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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.
This is a complete listing of players in the history of the National Basketball Association with listed heights of 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) or shorter. Only 27 NBA players have been at or below this height. [1] The shortest NBA player to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is Calvin Murphy at 5 ft 9
Yuki Kawamura (河村勇輝, Kawamura Yūki) (born 2 May 2001) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He also plays for the Japan national team, with whom he played at the 2023 World Cup and 2024 ...
Nathan Mensah (born 9 April 1998) is a Ghanaian professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. Known for his immense 7-foot-5-inch (226 cm) wingspan, he played college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs .
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.
Hutchison was drafted 22nd overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. [9] On July 3, 2018, Hutchison officially signed with the Bulls. [10] He made his NBA debut playing three minutes in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on October 18. [11] On January 23, Hutchison suffered an acute injury to a sesamoid bone in his right foot. [12]
On June 22, 2020, the NBA G League announced that Vincent won the Most Improved Player award. [13] The Heat reached the 2020 NBA Finals, but lost in 6 games to the Los Angeles Lakers. On August 1, 2021, Vincent joined the Heat for the NBA Summer League [14] and five days later, he signed a standard contract with the Heat. [15]
Charles Goodrich Nevitt (born June 13, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player, known primarily for his great height. At 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m), he played the center position throughout his nine-year career (1983, 1985–1990, 1992, 1993) in the NBA, and remains one of the tallest players ever in NBA history.