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Insane photo of 7-foot-9 Florida player next to reporter goes viral

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio | Last updated Mar 23, 2025 1:53 PM ET

Olivier Rioux has not played at all in his first season at Florida, but the 7-foot-9 freshman has still been plenty visible during March Madness. You can’t exactly miss him, after all.

Rioux, who took a redshirt year this season, is the tallest player in NCAA Division I basketball history. The Canada native makes everyone look small, but CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson looked like a legitimate toddler standing next to him on Sunday.

Wolfson posed for a photo with Rioux prior to Florida’s second-round NCAA Tournament game against two-time defending national champion UConn. Wolfson shared the photo on social media with a side-by-side comparison to when she stood next to Tacko Fall, who is three inches shorter than Rioux.

pic.twitter.com/YX95Oh4To8
— Tracy Wolfson (@tracywolfson) March 23, 2025

Most people have never stood next to someone who is anywhere close to as tall as Rioux. Though he did not play in the SEC Tournament, Rioux still took part in the ceremonial cutting down of the net after the Gators won. Not surprisingly, he did not need the ladder.

7'9" freshman Olivier Rioux didn't need a ladder to cut the net @GatorsMBK pic.twitter.com/UW2sEZUfZP
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) March 16, 2025

Wolfson is not the first member of the media who has looked like an action figure standing next to Rioux. Fans cannot wait to see Rioux in action for Florida, and you can understand why.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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