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Jersey Number 32
Olivier Rioux
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 7-9
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
- High School:
- IMG Academy
Bio
Overview
2024-25, Redshirt Season
International Experience
Personal
Off the Court
- Took a developmental redshirt season in 2024-25, serving on the Gators’ scout team.
- A member of Florida’s 2025 national championship team.
- Competed at IMG Academy in Florida.
- Guinness World Record holder for tallest teenager, Rioux stood 6-foot-1 at age eight, 6-foot-11 by sixth grade and crossed the 7-foot mark the summer before entering seventh grade.
- Appeared with Canada’s national team in several FIBA events, including the 2024 U18 FIBA AmeriCup, 2023 U19 World Cup, the 2022 U17 World Cup and the 2021 U16 Americas Championship.
- Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, On3 and Rivals.
2024-25, Redshirt Season
- Took a redshirt season to work on strength, conditioning and agility.
- Competed on the Gators’ scout team.
International Experience
- Helped Canada to a bronze medal at the 2023 U18 FIBA AmeriCup while averaging 4.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, including 10 points vs. Venezuela and nine rebounds vs. Puerto Rico.
- Averaged 8.3 points and 10.3 rebounds over six games at the 2021 FIBA U16 Americas Championship.
- Played seven games at the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup, averaging 2.7 points and 4.7 rebounds.
- Recorded 3.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in five appearances at the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup.
Personal
- Parents are Anne Gariepy and Jean-François Rioux.
- Has a brother, Émile.
- Has family members who played a variety of sports, including volleyball and swimming.
- Also competed in soccer and swimming while growing up.
- Came to Florida because he wants to work hard.
Off the Court
- Chose #32 because of Magic Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal.
- Favorite food: Poutine
- If he could have a superpower, it’d be: Invisibility
- Favorite quote/saying: “The most important thing is that we all have each other, because we’re all in this together.” Newt in The Maze Runner
- Hidden talents: I can put my leg behind my head, and I can draw.
- If he could have dinner with three people: Julius Caesar, Cristopher Columbus, Torfin (a Viking)
- Favorite NBA players: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shaquille O’Neal, Boban Marjanovic
- Favorite athlete outside the NBA: Leon Marchand
- Favorite place he’s traveled: Croatia
- Favorite holiday to celebrate, and why: Christmas, because you see the family.
- Favorite movies: The Maze Runner, Player One
- Favorite Book: Les Chevaliers d'Emeraude
Tommy Haugh Media Availability 9-22-25
Monday, September 22
Alex Condon Media Availability 9-22-25
Monday, September 22
Todd Golden Media Availability 9-22-25
Monday, September 22
Xaivian Lee Press Conference 6-17-25
Tuesday, June 17
