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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.
The number of NBA international players continues to increase. Our list of the top 30 players continues Wednesday Nos. 15-1. You can see who is ranked Nos. 30-16 here. USA TODAY Sports and USA ...
He played in the NBA from 1993 to 2000 showing signs of a promising career that was derailed by injuries. His best season came in the 1995–1996 campaign, when he averaged 14.5 points per game. Mureșan was named the NBA's Most Improved Player for the 1995–96 season after averaging 14.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.26 blocks per game while making ...
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
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 ...
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.
The four Jones brothers -- Caldwell, Charles, Major and Wil -- take the cake for the tallest NBA family by a solid 5 inches over the Grant family of Horace, Harvey, Jerian and Jerami.
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).