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Florida's 7'9" Center Olivier Rioux Cut Down Net Without a Ladder One Last Time
The Florida Gators are national champs, which meant their 7'9" freshman center Olivier Rioux got to do his famous net-cutting ...
Why isn't 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux playing for Florida in the national championship?
It's been nearly impossible to follow college basketball this season without hearing about Florida freshman Olivier Rioux.
7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux cuts net without ladder after Florida’s national championship win in wild scene
Among the familiar scene of players climbing a ladder to cut down the nets after winning a national championship Monday night ...
Florida Gators wins it all, yet 7’9” freshman Olivier Rioux becomes the unexpected hero off the court
Olivier Rioux, the 7'9" Canadian redshirt freshman, is generating excitement at the University of Florida despite not yet ...
7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux didn't need a ladder to cut down Florida's nets
The Florida freshman center is very tall, as we saw in this 2025 March Madness video after the win over Houston.
Florida center Olivier Rioux embraces height, Final Four experience
The Florida Gators' redshirt freshman is the world's tallest teenager, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Florida 7-foot-9 freshman cuts down net without ladder after national championship win
Freshman Olivier Rioux is well over 7 feet tall and was able to cut his portion of the net without any help. SAN ANTONIO — ...
How tall is No. 32 on Florida? Gators' Olivier Rioux tallest player in college basketball
Rioux is listed at 7-foot-9 on Florida's official — five inches taller than former Purdue center Zach Edey. Per an ESPN story ...
Florida’s 7-Foot-9 Freshman Turns Heads During National Championship Entrance
"7'9 Olivier Rioux has to duck into the locker room," added a sixth. Rioux could be a potential figure in Florida's rotation ...
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Why isn't Olivier Rioux playing? Explaining 7-9 redshirt freshman's place on Florida depth chart
At 7-9, there's not a basketball player in the world that towers over Olivier Rioux. That hasn't been enough to see him get ...
Florida’s 7-foot-9 center cuts down championship net without a ladder
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 ...