Florida's 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux has 7-foot-5 company in transfer portal
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Florida's 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux was already known to be in the portal. He's now been joined by 7-foot-5 Gabe Dynes from USC, according to On3 Sports' Joe Tipton . Rioux is a viral figure more for his size than anything he does on the court.
He's just so gigantic, but he barely played in his two seasons with the Gators. Dynes is a bit of a different animal -- and it's worth noting he used to be listed at 7-3, so either he's growing or he's being exaggerated for effect. The big fella began his college career at Youngstown State, and he led the Horizon League in blocks in his two seasons with the Penguins -- 2.
3 per game as a freshman, 3. 1 per game as a sophomore. in that sophomore season, Dynes also averaged 6.