The tallest basketball player in the world is Abiodun Adegoke, who stands at 7-foot-11 and has played basketball in Nigeria and Dubai. Adegoke garnered interest when he met up with Shaquille O'Neal.

Black players also leveraged the existence of the NBA’s competing league, the American Basketball Association (ABA, 1967‒1976), and turned to legal strategies and union organizing to push for ...

Here, we look at some unique physical specimens who are part of the event, ranging from the tallest to the shortest basketball players set to take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ad.

A veteran Tall Blacks guard closing in on 100 games is joined by two potential debutants in new head coach Judd Flavell's first roster for the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers. The 13-strong roster is led ...

But when a bunch of basketball players walk by you, you can tell that’s a bunch of basketball players. It’s not the skin color, it’s the height and the build. I was recently at my 30th ...

At eight years old, Olivier Rioux was 6’ 1”. By sixth grade, he was 6’11”. And now, as an incoming freshman at the University of Florida, he’s poised to be the tallest college basketball ...

At eight years old, Olivier Rioux was 6’ 1”. By sixth grade, he was 6’11”. And now, as an incoming freshman at the University of Florida, he’s poised to be the tallest college basketball ...

Per an ESPN story from November, Rioux is the tallest player in men's college basketball history. As noted on his Florida profile page, Rioux holds a Guinness World Record for the tallest teenager.

Syracuse Orange center Naheem McLeod is tied with Zach Edey as the third-tallest player in college basketball this season, as he is also seven-foot-four. McLeod is averaging 3.9 points, ...

And now, as an incoming college freshman, he’s listed at 7’9’’ — and poised to be the tallest college basketball player ever. At eight years old, he was 6’ 1”. By sixth grade, he was ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — At eight years old, he was 6-foot-1. By sixth grade, he was almost 7 feet tall. And now, as an incoming college freshman, he's listed at 7-foot-9 — and poised to be the ...