Let’s meet 7-foot-6 16-year-old basketball player Olivier Rioux, who’s also known as the World’s Tallest Teenager by the Guinness Book of World Records.
The Canadian finished up his freshman year at the IMG Academy and he easily garners attention in every room he walks in.
Check him out standing next to a normal-sized human being, who is Chicago Bulls play-by-play announcer Chuck Swirsky.
No words. You’ll be hearing a lot about this young man. Canadian Olivier Rioux is 7-6, 16 years young and is headed to IMG Academy in Florida. Wishing him the best. pic.twitter.com/uWr6guvLfT
— chuck swirsky (@ctsbulls) October 24, 2022
Swirsky told a commenter that he’s 5’9″, the average male height in the United States.
Olivier Rioux is the world’s tallest teenager at 7-foot-6. He just started his sophomore season at IMG academy pic.twitter.com/5AoNy3Ra8M
— Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms) October 24, 2022
Rioux was 5-2 in kindergarten. His dad Jean-Francois is 6-8, his mom Anne is 6-2.
Tacko Fall is currently playing ball in China, so he is already taller than every current NBA player.
While playing on Canada’s U17 World Cup team in Spain, he averaged just 2.7 points and 4.7 rebounds.
6’ next to 5’10 https://t.co/KY1rzGISms
— Mario LeCrosby (@MarioLeCrosby) October 25, 2022
Looks like Matt Painter’s next creation is just about ready https://t.co/CE3bv0xSzh
— #17 Fighting Illini 😤 (@TheIlliniFN) October 25, 2022
Oliver Rioux YOU ARE a BOILERMAKER https://t.co/2TFPEEK9Hd
— purdue insider (@purdueinsider) October 25, 2022
Live shot of basketball scouts; https://t.co/yNsrn4davB pic.twitter.com/b1Qmy7AJwG
— Brandon H. (@BHIndepMO) October 25, 2022
Is it too early to start tanking for this guy https://t.co/unohsg5BYn
— Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) October 25, 2022
When Matt Painter signs him, the rest of the Big Ten will be like https://t.co/8O05haR5Fn pic.twitter.com/utnjweaXq1
— Just a skelAdam 💀 (@202amt) October 25, 2022
I’ve never felt more confident in my entire life of a player eventually committing to Purdue https://t.co/RXj9FMsDwM
— Will Warren (@statsbywill) October 25, 2022
wow that’s tall he should play bball https://t.co/3NBmhjm1rG
— mr non tangible (@mrnonplungable) October 25, 2022
This is where Home Depot gets the big skeletons https://t.co/qfnFN5loLj
— GuilloTeen Vogue (@leftistbeard) October 25, 2022
