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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]
Gheorghe Dumitru Mureșan (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe mureˈʃan] ⓘ; born 14 February 1971), known as The Giant (Romanian: [ˈɡit͡sə]) is a Romanian-American former professional basketball player. At 7 feet 7 inches (2.31 m), he is one of the two tallest players to have played in the NBA. [2] [3]
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:
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
Basketball player / administrator: Basketball career: ... During his final season, he was the tallest active player in the NBA, at 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m). [1]
At 7 feet, 9 inches, Florida Gators freshman Olivier Rioux will become the tallest player in college basketball history. AP Photo/John Raoux. Olivier Rioux on Oct. 18, 2024.
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)