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Florida's Olivier Rioux, world's tallest teen, makes 1st college dunk

Story byFlorida Gators freshman Olivier Rioux dunks against Saint Francis on Wednesday in Gainesville, Fla. Photo by Avery Duffy/Florida AthleticsAlex ButlerThu, December 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM UTC·2 min readDec. 18 (UPI) -- The University of Florida's Olivier Rioux, who already is certified as the world's tallest teen, made more history with a dunk for his first collegiate field goal. The 7-foot-9 center, also the tallest player in college basketball history, slammed home the basket in a 102-61 thrashing of the Saint Francis Red Flash on Wednesday in Gainesville, Fla.

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  • Rioux, 19, played just two minutes. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"We were just going crazy," Gators guard Xavien Lee, who scored a team-high 18 points, told reporters when asked about the dunk. The Gators led 100-59 with about 50 seconds remaining when Alex Kovatchev threw a pass into the right corner for fellow guard C. J.
  • Ingram.
  • Ingram immediately bounced the ball into the paint as Rioux ran there. Rioux caught the pass, picked up his dribble and slammed the ball through the rim with both hands, triggering an eruption of applause from the home crowd."It was pretty special, man," Gators coach Todd Golden said of Rioux's dunk.
  • "In transition?
  • His vertical?
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