Among the familiar scene of players climbing a ladder to cut down the nets after winning a national championship Monday night was something surreal. One man so tall that he did not need to step on a ...

Olivier Rioux is 7-foot-9, but because he was a freshman redshirt, he didn't play for the Florida Gators this season. Still, he's a national champion like the rest of his team after the March Madness ...

But he was more than ready to celebrate with his teammates. The 7-foot-9 center showed off his impressive standing reach during the celebration. As is customary for the NCAA Tournament’s winning team, ...

Even in a game of modern giants, University of Florida freshman Olivier Rioux stands tall. The Canadian center, now listed at 7-foot-9, caught college basketball fans' attention watching the Gators ...

ABOVE THE NET — The college basketball tradition of cutting down the championship net goes back decades, but there's usually a prop included every time. Florida's 7-foot-9 center, Olivier Rioux, ...

The Florida Gators are the 2025 SEC Tournament champions. The Gators took down Tennessee in the finals of the challenging tournament, 86-77. The top team in the SEC also earned a number one seed in ...

Florida center Olivier Rioux gave Gators fans a glimpse of what he could potentially bring to the team next season. Florida outlasted Houston in a hard-fought 65-63 game to win the 2025 NCAA National ...