'You're a big boy!' Florida giant Olivier Rioux's height shocks Prairie View A&M player

Prairie View A&M men's basketball player Hassane Diallo looked like he was in genuine shock. No, not because his team was handed the second-largest defeat in NCAA Tournament history at the hands of No. 1 Florida on Friday, March 20.

Rather, it was a moment near the end of the game that made Diallo's reaction go viral. REQUIRED READING: March Madness first round winners and losers: Key wins for Nebraska and Kentucky With under two minutes left in the game, Florida redshirt freshman Olivier Rioux entered the game with the Gators ahead by 62 points. With the Panthers on offense, Diallo — who is listed at 6-8 on the PVAM roster — stood next to the 7-9 center for Florida and could not believe how tall the tallest player in NCAA basketball history was.

Sizing up the tallest player in college basketball history pic. twitter. com/dvzaFaBqiZ — CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 21, 2026 With his appearance in Friday's game, Rioux became the tallest player to ever appear in an NCAA Tournament game.

Of course, setting records is nothing new for Rioux, who was 7-7 when he was 16, making him the Guinness World Record holder for the world's tallest teenager. On Nov. 6, 2025, Rioux entered Florida's game against North Florida to become the tallest player to ever play in an NCAA basketball game, beating out Manut Bol, who was 7-7 and played at Division II Bridgeport.