball player. born 1991 Romania: 224 cm 7 ft 4 in Gogea Mitu: Tallest professional boxer in history. 1914–1936 Canada: 224 cm 7 ft 4 in Zach Edey: Tallest active NBA player. born 2002 China: 221 cm 7 ft 3 in Zhang Ziyu: Tied as tallest active basketball women player. born 2007 South Korea: 219 cm 7 ft 2 in
7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, world's tallest teenager, set to become tallest college basketball player ever. Liz Roscher. June 20, 2024 at 3:22 PM.