Earlier this season, Florida basketball 7-9 center Olivier Rioux became the tallest player to play in an NCAA basketball game.

He broke the mark of Manut Bol, who was 7-7 and played at Division II Bridgeport.

Rioux has appeared in 10 games this season, averaging 0.5 points and 0.4 rebounds a game in 14 total minutes.

Rioux made his on-court debut Nov. 6 in the final minutes of Florida’s 104-64 win over North Florida, the Gators student section began chanting for the redshirt freshman giant to enter the game and got its wish.

Florida’s student section chant for 7-foot-9 Oliver Rioux to get a chance to play in the game.

They get what they asked for and the crowd goes nuts. #Gatorspic.twitter.com/ku2CzeCjPu

— Andrew Abadie (@AndrewAbadie) November 7, 2025

After a few moments, Florida coach Todd Golden simply turned to his player and gave in to the crowd.

“Todd just looked at me,” Rioux said. “And I just (pretends to take shirt off) with my t-shirt."

“It felt great. The support from everybody was amazing. Even on the bench and even with the fans. Everybody supported me. I’m very grateful.”

Rioux’s moment came with 2:09 left in the game, which officially made him the tallest player in college history and left the official crowd of 10,065 erupting.

“It’s another day, I guess,” Rioux replied, what it meant for him to own that record.

Does he have to jump?

With this dunk, Olivier Rioux (7' 9") is the tallest player to EVER make a FG in Men's college basketball👏 @GatorsMBKpic.twitter.com/DRUQhEcCwu

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) December 18, 2025

The Florida redshirt freshman BIG man is 7 foot, 9 inches, making him the tallest player in NCAA basketball history.

Gainesville Sun reporter Andrew Abadie contributed to this story.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Olivier Rioux height: How tall is Florida Gators freshman big man?