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Jamarion Demontrez Sharp [1] (born August 26, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. 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
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.
Victor's mother, Élodie de Fautereau, is a French basketball coach and former player. Wembanyama's father and mother are 1.98 metres (6 ft 6 in) and 1.91 metres (6 ft 3 in) tall, respectively. [12] His older sister, Ève, plays basketball professionally, and his younger brother, Oscar, has played basketball and handball at the youth level.
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 listed at 7-foot-9 on Florida's website, which would make him the tallest college basketball player ever. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) (Andy Lyons via Getty Images)
The most seasons played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by a player listed at 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) or shorter was 14 seasons by Muggsy Bogues who played from 1987 to 2001. The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early , a 5-foot-3-inch (160 cm) jockey who took part in one ...
7 ft 5 in: Professional basketball player who played most of his career with the surname Foster. born 1988 Jamarion Sharp: United States: 226 cm: 7 ft 5 in: Tallest college basketball player from 2021 to present. [293] born 2001 Nagawoo Jimaan Ethiopia: 225 cm: 7 ft 4.6 in: Tallest living man in Ethiopia. [294] born 1997/98 (aged 24 as of March ...
Zhang Ziyu, a 7-foot-3 teenage basketball player from China, ... Zhang, whose parents both played professional basketball in China, was 5 feet 2 inches tall in the first grade, according to ...