Among the familiar scene of players climbing a ladder to cut down the nets after winning a national championship Monday night was something surreal. One man so tall that he did not need to step on a ...

But he was more than ready to celebrate with his teammates. The 7-foot-9 center showed off his impressive standing reach during the celebration. As is customary for the NCAA Tournament’s winning team, ...

Olivier Rioux is 7-foot-9, but because he was a freshman redshirt, he didn't play for the Florida Gators this season. Still, he's a national champion like the rest of his team after the March Madness ...

The 7-foot-9-inch freshman from the University of Florida brushed past the ladder that other players were using to cut down his piece of the basketball net after the Gators' national championship win.

ABOVE THE NET — The college basketball tradition of cutting down the championship net goes back decades, but there's usually a prop included every time. Florida's 7-foot-9 center, Olivier Rioux, ...

Florida center Olivier Rioux gave Gators fans a glimpse of what he could potentially bring to the team next season. Florida outlasted Houston in a hard-fought 65-63 game to win the 2025 NCAA National ...