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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.
Sun Mingming (Chinese: 孙明明; pinyin: Sūn Míngmíng, born August 23, 1983) is a Chinese former professional basketball player. He was the tallest professional basketball player in the world and was measured by the Guinness World Records as 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) tall and weighing 168 kg (370 lb). [1]
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.
Here's the crazy part -- there have been several players in history who are nearly as tall, just as tall, or even taller! Check out the tallest pro basketball players of all time:
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. Senegalese basketball player (born 1995) Tacko Fall Fall with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2021 No. 99 – New Zealand Breakers Position Center League NBL Personal information Born (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 29) Dakar, Senegal Listed height 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Listed weight 311 lb ...
Tallest basketball player in Russia. [117] born 1988 Bienvenu Letuni Democratic Republic of the Congo: 228 cm: 7 ft 5.8 in: Tallest basketball player in DRC. [118] 1994–2022 [119] Eugeniusz Taraciński Poland: 228 cm: 7 ft 5.8 in: Tallest man in Poland while he was alive. [120] 1928–1978 (50) Asdrúbal Herrera Mora Colombia: 228 cm: 7 ft 5.8 in
At 7 feet, 9 inches, Florida Gators freshman Olivier Rioux will become the tallest player in college basketball history. ... “He’s had some really good moments in practice, super coachable and ...
Olivier Rioux is listed at 7-foot-9 on Florida's website, which would make him the tallest college basketball player ever. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) (Andy Lyons via Getty Images)