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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.
Manute Bol (/ m ə ˈ n uː t ˈ b oʊ l / mə-NOOT BOHL; d. June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist.Listed at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) [2] or 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) [3] tall, Bol was one of the tallest players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Gheorghe Dumitru Mureșan (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe mureˈʃan] ⓘ; born 14 February 1971), known as the Giant (Romanian: [ˈɡit͡sə]) is a Romanian-American former professional basketball player. At 7 feet 7 inches (2.31 m), he is one of the two tallest players to have played in the NBA. [2] [3]
Mamadou Ndiaye, UC Irvine's 7-foot-6 center, will not withdraw from the upcoming NBA draft, which means he could become the tallest player selected since Yao Ming in 2002. Repeat after us: Seven ...
Shawn Paul Bradley (born March 22, 1972) is a German-American former professional basketball player who played center for the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is one of the tallest players in NBA history at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m).
Tied for tallest player in NBA history. 1962–2010 (48) Ralph Madsen United States: 229 cm: 7 ft 6 in: Billed as 7 ft 6 in (229 cm). [284] 1897-1948 (51) Yao Ming: China: 229 cm: 7 ft 6 in: Was the tallest player in the NBA during his playing years until his retirement in 2011. born 1980 Shawn Bradley: United States and Germany: 229 cm: 7 ft 6 in
At 7 feet, 9 inches, Florida Gators freshman Olivier Rioux will become the tallest player in college basketball history. ... and drew attention from NBA stars like Stephen Curry, ...
The former NBA star, 52, was recently "out-gianted" when he had a hilarious encounter with a Florida Gators player, who holds the Guinness Record for the world's tallest teen.