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Jersey Number 32
Olivier Rioux
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 7-9
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
- High School:
- IMG Academy
Overview
2025-26, Redshirt Freshman Season
2024-25, Freshman Season
International Experience
Personal
Off the Court
- Appeared in 11 games at Florida and tallied seven points and six rebounds.
- A member of Florida’s 2025 national championship team while taking a redshirt.
- 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 2025 U19 World Cup, 2024 U18 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.
2025-26, Redshirt Freshman Season
- Made 11 appearances, totaling seven points and six rebounds.
- Made his collegiate debut vs. UNF, becoming the tallest player in college basketball history.
- Had two rebounds and a dunk in the NCAA Tournament vs. Prairie View A&M.
- Snagged a rebound in the win at Georgia.
- Made his first SEC basket in the win vs. #23 Alabama.
- Scored his first career field goal on a dunk vs. St. Francis.
- Scored his first career point on a free throw vs. Merrimack and added a rebound.
2024-25, Freshman 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
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